Cost of Living Comparison Between Vigan and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Vigan and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Vigan is 34.2% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 44.9% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Vigan is 42.5% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 55.4% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$3.5 ₱204

$4.71 ฿151

-25.69%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$13.06 ₱762

$45.87 ฿1,468

-71.53%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$1.79 ₱105

$8.84 ฿283

-79.75%

Cappuccino

$1.73 ₱101

$3.06 ฿98

-43.46%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.7 ₱40.7

$0.69 ฿22.16

1.45%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.37 ₱21.79

$0.39 ฿12.56

-5.13%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.27 ₱74.2

$2.49 ฿79.6

-49.00%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.81 ₱106

$3.72 ฿119

-51.34%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.91 ₱111

$2.18 ฿69.8

-12.39%

White Bread (500g)

$1.23 ₱71.8

$1.8 ฿57.5

-31.67%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.72 ₱42.17

$2.23 ฿71.4

-67.71%

Eggs

$2.19 ₱128

$2.23 ฿71.4

-1.79%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$8.69 ₱507

$19.66 ฿629

-55.80%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.76 ₱220

$3.77 ฿121

-0.27%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$7.54 ₱440

$13.53 ฿433

-44.27%

Apples (1kg)

$2.64 ₱154

$3.24 ฿104

-18.52%

Banana (1kg)

$1.64 ₱95.7

$1.62 ฿51.9

1.23%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.34 ₱136

$2.4 ฿76.8

-2.50%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.18 ₱68.7

$2.08 ฿66.5

-43.27%

Potato (1kg)

$1.62 ₱94.4

$1.59 ฿50.7

1.89%

Onion (1kg)

$2.11 ₱123

$1.49 ฿47.76

41.61%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.68 ₱39.93

$1.01 ฿32.46

-32.67%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.77 ₱45.06

$0.48 ฿15.46

60.42%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.35 ₱137

$4.48 ฿143

-47.54%

Wine (Bottle)

$9.44 ₱551

$20.34 ฿651

-53.59%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.07 ₱62.5

$1.86 ฿59.5

-42.47%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.8 ₱105

$2.7 ฿86.3

-33.33%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.26 ₱15.06

$1.43 ฿45.79

-81.82%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.47 ฿367

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.69 ₱40.38

$3.04 ฿97.4

-77.30%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.17 ₱9.8

$1.04 ฿33.18

-83.65%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$2.46 ₱143

$13.64 ฿437

-81.96%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.12 ₱65.3

$1.35 ฿43.31

-17.04%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$14.3K ₱833.4K

$27.2K ฿870.3K

-47.49%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$16K ₱933.3K

$33.5K ฿1.1M

-52.22%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$52 ₱3,035

$122 ฿3,905

-57.39%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$34.89 ₱2,036

$13.61 ฿435

156.36%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$25.71 ₱1,501

$18.36 ฿588

40.03%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$33.35 ₱1,946

$59.9 ฿1,915

-44.28%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$16.84 ฿539

Cinema Ticket

$5.84 ₱341

$8.92 ฿285

-34.53%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$35.74 ₱2,086

$684 ฿21.9K

-94.77%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$4,644 ₱271K

$16.1K ฿514.8K

-71.13%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$48.47 ₱2,829

$58.2 ฿1,862

-16.68%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$27.28 ₱1,592

$34.38 ฿1,100

-20.65%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$61.2 ₱3,572

$113 ฿3,631

-46.06%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$46.36 ₱2,706

$84.9 ฿2,716

-45.38%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$264 ₱15.4K

$621 ฿19.9K

-57.41%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$176 ₱10.3K

$441 ฿14.1K

-60.01%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$587 ₱34.3K

$2,063 ฿66K

-71.54%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$389 ₱22.7K

$1,469 ฿47K

-73.53%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,261 ₱131.9K

$4,286 ฿137.1K

-47.25%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,957 ฿94.6K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$534 ฿17.1K

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

4.5

5.33

-15.57%

Citycost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Vigan: November 30, 2025

Last update for Phuket: December 1, 2025

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