Cost of Living Comparison Between Zamboanga and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Zamboanga and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Zamboanga is 22.9% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 39% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Zamboanga is 36.2% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 56.4% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$1.48 ₱82.7

$4.68 ฿151

-68.38%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$9.81 ₱546

$46.4 ฿1,502

-78.86%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$2.73 ₱152

$8.65 ฿280

-68.44%

Cappuccino

$1.72 ₱95.9

$3.09 ฿100

-44.34%

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

$0.89 ₱49.78

$0.73 ฿23.53

21.92%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.44 ₱24.62

$0.37 ฿11.95

18.92%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.21 ₱67.6

$2.39 ฿77.4

-49.37%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.65 ₱92.1

$3.62 ฿117

-54.42%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.95 ₱108

$2.24 ฿72.5

-12.95%

White Bread (500g)

$1.65 ₱91.9

$1.8 ฿58.2

-8.33%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.25 ₱69.7

$2.24 ฿72.3

-44.20%

Eggs

$1.71 ₱95

$2.23 ฿72.1

-23.32%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$11.33 ₱631

$19.31 ฿625

-41.33%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.41 ₱246

$3.77 ฿122

16.98%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$3.53 ₱197

$13.05 ฿422

-72.95%

Apples (1kg)

$3.49 ₱194

$3.28 ฿106

6.40%

Banana (1kg)

$1.29 ₱71.9

$1.63 ฿52.6

-20.86%

Oranges (1kg)

$4.15 ₱231

$2.4 ฿77.7

72.92%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.63 ₱146

$1.99 ฿64.3

32.16%

Potato (1kg)

$1.38 ₱76.6

$1.53 ฿49.62

-9.80%

Onion (1kg)

$2.77 ₱154

$1.49 ฿48.11

85.91%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.93 ₱51.6

$1.02 ฿32.87

-8.82%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.56 ₱31.42

$0.48 ฿15.61

16.67%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.03 ₱169

$4.32 ฿140

-29.86%

Wine (Bottle)

$4.45 ₱248

$21.68 ฿702

-79.47%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.42 ₱79.3

$1.77 ฿57.3

-19.77%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.19 ₱122

$2.79 ฿90.4

-21.51%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.22 ₱12.17

$1.35 ฿43.74

-83.70%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.76 ฿380

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.86 ₱47.93

$3.15 ฿102

-72.70%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.22 ₱12.23

$1 ฿32.3

-78.00%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$2.15 ₱120

$13.64 ฿442

-84.24%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.27 ₱70.9

$1.3 ฿42.2

-2.31%

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

$26.5K ₱1.5M

$27.4K ฿885.2K

-3.11%

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

$20.1K ₱1.1M

$33.9K ฿1.1M

-40.59%

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

$165 ₱9,169

$123 ฿3,970

34.24%

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

$48.2 ₱2,684

$13.93 ฿451

246.02%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$52.9 ₱2,946

$18.24 ฿590

190.08%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$40.21 ₱2,239

$60.8 ฿1,966

-33.81%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$1.72 ₱95.8

$17.11 ฿554

-89.95%

Cinema Ticket

$7.26 ₱404

$9.07 ฿294

-19.96%

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

$52.2 ₱2,907

$694 ฿22.5K

-92.48%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$1,252 ₱69.7K

$15.9K ฿514.4K

-92.12%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$24.5 ₱1,364

$57.5 ฿1,861

-57.40%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$26.69 ₱1,486

$34.51 ฿1,117

-22.66%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$87.2 ₱4,854

$115 ฿3,727

-24.30%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$61.1 ₱3,401

$84.8 ฿2,743

-27.93%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$139 ₱7,751

$611 ฿19.8K

-77.22%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$71.6 ₱3,984

$442 ฿14.3K

-83.82%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$371 ₱20.7K

$2,014 ฿65.2K

-81.58%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$141 ₱7,836

$1,460 ฿47.2K

-90.36%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,592 ₱144.3K

$4,244 ฿137.3K

-38.92%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,886 ฿93.4K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$207 ₱11.5K

$697 ฿22.5K

-70.26%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

5.33

125.14%

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

Last update for Zamboanga: October 28, 2025

Last update for Phuket: October 29, 2025

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