Cost of living comparison

Cebu, Philippines

compared to

Bangkok, Thailand

Bangkok vs. Cebu Cost of Living Summary

Bangkok is 63.4% more expensive than Cebu.

Restaurants: pay 11.5% less in Bangkok
Groceries: pay 0.6% more in Bangkok
Transportation: pay 2.4 times more in Bangkok
Housing: pay 0.1% less in Bangkok
Childcare: pay 3.2 times more in Bangkok
Entertainment and Sports: pay 52.7% more in Bangkok
Clothing: pay 42.5% more in Bangkok

The cost of childcare, transportation, entertainment and sports, clothing, and groceries in Bangkok are more expensive than in Cebu. Expenses including restaurants and housing are lower in Bangkok. Notably, childcare and transportation are significantly more expensive in Bangkok.

Bangkok vs. Cebu Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bangkok instead of Cebu, you would:

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pay 11.5% less for restaurants

	Cebu	Bangkok
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.26 ₱235.93	$2.91 THB94.65	-31.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.92 ₱217.06	$5.83 THB189.30	+48.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.71 ₱39.22	$0.62 THB20.01	-13.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.58 ₱32.24	$0.29 THB9.48	-49.9%
Average			-11.5%

Cebu vs. Bangkok - Cost of restaurants

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pay 0.6% more for groceries

	Cebu	Bangkok
Bread 1 loaf	$1.38 ₱76.33	$1.52 THB49.46	+10.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.60 ₱254.81	$11.74 THB381.46	+155.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.91 ₱382.47	$7.32 THB237.80	+5.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.05 ₱113.53	$2.27 THB73.83	+10.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.34 ₱129.71	$1.31 THB42.72	-43.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.39 ₱77.05	$1.47 THB47.81	+5.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.64 ₱35.46	$0.73 THB23.60	+13.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.51 ₱83.34	$1.04 THB33.64	-31.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.95 ₱52.65	$0.80 THB26.15	-15.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.16 ₱64.21	$0.71 THB23.15	-38.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.82 ₱100.60	$0.62 THB20.22	-65.8%
Average			+0.6%

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pay 2.4 times more for transportation

	Cebu	Bangkok
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.23 ₱234.31	$4.47 THB145.09	+5.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$14.49 ₱802.17	$39.32 THB1,277.77	+171.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,985.51 ₱1,604,347.54	$55,345.18 THB1,798,347.12	+90.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.67 ₱147.69	$10.34 THB336.01	+287.5%
Average			+138.8%

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pay 0.1% less for housing

	Cebu	Bangkok
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$28.98 ₱1,604.19	$15.36 THB499.10	-47.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$420.57 ₱23,278.77	$571.31 THB18,563.58	+35.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$235.29 ₱13,023.53	$301.88 THB9,809.17	+28.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$81.72 ₱4,523.38	$67.33 THB2,187.80	-17.6%
Average			-0.1%

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pay 3.2 times more for childcare

	Cebu	Bangkok
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$261.44 ₱14,470.59	$632.63 THB20,556.34	+142.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,296.39 ₱182,455.21	$13,191.37 THB428,630.94	+300.2%
Average			+221.1%

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pay 52.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Cebu	Bangkok
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.36 ₱75.50	$2.33 THB75.72	+70.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.31 ₱127.87	$2.58 THB83.95	+11.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.56 ₱141.56	$4.20 THB136.53	+64.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.84 ₱1,651.53	$54.58 THB1,773.42	+82.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.46 ₱301.99	$7.28 THB236.62	+33.5%
Average			+52.7%

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pay 42.5% more for clothing

	Cebu	Bangkok
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$43.36 ₱2,399.78	$55.27 THB1,795.85	+27.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$23.30 ₱1,289.77	$34.84 THB1,132.03	+49.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$68.20 ₱3,774.94	$97.10 THB3,154.96	+42.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$61.10 ₱3,381.71	$92.12 THB2,993.30	+50.8%
Average			+42.5%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: May 2025

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