Cost of living comparison

Manila, Philippines

compared to

Nonthaburi, Thailand

Nonthaburi vs. Manila Cost of Living Summary

Nonthaburi is 20.6% more expensive than Manila.

Restaurants: pay 19.1% less in Nonthaburi
Groceries: pay 11.0% less in Nonthaburi
Transportation: pay 2.7 times more in Nonthaburi
Housing: pay 17.6% less in Nonthaburi
Childcare: pay 11.6% less in Nonthaburi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 13.4% more in Nonthaburi
Clothing: pay 25.2% more in Nonthaburi

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

Nonthaburi vs. Manila Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Nonthaburi instead of Manila, you would:

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pay 19.1% less for restaurants

	Manila	Nonthaburi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.12 ₱293.21	$2.91 THB97.61	-43.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.26 ₱244.34	$5.83 THB195.22	+36.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.87 ₱50.04	$0.62 THB20.63	-29.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 ₱28.17	$0.29 THB9.78	-40.6%
Average			-19.1%

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pay 11.0% less for groceries

	Manila	Nonthaburi
Bread 1 loaf	$1.35 ₱77.49	$1.52 THB51.00	+12.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.30 ₱304.00	$11.74 THB393.35	+121.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.79 ₱389.38	$5.58 THB186.97	-17.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.08 ₱119.14	$2.14 THB71.84	+3.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.42 ₱138.67	$1.26 THB42.36	-47.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.52 ₱87.23	$1.49 THB50.06	-1.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 ₱46.08	$0.73 THB24.34	-9.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.52 ₱87.25	$0.79 THB26.57	-47.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.98 ₱55.99	$0.64 THB21.58	-34.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.20 ₱68.84	$0.71 THB23.88	-40.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.48 ₱85.12	$0.62 THB20.86	-58.1%
Average			-11.0%

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pay 2.7 times more for transportation

	Manila	Nonthaburi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.14 ₱237.38	$4.68 THB156.94	+13.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.93 ₱569.11	$34.95 THB1,171.33	+252.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,575.45 ₱1,466,035.76	$55,345.18 THB1,854,601.90	+116.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.67 ₱152.96	$10.11 THB338.71	+278.8%
Average			+165.1%

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pay 17.6% less for housing

	Manila	Nonthaburi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$28.80 ₱1,651.16	$15.36 THB514.71	-46.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$468.88 ₱26,877.27	$679.68 THB22,775.81	+45.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$234.44 ₱13,438.66	$179.63 THB6,019.32	-23.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$106.33 ₱6,095.04	$58.17 THB1,949.37	-45.3%
Average			-17.6%

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pay 11.6% less for childcare

	Manila	Nonthaburi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$482.52 ₱27,659.21	$402.95 THB13,502.80	-16.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,127.39 ₱809,810.23	$13,191.37 THB442,039.11	-6.6%
Average			-11.6%

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pay 13.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Manila	Nonthaburi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.36 ₱78.19	$2.04 THB68.33	+49.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.70 ₱154.60	$1.86 THB62.23	-31.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.07 ₱175.92	$4.20 THB140.80	+36.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.61 ₱2,327.89	$53.60 THB1,796.04	+32.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.67 ₱439.81	$6.12 THB204.98	-20.3%
Average			+13.4%

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pay 25.2% more for clothing

	Manila	Nonthaburi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.31 ₱1,909.53	$29.13 THB976.11	-12.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$26.60 ₱1,524.58	$34.84 THB1,167.44	+31.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.03 ₱4,243.28	$97.10 THB3,253.66	+31.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$60.89 ₱3,490.42	$92.12 THB3,086.94	+51.3%
Average			+25.2%

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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: March 2025

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