Cost of living comparison
Phuket is 25.7% more expensive than Manila.
If you lived in Phuket instead of Manila, you would:
pay 6.8% more for restaurants
|
Manila
|
Phuket
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.12
₱300.95
|
$4.37
THB149.08
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.26
₱250.79
|
$7.28
THB248.46
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
₱51.36
|
$0.79
THB26.83
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
₱28.91
|
$0.40
THB13.56
|
|
pay 11.7% less for groceries
|
Manila
|
Phuket
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.35
₱79.54
|
$1.65
THB56.27
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.30
₱312.03
|
$12.27
THB418.49
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.79
₱399.66
|
$6.86
THB234.19
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.08
₱122.29
|
$2.13
THB72.84
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.42
₱142.33
|
$1.39
THB47.56
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.52
₱89.53
|
$1.28
THB43.50
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
₱47.30
|
$0.50
THB17.19
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.52
₱89.55
|
$0.78
THB26.60
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
₱57.47
|
$0.65
THB22.31
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
₱70.66
|
$0.68
THB23.10
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.48
₱87.37
|
$0.52
THB17.85
|
|
pay 81.0% more for transportation
|
Manila
|
Phuket
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
₱243.65
|
$4.56
THB155.63
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$9.93
₱584.13
|
$10.72
THB365.67
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,575.45
₱1,504,731.36
|
$23,303.23
THB795,073.60
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.67
₱156.99
|
$11.07
THB377.66
|
|
pay 9.1% more for housing
|
Manila
|
Phuket
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.80
₱1,694.74
|
$15.30
THB522.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$468.88
₱27,586.69
|
$530.93
THB18,114.66
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$234.44
₱13,793.37
|
$431.47
THB14,721.28
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$106.33
₱6,255.92
|
$91.56
THB3,123.82
|
|
pay 18.1% more for childcare
|
Manila
|
Phuket
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$482.52
₱28,389.26
|
$708.81
THB24,183.49
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,127.39
₱831,184.94
|
$12,628.75
THB430,875.17
|
|
pay 35.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Manila
|
Phuket
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.36
₱80.25
|
$2.82
THB96.23
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.70
₱158.68
|
$2.40
THB81.74
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.07
₱180.57
|
$4.25
THB145.10
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.61
₱2,389.33
|
$53.28
THB1,817.90
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.67
₱451.42
|
$8.74
THB298.15
|
|
pay 41.0% more for clothing
|
Manila
|
Phuket
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.31
₱1,959.93
|
$66.27
THB2,260.99
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.60
₱1,564.82
|
$28.33
THB966.51
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.03
₱4,355.28
|
$102.92
THB3,511.58
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$60.89
₱3,582.55
|
$72.82
THB2,484.61
|
|
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