Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 24.4% more expensive than Philippines.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Philippines, you would:
pay 6.3% more for restaurants
Philippines
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.36
₱193.18
|
$2.08
THB76.09
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.06
₱176.43
|
$5.66
THB206.73
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
₱41.14
|
$0.67
THB24.40
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
₱23.82
|
$0.35
THB12.93
|
|
pay 2.0% less for groceries
Philippines
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.23
₱70.60
|
$1.48
THB54.22
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.26
₱187.41
|
$7.99
THB292.14
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.76
₱389.13
|
$6.46
THB236.04
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.82
₱104.80
|
$1.75
THB63.84
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.91
₱110.09
|
$1.07
THB39.14
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
₱67.09
|
$1.20
THB44.03
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
₱38.99
|
$0.50
THB18.43
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
₱61.12
|
$0.79
THB28.94
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
₱37.48
|
$0.59
THB21.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
₱46.44
|
$0.62
THB22.57
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.02
₱58.93
|
$0.46
THB16.80
|
|
pay 67.3% more for transportation
Philippines
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.92
₱283.09
|
$4.57
THB167.00
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.10
₱696.34
|
$24.32
THB888.89
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,173.37
₱1,449,142.60
|
$31,287.73
THB1,143,711.25
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.86
₱222.12
|
$9.68
THB353.91
|
|
pay 17.1% less for housing
Philippines
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.43
₱2,212.00
|
$17.10
THB625.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$288.35
₱16,599.15
|
$290.79
THB10,629.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$172.40
₱9,924.60
|
$207.49
THB7,584.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$74.91
₱4,312.43
|
$49.43
THB1,806.88
|
|
pay 80.5% more for childcare
Philippines
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$170.74
₱9,829.15
|
$334.45
THB12,225.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,005.00
₱345,686.82
|
$9,908.05
THB362,185.06
|
|
pay 22.3% more for entertainment and sports
Philippines
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.30
₱74.85
|
$1.90
THB69.39
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.36
₱135.62
|
$1.94
THB71.08
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.45
₱141.01
|
$3.61
THB132.08
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.83
₱2,177.61
|
$47.07
THB1,720.49
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.08
₱292.16
|
$5.63
THB205.88
|
|
pay 13.6% more for clothing
Philippines
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.79
₱2,175.32
|
$40.39
THB1,476.48
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.95
₱1,320.96
|
$27.03
THB988.06
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.45
₱3,882.95
|
$82.02
THB2,998.24
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$60.35
₱3,474.17
|
$65.30
THB2,386.88
|
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