Cost of living comparison

compared to

Chon Buri vs. Manila Cost of Living Summary

Chon Buri is 9.5% more expensive than Manila.

Restaurants: pay 4.1% less in Chon Buri
Groceries: pay 27.0% less in Chon Buri
Transportation: pay 2.1 times more in Chon Buri
Housing: pay 10.6% less in Chon Buri
Childcare: pay 3.0% less in Chon Buri
Entertainment and Sports: pay 17.1% more in Chon Buri
Clothing: pay 19.9% less in Chon Buri

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

Chon Buri vs. Manila Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Chon Buri instead of Manila, you would:

Display currency: USD

pay 4.1% less for restaurants

	Manila	Chon Buri
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.02 ₱355.03	$2.02 THB64.14	-66.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.30 ₱253.60	$7.75 THB246.68	+80.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 ₱57.27	$0.70 THB22.30	-27.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 ₱29.69	$0.49 THB15.62	-2.5%
Average			-4.1%

Manila vs. Chon Buri - Cost of restaurants

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 27.0% less for groceries

	Manila	Chon Buri
Bread 1 loaf	$1.33 ₱78.64	$1.33 THB42.43
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.28 ₱252.12	$6.20 THB197.34	+45.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.32 ₱431.63	$5.46 THB173.66	-25.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.21 ₱130.51	$1.88 THB59.80	-15.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.28 ₱134.63	$1.24 THB39.57	-45.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.52 ₱89.37	$1.21 THB38.49	-20.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 ₱48.49	$0.37 THB11.75	-55.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.64 ₱96.51	$0.87 THB27.60	-47.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.02 ₱60.36	$0.66 THB20.89	-35.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.17 ₱68.98	$0.79 THB25.06	-32.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.37 ₱81.04	$0.85 THB27.19	-37.8%
Average			-27.0%

Manila vs. Chon Buri - Cost of groceries

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 2.1 times more for transportation

	Manila	Chon Buri
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.18 ₱246.46	$5.08 THB161.56	+21.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.76 ₱811.51	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,288.58 ₱1,491,141.28	$55,823.47 THB1,776,103.42	+120.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.92 ₱172.44	$8.76 THB278.75	+199.6%
Average			+113.9%

Manila vs. Chon Buri - Cost of transportation

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 10.6% less for housing

	Manila	Chon Buri
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.10 ₱1,598.07	$22.05 THB701.64	-18.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$512.96 ₱30,246.98	$542.73 THB17,267.67	+5.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$251.74 ₱14,843.72	$263.61 THB8,387.16	+4.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$100.49 ₱5,925.44	$65.89 THB2,096.52	-34.4%
Average			-10.6%

Manila vs. Chon Buri - Cost of housing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 3.0% less for childcare

	Manila	Chon Buri
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$138.58 ₱8,171.41	$139.56 THB4,440.26	+0.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,035.39 ₱1,004,491.60	$15,878.68 THB505,202.75	-6.8%
Average			-3.0%

Manila vs. Chon Buri - Cost of childcare

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 17.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Manila	Chon Buri
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.46 ₱86.22	$1.86 THB59.20	+27.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.59 ₱152.56	$1.86 THB59.20	-28.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.27 ₱192.73	$4.65 THB148.01	+42.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.13 ₱2,484.39	$59.07 THB1,879.37	+40.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.48 ₱441.26	$7.75 THB246.68	+3.6%
Average			+17.1%

Manila vs. Chon Buri - Cost of entertainment and sports

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 19.9% less for clothing

	Manila	Chon Buri
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.23 ₱2,902.69	$16.44 THB522.96	-66.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.70 ₱1,751.10	$24.81 THB789.38	-16.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.85 ₱4,767.52	$83.74 THB2,664.16	+3.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$49.70 ₱2,930.32	$49.62 THB1,578.76	-0.2%
Average			-19.9%

Manila vs. Chon Buri - Cost of clothing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

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: December 2025

More cost comparisons

Manila vs.

Hong Kong

Manila vs.

Madrid

Manila vs.

Nairobi

Manila vs.

Kiev

Manila vs.

Athens

Manila vs.

Delhi

Manila vs.

Prague

Manila vs.

Wellington

Share this

Compare countries by overall cost of living

See the cost of living in Philippines vs. Thailand. This provides a comparison of the average cost of living from cities within Philippines and Thailand.

Help us improve these prices

MyLifeElsewhere is a collaborative project. Please enter price information for your location to help assist us in making these comparisons more accurate. Learn more

Add prices for Manila

Add prices for Chon Buri

ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY

Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Chon Buri or Manila. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.