Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 20.6% more expensive than Philippines.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Philippines, you would:
pay 0.3% more for restaurants
|
Philippines
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.47
₱175.62
|
$1.81
฿61.28
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.00
₱151.82
|
$5.71
฿193.82
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
₱37.43
|
$0.64
฿21.72
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
₱22.30
|
$0.32
฿10.86
|
|
pay 1.6% less for groceries
|
Philippines
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.18
₱59.45
|
$1.34
฿45.51
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.85
₱144.18
|
$7.53
฿255.49
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.55
₱331.17
|
$6.27
฿212.76
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.70
₱85.79
|
$1.55
฿52.70
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.79
₱90.54
|
$0.98
฿33.08
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.10
₱55.51
|
$1.08
฿36.80
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
₱33.11
|
$0.52
฿17.80
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
₱51.41
|
$0.77
฿26.25
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
₱30.79
|
$0.55
฿18.81
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
₱38.79
|
$0.53
฿18.02
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
₱43.53
|
$0.41
฿14.00
|
|
pay 58.1% more for transportation
|
Philippines
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.08
₱256.89
|
$4.64
฿157.49
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.75
₱543.52
|
$23.16
฿785.57
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,686.73
₱1,247,667.17
|
$33,407.71
฿1,133,189.57
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.54
₱178.79
|
$6.73
฿228.41
|
|
pay 32.0% less for housing
|
Philippines
|
Thailand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.64
₱2,155.27
|
$19.03
฿645.50
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$370.81
₱18,740.55
|
$289.36
฿9,814.94
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$200.85
₱10,150.90
|
$182.40
฿6,187.07
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$73.94
₱3,736.87
|
$43.42
฿1,472.66
|
|
pay 81.7% more for childcare
|
Philippines
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$194.13
₱9,811.55
|
$382.69
฿12,980.79
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,562.73
₱331,680.26
|
$10,907.98
฿369,998.79
|
|
pay 17.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Philippines
|
Thailand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.36
₱68.55
|
$1.92
฿65.01
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.39
₱120.69
|
$1.72
฿58.20
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.41
₱121.80
|
$3.52
฿119.27
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.90
₱1,864.88
|
$44.86
฿1,521.58
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.73
₱239.00
|
$5.07
฿171.84
|
|
pay 20.0% more for clothing
|
Philippines
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.75
₱1,857.54
|
$46.03
฿1,561.39
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.32
₱1,229.08
|
$28.05
฿951.33
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.35
₱3,403.83
|
$78.52
฿2,663.50
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$52.31
₱2,643.74
|
$64.24
฿2,178.90
|
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