Overall, the Philippines is 0.7% more expensive than Thailand

[ASEAN NOW News]

As an ex-pat, you can expect to pay a bit more living in the Philippines than you would in Thailand, although not everything will be more affordable.

This is according to figures published in June 2022 by My Life Elsewhere https://www.mylifeelsewhere.com/compare/thailand/philippines

Living in the Philippines has quite a few advantages compared to Thailand.

For example, you would save on transport costs, entertainment, sports and childcare, but expect to pay a bit more on your groceries, housing, and eating out.

Of course, this is just a snapshot look at costs, and you are likely to be able to save more by shopping around at food markets or even when condo hunting.

If you lived in the Philippines instead of Thailand, you would:

PAY 24.6% MORE FOR RESTAURANTS

	THAILAND	PHILIPPINES
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.81 ฿61.28	$3.47 ₱175.62	+92.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.71 ฿193.82	$3.00 ₱151.82	-47.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (0.33 liter)	$0.64 ฿21.72	$0.74 ₱37.43	+15.7%

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Thailand vs. Philippines - Cost of restaurants

 

 

PAY 22.1% MORE FOR GROCERIES

	THAILAND	PHILIPPINES
Bread 1 loaf	$1.34 ฿45.51	$1.18 ₱59.45	-12.3%
Local cheese (500 grams)	$7.53 ฿255.49	$2.85 ₱144.18	-62.1%
Milk (1 liter)	$1.66 ฿56.21	$1.73 ₱87.49	+4.5%

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Thailand vs. Philippines - Cost of groceries

 

PAY 29.4% LESS FOR TRANSPORTATION

	THAILAND	PHILIPPINES
Gasoline (1 liter)	$1.23 ฿41.60	$1.34 ₱67.86	+9.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.16 ฿785.57	$10.75 ₱543.52	-53.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,407.71 ฿1,133,189.57	$24,686.73 ₱1,247,667.17	-26.1%

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Thailand vs. Philippines - Cost of transportation

 

PAY 58.1% MORE FOR HOUSING

	THAILAND	PHILIPPINES
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.03 ฿645.50	$42.64 ₱2,155.27	+124.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$289.36 ฿9,814.94	$370.81 ₱18,740.55	+28.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$182.40 ฿6,187.07	$200.85 ₱10,150.90	+10.1%

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Thailand vs. Philippines - Cost of housing

PAY 44.5% LESS FOR CHILDCARE

	THAILAND	PHILIPPINES
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$382.69 ฿12,980.79	$194.13 ₱9,811.55	-49.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,907.98 ฿369,998.79	$6,562.73 ₱331,680.26	-39.8%
Average			-44.5%

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Thailand vs. Philippines - Cost of childcare

 

 

PAY 9.2% LESS FOR ENTERTAINMENT AND SPORTS

	THAILAND	PHILIPPINES
Domestic/local beer	$1.92 ฿65.01	$1.36 ₱68.55	-29.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.72 ฿58.20	$2.39 ₱120.69	+39.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.52 ฿119.27	$2.41 ₱121.80	-31.5%

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Thailand vs. Philippines - Cost of entertainment and sports

PAY 16.6% LESS FOR CLOTHING

	THAILAND	PHILIPPINES
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$46.03 ฿1,561.39	$36.75 ₱1,857.54	-20.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.05 ฿951.33	$24.32 ₱1,229.08	-13.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$78.52 ฿2,663.50	$67.35 ₱3,403.83	-14.2%

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Thailand vs. Philippines - Cost of clothing

 

This is just a snapshot of items taken in June 2022 and published by My Life Elsewhere.

 

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