ASEAN NOW News Posted June 27, 2022 Share Posted June 27, 2022 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% SHOW 1 MORE.. 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% SHOW 8 MORE.. 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% SHOW 1 MORE.. 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% SHOW 1 MORE.. 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% 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% SHOW 2 MORE.. 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% SHOW 1 MORE.. Thailand vs. Philippines - Cost of clothing This is just a snapshot of items taken in June 2022 and published by My Life Elsewhere. If you have more update information please let us know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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