Cost of Living Comparison Between Alabang and Baguio Cost of Living Comparison Between Alabang and Baguio

🙂 Solo nomad: Alabang is 14% cheaper than Baguio without rent, and 10.4% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Alabang is 14.2% cheaper than Baguio without rent, and 0.5% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.19 ₱244

$3.47 ₱202

20.75%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$21.13 ₱1,230

$13.25 ₱772

59.47%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$2.26 ₱132

$2.61 ₱152

-13.41%

Cappuccino

$2.71 ₱158

$2.44 ₱142

11.07%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.98 ₱57.1

$0.65 ₱37.88

50.77%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.38 ₱21.97

$0.37 ₱21.60

2.70%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.21 ₱70.4

$1.44 ₱83.8

-15.97%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.62 ₱153

$1.99 ₱116

31.66%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.62 ₱94.3

$1.92 ₱112

-15.62%

White Bread (500g)

$1.17 ₱68.0

$1.20 ₱70.0

-2.50%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.72 ₱42.09

$1.11 ₱64.7

-35.14%

Eggs

$1.95 ₱113

$2.25 ₱131

-13.33%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$6.82 ₱397

$9.38 ₱546

-27.29%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.04 ₱177

$3.92 ₱228

-22.45%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$6.69 ₱390

$8.67 ₱505

-22.84%

Apples (1kg)

$2.20 ₱128

$2.73 ₱159

-19.41%

Banana (1kg)

$1.45 ₱84.3

$1.87 ₱109

-22.46%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.58 ₱91.9

$2.26 ₱132

-30.09%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.59 ₱92.5

$1.16 ₱67.5

37.07%

Potato (1kg)

$1.25 ₱72.9

$1.81 ₱105

-30.94%

Onion (1kg)

$3.27 ₱191

$2.19 ₱127

49.32%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.57 ₱91.2

$0.67 ₱39.21

134.33%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.68 ₱39.31

$0.76 ₱44.53

-10.53%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.09 ₱122

$3.27 ₱190

-36.09%

Wine (Bottle)

$7.83 ₱456

$9.27 ₱540

-15.53%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.27 ₱74.2

$1.02 ₱59.4

24.51%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.73 ₱101

$2.27 ₱132

-23.79%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.28 ₱16.42

$0.26 ₱15.08

7.69%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$10.82 ₱630

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.84 ₱48.78

$0.86 ₱50.0

-2.33%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.22 ₱12.77

$0.24 ₱14.00

-8.33%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$2.09 ₱122

$2.35 ₱137

-11.06%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.13 ₱65.9

$1.16 ₱67.3

-2.59%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$25.2K ₱1.5M

$31.8K ₱1.9M

-20.69%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$20.4K ₱1.2M

$20.3K ₱1.2M

0.63%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$47.11 ₱2,743

$147 ₱8,537

-67.87%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$32.51 ₱1,893

$34.60 ₱2,015

-6.04%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$30.36 ₱1,768

$25.99 ₱1,513

16.81%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$33.49 ₱1,950

$21.69 ₱1,263

54.40%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$4.42 ₱257

$4.24 ₱247

4.25%

Cinema Ticket

$3.46 ₱202

$5.80 ₱338

-40.34%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$67.1 ₱3,908

$153 ₱8,926

-56.22%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$2,788 ₱162.3K

$4,687 ₱272.9K

-40.52%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$31.79 ₱1,851

$47.97 ₱2,794

-33.73%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$18.00 ₱1,048

$27.79 ₱1,618

-35.23%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$98.7 ₱5,745

$74.9 ₱4,361

31.75%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$53.3 ₱3,104

$47.05 ₱2,740

13.28%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$252 ₱14.7K

$345 ₱20.1K

-26.99%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$177 ₱10.3K

$142 ₱8,254

24.87%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$576 ₱33.6K

$547 ₱31.9K

5.37%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$387 ₱22.5K

$262 ₱15.2K

47.87%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,488 ₱144.9K

$2,616 ₱152.3K

-4.88%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$806 ₱46.9K

$974 ₱56.7K

-17.28%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$197 ₱11.5K

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

8.13

4.5

80.67%

CityCost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Alabang: March 1, 2026

Last update for Baguio: February 28, 2026

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