Cost of Living Comparison Between Baguio and Dagupan Cost of Living Comparison Between Baguio and Dagupan

🙂 Solo nomad: Baguio is 1.6% cheaper than Dagupan without rent, and 3.9% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Baguio is 10.7% cheaper than Dagupan without rent, and 9% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$3.64 ₱216

$3.21 ₱191

13.40%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$13.09 ₱778

$13.32 ₱791

-1.73%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$2.67 ₱159

$4.89 ₱291

-45.40%

Cappuccino

$2.43 ₱145

$2.70 ₱161

-10.00%

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

$0.64 ₱37.91

$0.54 ₱32.10

18.52%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.41 ₱24.19

$0.26 ₱15.39

57.69%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.45 ₱86.4

$1.30 ₱77.4

11.54%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.93 ₱115

$2.98 ₱177

-35.23%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.84 ₱110

$2.10 ₱125

-12.38%

White Bread (500g)

$1.19 ₱70.6

$1.45 ₱86.4

-17.93%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.08 ₱64.2

$0.89 ₱52.8

21.35%

Eggs

$2.18 ₱130

$2.10 ₱125

3.81%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$9.39 ₱558

$6.30 ₱374

49.05%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.92 ₱233

$4.46 ₱265

-12.11%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$8.51 ₱506

$7.68 ₱456

10.81%

Apples (1kg)

$2.72 ₱162

$4.47 ₱266

-39.15%

Banana (1kg)

$1.80 ₱107

$1.91 ₱113

-5.76%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.35 ₱140

$2.60 ₱155

-9.62%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.16 ₱68.8

$1.25 ₱74.4

-7.20%

Potato (1kg)

$1.82 ₱108

$3.13 ₱186

-41.85%

Onion (1kg)

$2.30 ₱137

$2.94 ₱175

-21.77%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.68 ₱40.61

$1.09 ₱64.6

-37.61%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.75 ₱44.59

$0.64 ₱37.94

17.19%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.26 ₱193

$2.70 ₱161

20.74%

Wine (Bottle)

$9.54 ₱567

$5.74 ₱341

66.20%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.02 ₱60.6

$0.98 ₱58.5

4.08%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.33 ₱138

$2.10 ₱125

10.95%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.28 ₱16.82

$0.24 ₱14.34

16.67%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$10.54 ₱626

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.92 ₱54.9

$0.68 ₱40.49

35.29%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.22 ₱13.04

$0.35 ₱21.00

-37.14%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$2.34 ₱139

$3.59 ₱214

-34.82%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.11 ₱65.7

$1.12 ₱66.5

-0.89%

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

$31.4K ₱1.9M

$33.5K ₱2.0M

-6.22%

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

$20.3K ₱1.2M

$21.9K ₱1.3M

-7.28%

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

$149 ₱8,876

$117 ₱6,946

27.78%

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

$34.01 ₱2,021

$27.12 ₱1,611

25.41%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$26.10 ₱1,551

$29.65 ₱1,762

-11.97%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$21.62 ₱1,285

$37.89 ₱2,252

-42.94%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$4.06 ₱241

Cinema Ticket

$5.60 ₱333

$5.58 ₱332

0.36%

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

$149 ₱8,838

$324 ₱19.3K

-54.14%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$4,715 ₱280.2K

$7,816 ₱464.5K

-39.67%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$48.65 ₱2,891

$58.8 ₱3,494

-17.25%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$27.89 ₱1,658

$9.03 ₱536

208.86%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$75.8 ₱4,505

$85.9 ₱5,105

-11.74%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$46.85 ₱2,784

$123 ₱7,338

-62.06%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$345 ₱20.5K

$226 ₱13.4K

52.80%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$141 ₱8,375

$174 ₱10.4K

-19.09%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$554 ₱32.9K

$534 ₱31.7K

3.72%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$271 ₱16.1K

$299 ₱17.8K

-9.34%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,502 ₱148.7K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$992 ₱58.9K

$502 ₱29.9K

97.36%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$223 ₱13.2K

$256 ₱15.2K

-12.94%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

4.5

6.67

-32.53%

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

Last update for Baguio: January 12, 2026

Last update for Dagupan: January 11, 2026

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