Cost of Living Comparison Between Baguio and Dumaguete Cost of Living Comparison Between Baguio and Dumaguete

🙂 Solo nomad: Baguio is 9.4% cheaper than Dumaguete without rent, and 9.2% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Baguio is 7.3% cheaper than Dumaguete without rent, and 15.7% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$3.60 ₱215

$3.25 ₱195

10.77%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$13.11 ₱786

$14.14 ₱847

-7.28%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$2.62 ₱157

$4.32 ₱259

-39.35%

Cappuccino

$2.45 ₱147

$2.20 ₱132

11.36%

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

$0.66 ₱39.52

$0.77 ₱46.22

-14.29%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.40 ₱24.26

$0.37 ₱21.99

8.11%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.45 ₱87.1

$1.08 ₱64.5

34.26%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.99 ₱119

$2.16 ₱129

-7.87%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.92 ₱115

$1.75 ₱105

9.71%

White Bread (500g)

$1.25 ₱74.6

$1.48 ₱88.7

-15.54%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.07 ₱64.1

$1.02 ₱61.2

4.90%

Eggs

$2.25 ₱135

$1.99 ₱119

13.07%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$9.34 ₱559

$9.55 ₱572

-2.20%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.84 ₱230

$5.24 ₱314

-26.72%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$8.65 ₱518

$7.67 ₱460

12.78%

Apples (1kg)

$2.67 ₱160

$1.74 ₱104

53.45%

Banana (1kg)

$1.86 ₱111

$1.44 ₱86.2

29.17%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.28 ₱136

$3.94 ₱236

-42.13%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.21 ₱72.3

$1.45 ₱87.1

-16.55%

Potato (1kg)

$1.82 ₱109

$2.47 ₱148

-26.32%

Onion (1kg)

$2.30 ₱138

$2.61 ₱156

-11.88%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.67 ₱39.90

$0.92 ₱55.3

-27.17%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.77 ₱46.00

$0.60 ₱36.01

28.33%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.31 ₱198

$2.72 ₱163

21.69%

Wine (Bottle)

$9.36 ₱561

$8.24 ₱494

13.59%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.04 ₱62.3

$1.21 ₱72.7

-14.05%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.24 ₱134

$2.03 ₱122

10.34%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.28 ₱16.93

$0.47 ₱27.96

-40.43%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$10.73 ₱643

$8.69 ₱520

23.48%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.88 ₱52.6

$0.77 ₱46.17

14.29%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.24 ₱14.46

$0.27 ₱16.33

-11.11%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$2.35 ₱141

$0.86 ₱51.5

173.26%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.16 ₱69.2

$1.14 ₱68.2

1.75%

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

$31.3K ₱1.9M

$23.0K ₱1.4M

36.27%

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

$20.6K ₱1.2M

$38.3K ₱2.3M

-46.04%

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

$148 ₱8,878

$72.1 ₱4,317

105.66%

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

$34.34 ₱2,057

$44.24 ₱2,650

-22.38%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$26.43 ₱1,584

$28.71 ₱1,720

-7.94%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$21.66 ₱1,297

$23.75 ₱1,423

-8.80%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$4.11 ₱246

$3.47 ₱208

18.44%

Cinema Ticket

$5.73 ₱343

$6.38 ₱382

-10.19%

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

$152 ₱9,086

$72.9 ₱4,369

107.95%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$4,739 ₱283.9K

$1,868 ₱111.9K

153.62%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$49.46 ₱2,963

$107 ₱6,382

-53.57%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$28.00 ₱1,677

$34.89 ₱2,090

-19.75%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$74.9 ₱4,484

$110 ₱6,569

-31.73%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$46.07 ₱2,760

$85.5 ₱5,120

-46.10%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$338 ₱20.3K

$242 ₱14.5K

39.98%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$146 ₱8,752

$217 ₱13.0K

-32.54%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$546 ₱32.7K

$427 ₱25.6K

28.09%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$264 ₱15.8K

$422 ₱25.3K

-37.33%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,498 ₱149.7K

$3,123 ₱187.1K

-20.00%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$960 ₱57.5K

$702 ₱42.0K

36.78%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$190 ₱11.4K

$293 ₱17.6K

-35.29%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

4.5

6.5

-30.77%

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

Last update for Baguio: April 13, 2026

Last update for Dumaguete: April 12, 2026

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