Cost of Living Comparison Between Baguio and Palawan Cost of Living Comparison Between Baguio and Palawan

🙂 Solo nomad: Baguio is 1% cheaper than Palawan without rent, and 2.5% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Baguio is 1.1% cheaper than Palawan without rent, and 10.1% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$3.50 ₱207

$3.50 ₱206

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$13.45 ₱794

$19.35 ₱1,142

-30.49%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$2.74 ₱162

$3.39 ₱200

-19.17%

Cappuccino

$2.43 ₱144

$2.63 ₱155

-7.60%

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

$0.70 ₱41.12

$0.81 ₱47.99

-13.58%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.40 ₱23.89

$0.37 ₱21.58

8.11%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.40 ₱82.5

$1.30 ₱76.5

7.69%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.92 ₱113

$2.12 ₱125

-9.43%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.84 ₱109

$1.84 ₱108

White Bread (500g)

$1.24 ₱73.3

$1.25 ₱73.8

-0.80%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.10 ₱65.0

$0.96 ₱56.4

14.58%

Eggs

$2.21 ₱130

$2.00 ₱118

10.50%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$9.29 ₱548

$8.12 ₱479

14.41%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.77 ₱223

$4.29 ₱253

-12.12%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$8.40 ₱496

$7.87 ₱464

6.73%

Apples (1kg)

$2.64 ₱156

$2.98 ₱176

-11.41%

Banana (1kg)

$1.77 ₱105

$1.52 ₱89.7

16.45%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.35 ₱139

$2.60 ₱154

-9.62%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.21 ₱71.4

$1.62 ₱95.6

-25.31%

Potato (1kg)

$1.82 ₱108

$2.19 ₱129

-16.89%

Onion (1kg)

$2.29 ₱135

$2.54 ₱150

-9.84%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.73 ₱43.19

$1.11 ₱65.5

-34.23%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.75 ₱44.53

$0.71 ₱41.66

5.63%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.37 ₱199

$2.77 ₱163

21.66%

Wine (Bottle)

$9.39 ₱554

$6.74 ₱398

39.32%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.08 ₱63.5

$1.19 ₱70.3

-9.24%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.35 ₱139

$1.97 ₱116

19.29%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.26 ₱15.25

$0.26 ₱15.15

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$10.60 ₱625

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.85 ₱50.3

$0.82 ₱48.31

3.66%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.24 ₱14.18

$0.22 ₱12.92

9.09%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$2.41 ₱142

$2.12 ₱125

13.68%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.14 ₱67.4

$1.14 ₱67.1

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

$31.5K ₱1.9M

$27.1K ₱1.6M

16.44%

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

$20.6K ₱1.2M

$20.7K ₱1.2M

-0.46%

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

$147 ₱8,699

$114 ₱6,712

29.61%

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

$34.78 ₱2,053

$32.96 ₱1,945

5.52%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$25.82 ₱1,524

$27.72 ₱1,636

-6.85%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$22.24 ₱1,313

$33.40 ₱1,971

-33.41%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$4.05 ₱239

$4.30 ₱254

-5.81%

Cinema Ticket

$5.69 ₱336

$6.08 ₱359

-6.41%

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

$151 ₱8,907

$150 ₱8,870

0.42%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$4,646 ₱274.2K

$4,344 ₱256.4K

6.95%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$49.04 ₱2,894

$45.09 ₱2,661

8.76%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$27.32 ₱1,612

$27.04 ₱1,596

1.04%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$75.0 ₱4,427

$76.5 ₱4,516

-1.97%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$47.39 ₱2,797

$53.9 ₱3,180

-12.03%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$337 ₱19.9K

$257 ₱15.2K

31.10%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$141 ₱8,327

$174 ₱10.3K

-18.77%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$549 ₱32.4K

$580 ₱34.2K

-5.35%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$269 ₱15.9K

$400 ₱23.6K

-32.92%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,521 ₱148.8K

$2,333 ₱137.7K

8.09%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$981 ₱57.9K

$696 ₱41.1K

40.98%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$192 ₱11.3K

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: March 8, 2026

Last update for Palawan: March 9, 2026

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