Cost of Living Comparison Between Baguio and San Juan Cost of Living Comparison Between Baguio and San Juan

🙂 Solo nomad: Baguio is 7.5% cheaper than San Juan without rent, and 2% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Baguio is 20.1% cheaper than San Juan without rent, and 13.7% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$3.47 ₱202

$2.76 ₱161

25.72%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$13.25 ₱772

$8.60 ₱501

54.07%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$2.61 ₱152

$3.59 ₱209

-27.30%

Cappuccino

$2.44 ₱142

$2.93 ₱171

-16.72%

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

$0.65 ₱37.88

$0.79 ₱45.76

-17.72%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.37 ₱21.60

$0.48 ₱27.99

-22.92%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.44 ₱83.8

$1.44 ₱84.1

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.99 ₱116

$2.05 ₱119

-2.93%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.92 ₱112

$1.79 ₱104

7.26%

White Bread (500g)

$1.20 ₱70.0

$1.60 ₱93.4

-25.00%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.11 ₱64.7

$0.93 ₱54.4

19.35%

Eggs

$2.25 ₱131

$2.09 ₱122

7.66%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$9.38 ₱546

$7.95 ₱463

17.99%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.92 ₱228

$5.24 ₱305

-25.19%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$8.67 ₱505

$10.46 ₱609

-17.11%

Apples (1kg)

$2.73 ₱159

$2.30 ₱134

18.70%

Banana (1kg)

$1.87 ₱109

$1.50 ₱87.6

24.67%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.26 ₱132

$3.16 ₱184

-28.48%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.16 ₱67.5

$1.20 ₱69.8

-3.33%

Potato (1kg)

$1.81 ₱105

$1.75 ₱102

3.43%

Onion (1kg)

$2.19 ₱127

$3.43 ₱200

-36.15%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.67 ₱39.21

$1.11 ₱64.5

-39.64%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.76 ₱44.53

$0.83 ₱48.16

-8.43%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.27 ₱190

$2.76 ₱161

18.48%

Wine (Bottle)

$9.27 ₱540

$7.65 ₱446

21.18%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.02 ₱59.4

$0.69 ₱40.01

47.83%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.27 ₱132

$1.56 ₱90.9

45.51%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.26 ₱15.08

$0.19 ₱11.13

36.84%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$10.82 ₱630

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.86 ₱50.0

$0.73 ₱42.35

17.81%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.24 ₱14.00

$0.24 ₱14.03

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$2.35 ₱137

$2.18 ₱127

7.80%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.16 ₱67.3

$1.11 ₱64.9

4.50%

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

$31.8K ₱1.9M

$28.5K ₱1.7M

11.70%

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

$20.3K ₱1.2M

$17.7K ₱1.0M

14.98%

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

$147 ₱8,537

$131 ₱7,653

11.55%

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

$34.60 ₱2,015

$32.84 ₱1,912

5.36%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$25.99 ₱1,513

$26.22 ₱1,527

-0.88%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$21.69 ₱1,263

$69.9 ₱4,072

-68.98%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$4.24 ₱247

$4.37 ₱255

-2.97%

Cinema Ticket

$5.80 ₱338

$4.08 ₱237

42.16%

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

$153 ₱8,926

$150 ₱8,751

2.00%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$4,687 ₱272.9K

$4,266 ₱248.4K

9.87%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$47.97 ₱2,794

$45.81 ₱2,668

4.72%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$27.79 ₱1,618

$34.40 ₱2,003

-19.22%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$74.9 ₱4,361

$67.6 ₱3,934

10.83%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$47.05 ₱2,740

$117 ₱6,794

-59.67%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$345 ₱20.1K

$264 ₱15.4K

30.49%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$142 ₱8,254

$106 ₱6,186

33.43%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$547 ₱31.9K

$1,292 ₱75.2K

-57.65%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$262 ₱15.2K

$393 ₱22.9K

-33.36%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,616 ₱152.3K

$2,219 ₱129.2K

17.85%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$974 ₱56.7K

$704 ₱41.0K

38.27%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$197 ₱11.5K

$252 ₱14.7K

-21.91%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

4.5

6.17

-27.07%

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

Last update for Baguio: February 28, 2026

Last update for San Juan: March 2, 2026

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