Cost of Living Comparison Between Batangas and Baguio Cost of Living Comparison Between Batangas and Baguio

🙂 Solo nomad: Batangas is 12% cheaper than Baguio without rent, and 14.7% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Batangas is 19% cheaper than Baguio without rent, and 14% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.45 ₱136

$3.45 ₱192

-28.99%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$21.59 ₱1,202

$13.35 ₱743

61.72%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$2.7 ₱150

$2.68 ₱149

0.75%

Cappuccino

$1.65 ₱92

$2.37 ₱132

-30.38%

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

$0.77 ₱42.74

$0.64 ₱35.77

20.31%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.37 ₱20.63

$0.37 ₱20.77

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.02 ₱56.9

$1.45 ₱81

-29.66%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.38 ₱77.1

$1.92 ₱107

-28.13%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.08 ₱116

$1.84 ₱102

13.04%

White Bread (500g)

$1.25 ₱69.4

$1.19 ₱66

5.04%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.89 ₱49.47

$1.11 ₱61.8

-19.82%

Eggs

$1.83 ₱102

$2.24 ₱125

-18.30%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$4.84 ₱269

$9.06 ₱505

-46.58%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.37 ₱243

$3.91 ₱218

11.76%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$6.99 ₱389

$8.79 ₱490

-20.48%

Apples (1kg)

$2.64 ₱147

$2.75 ₱153

-4.00%

Banana (1kg)

$1.52 ₱84.5

$1.8 ₱100

-15.56%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.65 ₱148

$2.28 ₱127

16.23%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.64 ₱91.5

$1.21 ₱67.1

35.54%

Potato (1kg)

$2.5 ₱139

$1.87 ₱104

33.69%

Onion (1kg)

$4.04 ₱225

$2.19 ₱122

84.47%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.4 ₱77.7

$0.69 ₱38.26

102.90%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.02 ₱56.6

$0.72 ₱40.05

41.67%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.81 ₱157

$3.27 ₱182

-14.07%

Wine (Bottle)

$7.62 ₱424

$9.34 ₱520

-18.42%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.87 ₱48.63

$1.02 ₱57

-14.71%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.99 ₱111

$2.33 ₱129

-14.59%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.6 ₱33.66

$0.28 ₱15.6

114.29%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$10.56 ₱588

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.79 ₱43.75

$0.9 ₱50.3

-12.22%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.27 ₱15.1

$0.22 ₱12.24

22.73%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$2.1 ₱117

$2.32 ₱129

-9.48%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.14 ₱63.2

$1.15 ₱64.1

-0.87%

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

$25.4K ₱1.4M

$32.3K ₱1.8M

-21.38%

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

$20.2K ₱1.1M

-0.09%

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

$164 ₱9,141

$145 ₱8,085

13.06%

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

$19.22 ₱1,070

$34.36 ₱1,913

-44.06%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$30.01 ₱1,671

$26.4 ₱1,470

13.67%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$27.44 ₱1,528

$21.99 ₱1,224

24.78%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$14.27 ₱794

$4.08 ₱227

249.75%

Cinema Ticket

$5.35 ₱298

$5.66 ₱315

-5.48%

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

$82.4 ₱4,586

$150 ₱8,347

-45.06%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$1,396 ₱77.7K

$4,703 ₱261.8K

-70.31%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$17.65 ₱983

$49.42 ₱2,752

-64.29%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$26.16 ₱1,457

$27.83 ₱1,550

-6.00%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$62.5 ₱3,479

$74.6 ₱4,152

-16.21%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$44.04 ₱2,452

$45.89 ₱2,555

-4.03%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$271 ₱15.1K

$342 ₱19K

-20.81%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$80.8 ₱4,498

$143 ₱7,980

-43.64%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$176 ₱9,799

$544 ₱30.3K

-67.63%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$108 ₱6,018

$270 ₱15K

-59.98%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,589 ₱144.1K

$2,593 ₱144.4K

-0.15%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,724 ₱96K

$1,416 ₱78.8K

21.81%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$177 ₱9,832

$261 ₱14.5K

-32.26%

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 Batangas: October 29, 2025

Last update for Baguio: October 29, 2025

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