Cost of Living Comparison Between Batangas and Cebu Cost of Living Comparison Between Batangas and Cebu

🙂 Solo nomad: Batangas is 23.9% cheaper than Cebu without rent, and 22.4% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Batangas is 33.9% cheaper than Cebu without rent, and 29.6% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.45 ₱136

$4.46 ₱248

-45.07%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$21.59 ₱1,202

$23.59 ₱1,313

-8.48%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$2.7 ₱150

$4.54 ₱253

-40.53%

Cappuccino

$1.65 ₱92

$2.65 ₱148

-37.74%

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

$0.77 ₱42.74

$0.84 ₱46.77

-8.33%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.37 ₱20.63

$0.45 ₱25.1

-17.78%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.02 ₱56.9

$1.52 ₱84.9

-32.89%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.38 ₱77.1

$2.09 ₱116

-33.97%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.08 ₱116

$2.31 ₱129

-9.96%

White Bread (500g)

$1.25 ₱69.4

$1.57 ₱87.3

-20.38%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.89 ₱49.47

$1.13 ₱62.9

-21.24%

Eggs

$1.83 ₱102

$2.36 ₱131

-22.46%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$4.84 ₱269

$12.95 ₱721

-62.63%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.37 ₱243

$5.12 ₱285

-14.65%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$6.99 ₱389

$7.61 ₱424

-8.15%

Apples (1kg)

$2.64 ₱147

$3.63 ₱202

-27.27%

Banana (1kg)

$1.52 ₱84.5

$1.47 ₱82

3.40%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.65 ₱148

$3.43 ₱191

-22.74%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.64 ₱91.5

$2.25 ₱125

-27.11%

Potato (1kg)

$2.5 ₱139

$2.53 ₱141

-1.19%

Onion (1kg)

$4.04 ₱225

$2.47 ₱137

63.56%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.4 ₱77.7

$1 ₱55.8

40.00%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.02 ₱56.6

$0.82 ₱45.9

24.39%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.81 ₱157

$3.25 ₱181

-13.54%

Wine (Bottle)

$7.62 ₱424

$6.68 ₱372

14.07%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.87 ₱48.63

$1.17 ₱64.9

-25.64%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.99 ₱111

$2.26 ₱126

-11.95%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.6 ₱33.66

$0.26 ₱14.34

130.77%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$15.28 ₱851

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.79 ₱43.75

$0.81 ₱45.31

-2.47%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.27 ₱15.1

$0.25 ₱14

8.00%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$2.1 ₱117

$2.72 ₱151

-22.79%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.14 ₱63.2

$1.13 ₱63.2

0.88%

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

$25.4K ₱1.4M

$29.6K ₱1.6M

-14.16%

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

$20.2K ₱1.1M

$27.3K ₱1.5M

-25.89%

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

$164 ₱9,141

$99 ₱5,512

65.85%

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

$19.22 ₱1,070

$35 ₱1,949

-45.09%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$30.01 ₱1,671

$29.45 ₱1,640

1.90%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$27.44 ₱1,528

$33.3 ₱1,854

-17.60%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$14.27 ₱794

$8.33 ₱464

71.31%

Cinema Ticket

$5.35 ₱298

$5.97 ₱332

-10.39%

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

$82.4 ₱4,586

$228 ₱12.7K

-63.88%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$1,396 ₱77.7K

$3,917 ₱218.1K

-64.35%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$17.65 ₱983

$51.8 ₱2,884

-65.93%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$26.16 ₱1,457

$22.69 ₱1,263

15.29%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$62.5 ₱3,479

$74.8 ₱4,163

-16.43%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$44.04 ₱2,452

$54.8 ₱3,049

-19.58%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$271 ₱15.1K

$501 ₱27.9K

-45.99%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$80.8 ₱4,498

$214 ₱11.9K

-62.24%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$176 ₱9,799

$795 ₱44.3K

-77.87%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$108 ₱6,018

$391 ₱21.8K

-72.36%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,589 ₱144.1K

$2,957 ₱164.6K

-12.44%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,724 ₱96K

$1,052 ₱58.6K

63.90%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$177 ₱9,832

$375 ₱20.9K

-52.91%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

8.13

1.63%

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

Last update for Batangas: October 29, 2025

Last update for Cebu: October 29, 2025

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