Cost of Living Comparison Between Butuan and Cebu Cost of Living Comparison Between Butuan and Cebu

🙂 Solo nomad: Butuan is 29.2% cheaper than Cebu without rent, and 14.8% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Butuan is 18.1% cheaper than Cebu without rent, and 16.5% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.47 ₱249

$4.46 ₱248

0.22%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$15.97 ₱889

$23.59 ₱1,313

-32.30%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$2.33 ₱130

$4.54 ₱253

-48.68%

Cappuccino

$1.7 ₱94.4

$2.65 ₱148

-35.85%

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

$0.33 ₱18.16

$0.84 ₱46.77

-60.71%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.31 ₱17.47

$0.45 ₱25.1

-31.11%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.23 ₱68.7

$1.52 ₱84.9

-19.08%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.74 ₱96.7

$2.09 ₱116

-16.75%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.7 ₱94.4

$2.31 ₱129

-26.41%

White Bread (500g)

$1.07 ₱59.6

$1.57 ₱87.3

-31.85%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.99 ₱55.3

$1.13 ₱62.9

-12.39%

Eggs

$1.99 ₱111

$2.36 ₱131

-15.68%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$5.79 ₱322

$12.95 ₱721

-55.29%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.76 ₱209

$5.12 ₱285

-26.56%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$7.3 ₱406

$7.61 ₱424

-4.07%

Apples (1kg)

$1.39 ₱77.2

$3.63 ₱202

-61.71%

Banana (1kg)

$0.55 ₱30.78

$1.47 ₱82

-62.59%

Oranges (1kg)

$0.91 ₱50.9

$3.43 ₱191

-73.47%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.39 ₱77.5

$2.25 ₱125

-38.22%

Potato (1kg)

$2.18 ₱121

$2.53 ₱141

-13.83%

Onion (1kg)

$3.2 ₱178

$2.47 ₱137

29.55%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.32 ₱73.3

$1 ₱55.8

32.00%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.53 ₱29.32

$0.82 ₱45.9

-35.37%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.44 ₱136

$3.25 ₱181

-24.92%

Wine (Bottle)

$5.54 ₱308

$6.68 ₱372

-17.07%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.71 ₱39.36

$1.17 ₱64.9

-39.32%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.87 ₱48.66

$2.26 ₱126

-61.50%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.28 ₱15.72

$0.26 ₱14.34

7.69%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$15.28 ₱851

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.76 ₱42.41

$0.81 ₱45.31

-6.17%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.25 ₱14.01

$0.25 ₱14

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$2.15 ₱120

$2.72 ₱151

-20.96%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.14 ₱63.3

$1.13 ₱63.2

0.88%

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

$21.9K ₱1.2M

$29.6K ₱1.6M

-26.00%

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

$20.9K ₱1.2M

$27.3K ₱1.5M

-23.30%

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

$105 ₱5,839

$99 ₱5,512

5.94%

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

$34 ₱1,893

$35 ₱1,949

-2.86%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$35.56 ₱1,980

$29.45 ₱1,640

20.75%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$34.01 ₱1,894

$33.3 ₱1,854

2.13%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$8.33 ₱464

Cinema Ticket

$4.55 ₱253

$5.97 ₱332

-23.79%

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

$70.1 ₱3,901

$228 ₱12.7K

-69.27%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$1,800 ₱100.2K

$3,917 ₱218.1K

-54.06%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$45.11 ₱2,512

$51.8 ₱2,884

-12.92%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$10.08 ₱561

$22.69 ₱1,263

-55.58%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$69.5 ₱3,871

$74.8 ₱4,163

-7.01%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$69.2 ₱3,855

$54.8 ₱3,049

26.42%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$270 ₱15K

$501 ₱27.9K

-46.17%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$176 ₱9,823

$214 ₱11.9K

-17.53%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$583 ₱32.4K

$795 ₱44.3K

-26.72%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$389 ₱21.7K

$391 ₱21.8K

-0.42%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,640 ₱147K

$2,957 ₱164.6K

-10.70%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,052 ₱58.6K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$107 ₱5,950

$375 ₱20.9K

-71.51%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

9.56

19.50%

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

Last update for Butuan: October 29, 2025

Last update for Cebu: October 29, 2025

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