Cost of Living Comparison Between Cabarete and Cebu Cost of Living Comparison Between Cabarete and Cebu

🙂 Solo nomad: Cabarete is 8.3% cheaper than Cebu without rent, and 0.6% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Cabarete is 4.6% cheaper than Cebu without rent, and 3.3% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$6.21 DOP 391

$4.52 ₱264

37.39%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$35.55 DOP 2,237

$24.44 ₱1,426

45.46%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$6.26 DOP 394

$4.34 ₱253

44.24%

Cappuccino

$2.26 DOP 142

$2.64 ₱154

-14.39%

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

$0.98 DOP 62

$0.8 ₱46.67

22.50%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.83 DOP 52.5

$0.42 ₱24.41

97.62%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.58 DOP 162

$1.53 ₱89.5

68.63%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.79 DOP 238

$2.1 ₱123

80.48%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.91 DOP 57

$2.23 ₱130

-59.19%

White Bread (500g)

$1.41 DOP 88.9

$1.53 ₱89.2

-7.84%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.53 DOP 96

$1.17 ₱68.4

30.77%

Eggs

$1.66 DOP 105

$2.29 ₱133

-27.51%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$7.35 DOP 462

$13.12 ₱766

-43.98%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.6 DOP 290

$5.21 ₱304

-11.71%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$5.51 DOP 347

$7.56 ₱442

-27.12%

Apples (1kg)

$0.89 DOP 56.3

$3.49 ₱204

-74.50%

Banana (1kg)

$0.9 DOP 56.9

$1.51 ₱88.1

-40.40%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.92 DOP 121

$3.37 ₱197

-43.03%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.28 DOP 80.3

$2.18 ₱127

-41.28%

Potato (1kg)

$1.07 DOP 67.1

$2.66 ₱155

-59.77%

Onion (1kg)

$1.81 DOP 114

$2.56 ₱149

-29.30%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.06 DOP 66.6

$0.99 ₱57.9

7.07%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.95 DOP 60

$0.85 ₱49.55

11.76%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.48 DOP 219

$3.15 ₱184

10.48%

Wine (Bottle)

$10.86 DOP 684

$6.87 ₱401

58.08%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.31 DOP 145

$1.21 ₱70.6

90.91%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.69 DOP 170

$2.31 ₱135

16.45%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.65 DOP 41.05

$0.26 ₱15.17

150.00%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$15.16 ₱885

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.5 DOP 220

$0.88 ₱51.6

297.73%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.13 DOP 134

$0.23 ₱13.38

826.09%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$6.05 DOP 381

$2.74 ₱160

120.80%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.29 DOP 81

$1.11 ₱64.7

16.22%

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

$26.5K DOP 1.7M

$29.6K ₱1.7M

-10.45%

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

$31.8K DOP 2M

$27.2K ₱1.6M

16.69%

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

$51.4 DOP 3,238

$97.5 ₱5,691

-47.25%

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

$25.32 DOP 1,593

$34.67 ₱2,023

-26.97%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$17.23 DOP 1,084

$30.29 ₱1,768

-43.12%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$43.25 DOP 2,722

$32.64 ₱1,905

32.51%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$8.09 ₱472

Cinema Ticket

$6.96 DOP 438

$6.03 ₱352

15.42%

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

$271 DOP 17K

$232 ₱13.5K

16.84%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$8,229 DOP 517.9K

$3,948 ₱230.4K

108.43%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$60.5 DOP 3,806

$53.6 ₱3,129

12.78%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$51.2 DOP 3,225

$22.8 ₱1,331

124.69%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$97.7 DOP 6,146

$75.7 ₱4,416

29.06%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$117 DOP 7,360

$56.4 ₱3,289

107.49%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$881 DOP 55.4K

$505 ₱29.5K

74.29%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$252 DOP 15.8K

$214 ₱12.5K

17.53%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$605 DOP 38.1K

$813 ₱47.5K

-25.58%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$378 DOP 23.8K

$390 ₱22.8K

-3.00%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,128 DOP 71K

$3,069 ₱179.1K

-63.23%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$769 DOP 48.4K

$1,342 ₱78.3K

-42.66%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$240 DOP 15.1K

$407 ₱23.8K

-41.15%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

12.9

61.25%

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

Last update for Cabarete: November 23, 2025

Last update for Cebu: November 24, 2025

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