Cost of Living Comparison Between Dagupan and Cebu Cost of Living Comparison Between Dagupan and Cebu

🙂 Solo nomad: Dagupan is 9.3% cheaper than Cebu without rent, and 4.1% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Dagupan is 8.4% cheaper than Cebu without rent, and 10.9% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$3.21 ₱192

$4.37 ₱262

-26.54%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$13.05 ₱782

$24.24 ₱1,452

-46.16%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.97 ₱298

$4.48 ₱269

10.94%

Cappuccino

$2.85 ₱171

$2.56 ₱153

11.33%

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

$0.51 ₱30.80

$0.85 ₱51.1

-40.00%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.26 ₱15.45

$0.43 ₱25.55

-39.53%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.29 ₱77.4

$1.53 ₱91.7

-15.69%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.04 ₱182

$2.09 ₱125

45.45%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.08 ₱124

$2.31 ₱139

-9.96%

White Bread (500g)

$1.43 ₱85.6

$1.52 ₱91.3

-5.92%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.88 ₱53.0

$1.17 ₱69.8

-24.79%

Eggs

$2.19 ₱131

$2.38 ₱142

-7.98%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$6.31 ₱378

$12.82 ₱768

-50.78%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.41 ₱264

$5.35 ₱321

-17.57%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$7.66 ₱459

$7.52 ₱450

1.86%

Apples (1kg)

$4.40 ₱263

$3.46 ₱208

27.17%

Banana (1kg)

$2.01 ₱120

$1.46 ₱87.6

37.67%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.69 ₱161

$3.26 ₱195

-17.48%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.27 ₱76.0

$2.25 ₱135

-43.56%

Potato (1kg)

$3.21 ₱192

$2.56 ₱154

25.39%

Onion (1kg)

$2.95 ₱176

$2.57 ₱154

14.79%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.09 ₱65.5

$0.97 ₱58.2

12.37%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.64 ₱38.49

$0.77 ₱46.23

-16.88%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.58 ₱155

$3.27 ₱196

-21.10%

Wine (Bottle)

$5.97 ₱358

$6.84 ₱410

-12.72%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.95 ₱56.7

$1.16 ₱69.3

-18.10%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.17 ₱130

$2.33 ₱139

-6.87%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.22 ₱13.12

$0.26 ₱15.49

-15.38%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$15.33 ₱919

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.74 ₱44.08

$0.87 ₱52.4

-14.94%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.39 ₱23.21

$0.23 ₱13.67

69.57%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$3.46 ₱207

$2.71 ₱162

27.68%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.12 ₱67.2

$1.15 ₱68.7

-2.61%

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

$34.0K ₱2.0M

$30.7K ₱1.8M

10.80%

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

$21.9K ₱1.3M

$27.0K ₱1.6M

-18.81%

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

$115 ₱6,896

$96.4 ₱5,776

19.40%

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

$27.16 ₱1,627

$34.40 ₱2,061

-21.05%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$28.94 ₱1,734

$29.34 ₱1,758

-1.36%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$36.55 ₱2,190

$33.83 ₱2,027

8.04%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$8.29 ₱497

Cinema Ticket

$5.50 ₱330

$5.78 ₱346

-4.84%

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

$327 ₱19.6K

$234 ₱14.0K

40.07%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$7,670 ₱459.5K

$3,897 ₱233.5K

96.80%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$60.6 ₱3,633

$53.6 ₱3,208

13.22%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$8.80 ₱527

$22.90 ₱1,372

-61.57%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$84.8 ₱5,082

$76.6 ₱4,587

10.79%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$123 ₱7,358

$56.2 ₱3,368

118.46%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$221 ₱13.2K

$510 ₱30.5K

-56.65%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$179 ₱10.7K

$217 ₱13.0K

-17.27%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$532 ₱31.9K

$803 ₱48.1K

-33.78%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$297 ₱17.8K

$388 ₱23.2K

-23.43%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$3,082 ₱184.7K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$500 ₱30.0K

$1,952 ₱116.9K

-74.39%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$255 ₱15.3K

$382 ₱22.9K

-33.27%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

6.67

-16.63%

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

Last update for Dagupan: April 14, 2026

Last update for Cebu: April 14, 2026

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