Cost of Living Comparison Between General Trias and Cebu Cost of Living Comparison Between General Trias and Cebu

🙂 Solo nomad: General Trias is 1.9% cheaper than Cebu without rent, and 14% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: General Trias is 1.7% cheaper than Cebu without rent, and 10.4% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.34 ₱241

$4.46 ₱248

-2.69%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$20.28 ₱1,129

$23.59 ₱1,313

-14.03%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$2.86 ₱159

$4.54 ₱253

-37.00%

Cappuccino

$2.17 ₱121

$2.65 ₱148

-18.11%

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

$0.43 ₱23.72

$0.84 ₱46.77

-48.81%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.33 ₱18.59

$0.45 ₱25.1

-26.67%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.21 ₱67.5

$1.52 ₱84.9

-20.39%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.65 ₱91.8

$2.09 ₱116

-21.05%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.04 ₱113

$2.31 ₱129

-11.69%

White Bread (500g)

$1.2 ₱66.6

$1.57 ₱87.3

-23.57%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.05 ₱58.4

$1.13 ₱62.9

-7.08%

Eggs

$2.02 ₱113

$2.36 ₱131

-14.41%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$6.99 ₱389

$12.95 ₱721

-46.02%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.13 ₱230

$5.12 ₱285

-19.34%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$7.11 ₱396

$7.61 ₱424

-6.57%

Apples (1kg)

$4.32 ₱241

$3.63 ₱202

19.01%

Banana (1kg)

$1.6 ₱89.2

$1.47 ₱82

8.84%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.87 ₱160

$3.43 ₱191

-16.33%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.72 ₱95.7

$2.25 ₱125

-23.56%

Potato (1kg)

$2.85 ₱159

$2.53 ₱141

12.65%

Onion (1kg)

$4.06 ₱226

$2.47 ₱137

64.37%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.62 ₱90.5

$1 ₱55.8

62.00%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.05 ₱58.4

$0.82 ₱45.9

28.05%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.28 ₱183

$3.25 ₱181

0.92%

Wine (Bottle)

$7.72 ₱430

$6.68 ₱372

15.57%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.54 ₱85.8

$1.17 ₱64.9

31.62%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.03 ₱113

$2.26 ₱126

-10.18%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.26 ₱14.43

$0.26 ₱14.34

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$15.28 ₱851

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.77 ₱43.14

$0.81 ₱45.31

-4.94%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.22 ₱12.22

$0.25 ₱14

-12.00%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$2.08 ₱116

$2.72 ₱151

-23.53%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.11 ₱61.6

$1.13 ₱63.2

-1.77%

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

$13.1K ₱729.2K

$29.6K ₱1.6M

-55.69%

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

$20.2K ₱1.1M

$27.3K ₱1.5M

-25.99%

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

$35.19 ₱1,959

$99 ₱5,512

-64.45%

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

$32.71 ₱1,821

$35 ₱1,949

-6.54%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$23.75 ₱1,323

$29.45 ₱1,640

-19.35%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$34.04 ₱1,895

$33.3 ₱1,854

2.22%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$8.33 ₱464

Cinema Ticket

$6.9 ₱384

$5.97 ₱332

15.58%

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

$81.5 ₱4,535

$228 ₱12.7K

-64.28%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$2,816 ₱156.8K

$3,917 ₱218.1K

-28.11%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$32.2 ₱1,793

$51.8 ₱2,884

-37.84%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$29.77 ₱1,657

$22.69 ₱1,263

31.20%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$99.5 ₱5,538

$74.8 ₱4,163

33.05%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$93.5 ₱5,206

$54.8 ₱3,049

70.75%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$108 ₱5,992

$501 ₱27.9K

-78.51%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$174 ₱9,699

$214 ₱11.9K

-18.57%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$180 ₱10K

$795 ₱44.3K

-77.40%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$390 ₱21.7K

$391 ₱21.8K

-0.18%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,248 ₱125.2K

$2,957 ₱164.6K

-23.96%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,052 ₱58.6K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$375 ₱20.9K

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 General Trias: October 27, 2025

Last update for Cebu: October 29, 2025

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