Cost of Living Comparison Between Pasay and Cebu Cost of Living Comparison Between Pasay and Cebu

🙂 Solo nomad: Pasay is 20.1% cheaper than Cebu without rent, and 2.3% more expensive with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Pasay is 12.1% cheaper than Cebu without rent, and 6.9% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.70 ₱274

$4.40 ₱256

6.82%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$21.25 ₱1,237

$24.09 ₱1,403

-11.79%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$3.08 ₱180

$4.51 ₱263

-31.71%

Cappuccino

$2.20 ₱128

$2.60 ₱152

-15.38%

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

$0.57 ₱33.31

$0.80 ₱46.65

-28.75%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.35 ₱20.32

$0.43 ₱24.98

-18.60%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.03 ₱60.2

$1.58 ₱91.7

-34.81%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.53 ₱89.2

$2.09 ₱122

-26.79%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.00 ₱116

$2.22 ₱130

-9.91%

White Bread (500g)

$1.22 ₱70.8

$1.50 ₱87.5

-18.67%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.99 ₱57.7

$1.13 ₱65.7

-12.39%

Eggs

$2.03 ₱118

$2.34 ₱136

-13.25%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$4.85 ₱283

$12.75 ₱743

-61.96%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.27 ₱248

$5.38 ₱313

-20.63%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$5.62 ₱327

$7.87 ₱459

-28.59%

Apples (1kg)

$4.37 ₱255

$3.61 ₱210

21.05%

Banana (1kg)

$1.58 ₱91.9

$1.46 ₱84.8

8.22%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.55 ₱148

$3.29 ₱191

-22.49%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.72 ₱100

$2.29 ₱133

-24.89%

Potato (1kg)

$2.75 ₱160

$2.56 ₱149

7.42%

Onion (1kg)

$4.08 ₱238

$2.45 ₱142

66.53%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.38 ₱80.5

$1.00 ₱58.0

38.00%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.92 ₱53.4

$0.85 ₱49.45

8.24%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.16 ₱184

$3.13 ₱183

0.96%

Wine (Bottle)

$7.75 ₱451

$6.84 ₱398

13.30%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.97 ₱56.6

$1.21 ₱70.2

-19.83%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.15 ₱67.1

$2.33 ₱136

-50.64%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.20 ₱11.62

$0.26 ₱15.12

-23.08%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$15.06 ₱877

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.74 ₱43.10

$0.81 ₱47.45

-8.64%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.27 ₱15.83

$0.23 ₱13.35

17.39%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$2.10 ₱123

$2.68 ₱156

-21.64%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.15 ₱66.8

$1.15 ₱67.1

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

$12.2K ₱711.1K

$30.2K ₱1.8M

-59.60%

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

$15.7K ₱911.4K

$27.4K ₱1.6M

-42.88%

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

$114 ₱6,640

$99.0 ₱5,763

15.22%

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

$32.53 ₱1,894

$34.23 ₱1,993

-4.97%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$29.87 ₱1,739

$30.40 ₱1,770

-1.74%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$35.33 ₱2,057

$33.37 ₱1,943

5.87%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$8.07 ₱470

Cinema Ticket

$6.09 ₱355

$5.84 ₱340

4.28%

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

$82.8 ₱4,819

$235 ₱13.7K

-64.83%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$2,816 ₱164.0K

$3,954 ₱230.2K

-28.79%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$32.08 ₱1,868

$52.2 ₱3,039

-38.52%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$18.06 ₱1,051

$22.81 ₱1,328

-20.82%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$84.3 ₱4,911

$75.1 ₱4,373

12.31%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$70.2 ₱4,090

$55.7 ₱3,246

26.01%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$405 ₱23.6K

$516 ₱30.1K

-21.49%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$306 ₱17.8K

$209 ₱12.2K

46.83%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,447 ₱84.2K

$789 ₱46.0K

83.31%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$402 ₱23.4K

$396 ₱23.1K

1.39%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,030 ₱118.2K

$3,151 ₱183.5K

-35.59%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$610 ₱35.5K

$2,024 ₱117.9K

-69.87%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$556 ₱32.4K

$396 ₱23.1K

40.45%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

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

Last update for Pasay: March 1, 2026

Last update for Cebu: March 1, 2026

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