Cost of Living Comparison Between Puerto Princesa and Manila Cost of Living Comparison Between Puerto Princesa and Manila

🙂 Solo nomad: Puerto Princesa is 21.8% cheaper than Manila without rent, and 15.9% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Puerto Princesa is 5.2% cheaper than Manila without rent, and 26.8% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.06 ₱226

$5.25 ₱292

-22.67%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$27 ₱1,503

$26.12 ₱1,455

3.37%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.26 ₱237

$4.48 ₱250

-4.91%

Cappuccino

$2.42 ₱135

$2.67 ₱148

-9.36%

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

$0.64 ₱35.71

$0.91 ₱50.5

-29.67%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.42 ₱23.21

$0.53 ₱29.61

-20.75%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.26 ₱70.3

$1.55 ₱86.5

-18.71%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.79 ₱99.4

$2.68 ₱149

-33.21%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.51 ₱84.3

$1.9 ₱106

-20.53%

White Bread (500g)

$1.17 ₱65.4

$1.34 ₱74.7

-12.69%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.8 ₱44.55

$1.09 ₱60.6

-26.61%

Eggs

$1.83 ₱102

$2.15 ₱120

-14.88%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$9.09 ₱506

$9.46 ₱527

-3.91%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$5 ₱278

$5.32 ₱296

-6.02%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$6.02 ₱335

$8.59 ₱478

-29.92%

Apples (1kg)

$3.66 ₱204

$3.44 ₱191

6.40%

Banana (1kg)

$0.92 ₱51.3

$1.82 ₱101

-49.45%

Oranges (1kg)

$3.5 ₱195

$3.59 ₱200

-2.51%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.91 ₱50.6

$2.41 ₱134

-62.24%

Potato (1kg)

$1.72 ₱95.8

$2.77 ₱154

-37.91%

Onion (1kg)

$1.35 ₱75.4

$3.04 ₱169

-55.59%

Lettuce (1 head)

$2.58 ₱144

$1.94 ₱108

32.99%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.71 ₱39.74

$0.64 ₱35.46

10.94%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.98 ₱166

$3.44 ₱192

-13.37%

Wine (Bottle)

$7.41 ₱412

$8.57 ₱477

-13.54%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.09 ₱60.4

$1.51 ₱84

-27.81%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.73 ₱96.3

$2.12 ₱118

-18.40%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.26 ₱14.45

$0.48 ₱26.9

-45.83%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$12.17 ₱678

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.8 ₱100

$0.92 ₱51.3

95.65%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.22 ₱12.23

$0.27 ₱15.08

-18.52%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$2.07 ₱115

$2.15 ₱120

-3.72%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.2 ₱66.6

$1.17 ₱65.3

2.56%

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

$14.4K ₱803.4K

$27K ₱1.5M

-46.64%

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

$20.8K ₱1.2M

$23K ₱1.3M

-9.70%

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

$121 ₱6,711

$139 ₱7,714

-13.01%

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

$13.92 ₱775

$22.08 ₱1,229

-36.96%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$34.56 ₱1,924

$27.22 ₱1,516

26.97%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$26.65 ₱1,484

$42.8 ₱2,383

-37.73%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$1.82 ₱101

$6.9 ₱384

-73.62%

Cinema Ticket

$5.37 ₱299

$6.61 ₱368

-18.76%

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

$62.8 ₱3,498

$364 ₱20.2K

-82.72%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$4,243 ₱236.2K

$11.2K ₱623.1K

-62.09%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$45.22 ₱2,518

$45.95 ₱2,558

-1.59%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$26.5 ₱1,476

$35.61 ₱1,983

-25.58%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$75.4 ₱4,198

$83.5 ₱4,648

-9.68%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$52.1 ₱2,902

$46.92 ₱2,612

11.10%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$295 ₱16.4K

$503 ₱28K

-41.33%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$227 ₱12.6K

$262 ₱14.6K

-13.71%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$449 ₱25K

$1,724 ₱96K

-73.96%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$313 ₱17.4K

$622 ₱34.6K

-49.75%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,360 ₱131.4K

$3,633 ₱202.3K

-35.03%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,172 ₱65.2K

$2,336 ₱130.1K

-49.84%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$193 ₱10.7K

$492 ₱27.4K

-60.85%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

8.25

7.52

9.71%

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

Last update for Puerto Princesa: October 27, 2025

Last update for Manila: October 28, 2025

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