Cost of Living Comparison Between San Pedro and Cebu Cost of Living Comparison Between San Pedro and Cebu

🙂 Solo nomad: San Pedro is 3.3% cheaper than Cebu without rent, and 7.8% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: San Pedro is 2.1% cheaper than Cebu without rent, and 7.8% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.88 ₱272

$4.46 ₱248

9.42%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$21.56 ₱1,200

$23.59 ₱1,313

-8.61%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$3.18 ₱177

$4.54 ₱253

-29.96%

Cappuccino

$2.73 ₱152

$2.65 ₱148

3.02%

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

$0.96 ₱53.5

$0.84 ₱46.77

14.29%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.37 ₱20.76

$0.45 ₱25.1

-17.78%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.21 ₱67.4

$1.52 ₱84.9

-20.39%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.63 ₱147

$2.09 ₱116

25.84%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.98 ₱110

$2.31 ₱129

-14.29%

White Bread (500g)

$1.27 ₱70.5

$1.57 ₱87.3

-19.11%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.05 ₱58.2

$1.13 ₱62.9

-7.08%

Eggs

$2.02 ₱113

$2.36 ₱131

-14.41%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$7.14 ₱398

$12.95 ₱721

-44.86%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.22 ₱235

$5.12 ₱285

-17.58%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$6.97 ₱388

$7.61 ₱424

-8.41%

Apples (1kg)

$3.51 ₱195

$3.63 ₱202

-3.31%

Banana (1kg)

$1.52 ₱84.4

$1.47 ₱82

3.40%

Oranges (1kg)

$3.02 ₱168

$3.43 ₱191

-11.95%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.71 ₱95.4

$2.25 ₱125

-24.00%

Potato (1kg)

$2.81 ₱157

$2.53 ₱141

11.07%

Onion (1kg)

$3.09 ₱172

$2.47 ₱137

25.10%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.57 ₱87.7

$1 ₱55.8

57.00%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.66 ₱36.72

$0.82 ₱45.9

-19.51%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.28 ₱182

$3.25 ₱181

0.92%

Wine (Bottle)

$7.64 ₱425

$6.68 ₱372

14.37%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.45 ₱80.8

$1.17 ₱64.9

23.93%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.95 ₱109

$2.26 ₱126

-13.72%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.26 ₱14.42

$0.26 ₱14.34

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$15.28 ₱851

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.83 ₱46.1

$0.81 ₱45.31

2.47%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.22 ₱12.21

$0.25 ₱14

-12.00%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$2.07 ₱115

$2.72 ₱151

-23.90%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.09 ₱60.8

$1.13 ₱63.2

-3.54%

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

$25.9K ₱1.4M

$29.6K ₱1.6M

-12.39%

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

$20.1K ₱1.1M

$27.3K ₱1.5M

-26.50%

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

$136 ₱7,550

$99 ₱5,512

36.99%

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

$22.04 ₱1,227

$35 ₱1,949

-37.03%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$27.31 ₱1,521

$29.45 ₱1,640

-7.27%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$33.66 ₱1,874

$33.3 ₱1,854

1.08%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$8.33 ₱464

Cinema Ticket

$6.57 ₱366

$5.97 ₱332

10.05%

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

$82.8 ₱4,610

$228 ₱12.7K

-63.69%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$2,801 ₱155.9K

$3,917 ₱218.1K

-28.50%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$32.5 ₱1,810

$51.8 ₱2,884

-37.26%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$29.58 ₱1,647

$22.69 ₱1,263

30.37%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$82.6 ₱4,599

$74.8 ₱4,163

10.47%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$47.35 ₱2,636

$54.8 ₱3,049

-13.53%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$268 ₱14.9K

$501 ₱27.9K

-46.48%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$177 ₱9,874

$214 ₱11.9K

-17.11%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$581 ₱32.3K

$795 ₱44.3K

-26.96%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$390 ₱21.7K

$391 ₱21.8K

-0.17%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,325 ₱129.4K

$2,957 ₱164.6K

-21.37%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,052 ₱58.6K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$330 ₱18.4K

$375 ₱20.9K

-12.05%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

7.52

-6.00%

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

Last update for San Pedro: October 27, 2025

Last update for Cebu: October 29, 2025

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