Cost of Living Comparison Between Tagaytay and Makati Cost of Living Comparison Between Tagaytay and Makati

🙂 Solo nomad: Tagaytay is 25.6% cheaper than Makati without rent, and 37% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Tagaytay is 29.8% cheaper than Makati without rent, and 39.6% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.16 ₱231

$6.5 ₱362

-36.00%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$14.77 ₱822

$44.55 ₱2,480

-66.85%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$2.59 ₱144

$5.06 ₱281

-48.81%

Cappuccino

$1.82 ₱102

$2.87 ₱160

-36.59%

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

$0.75 ₱41.97

$1.21 ₱67.7

-38.02%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.4 ₱22.19

$0.57 ₱31.53

-29.82%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.43 ₱79.5

$2.43 ₱135

-41.15%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.74 ₱153

$3.65 ₱203

-24.93%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.98 ₱166

$2.14 ₱119

39.25%

White Bread (500g)

$1.4 ₱78.1

$1.51 ₱84.2

-7.28%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.93 ₱52.1

$1.06 ₱59.3

-12.26%

Eggs

$1.98 ₱110

$2.35 ₱131

-15.74%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$7.85 ₱437

$8.04 ₱448

-2.36%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$5.09 ₱283

$4.39 ₱244

15.95%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$8.38 ₱467

$7.94 ₱442

5.54%

Apples (1kg)

$3.39 ₱189

$4.59 ₱256

-26.14%

Banana (1kg)

$1.89 ₱105

$2 ₱111

-5.50%

Oranges (1kg)

$3.41 ₱190

$2.73 ₱152

24.91%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.61 ₱89.4

$2.19 ₱122

-26.48%

Potato (1kg)

$1.67 ₱93.2

$3.35 ₱186

-50.15%

Onion (1kg)

$1.71 ₱95.4

$2.81 ₱156

-39.15%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.1 ₱61.3

$1.09 ₱60.9

0.92%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.69 ₱38.48

$0.98 ₱54.6

-29.59%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.12 ₱118

$3 ₱167

-29.33%

Wine (Bottle)

$7.61 ₱424

$6.7 ₱373

13.58%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.2 ₱66.6

$1.25 ₱69.6

-4.00%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.42 ₱135

$2.21 ₱123

9.50%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.26 ₱14.37

$0.55 ₱30.37

-52.73%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$17.71 ₱986

$3.58 ₱199

394.69%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.82 ₱45.44

$0.84 ₱46.55

-2.38%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.22 ₱12.22

$0.13 ₱7.5

69.23%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$2.07 ₱115

$3.65 ₱203

-43.29%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.17 ₱65

$1.11 ₱61.7

5.41%

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

$21.4K ₱1.2M

$34.3K ₱1.9M

-37.71%

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

$18.6K ₱1M

$22.3K ₱1.2M

-16.71%

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

$73.2 ₱4,073

$169 ₱9,394

-56.64%

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

$33.41 ₱1,860

$27 ₱1,503

23.74%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$26.77 ₱1,490

$35.66 ₱1,986

-24.93%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$33.3 ₱1,854

$56.1 ₱3,122

-40.61%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$9.09 ₱506

$11.87 ₱661

-23.42%

Cinema Ticket

$5.71 ₱318

$8.16 ₱454

-30.02%

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

$153 ₱8,546

$324 ₱18.1K

-52.66%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$4,237 ₱235.9K

$7,700 ₱428.7K

-44.98%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$45.9 ₱2,555

$59.5 ₱3,312

-22.84%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$33.85 ₱1,885

$35.84 ₱1,995

-5.55%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$69.1 ₱3,847

$85.8 ₱4,779

-19.50%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$89.7 ₱4,992

$123 ₱6,873

-27.36%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$262 ₱14.6K

$644 ₱35.8K

-59.34%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$159 ₱8,872

$405 ₱22.5K

-60.62%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$454 ₱25.3K

$2,272 ₱126.5K

-80.03%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$367 ₱20.4K

$1,036 ₱57.7K

-64.56%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,298 ₱128K

$6,045 ₱336.6K

-61.98%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$3,034 ₱168.9K

$4,200 ₱233.8K

-27.77%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$415 ₱23.1K

$918 ₱51.1K

-54.76%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

6.67

-25.04%

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

Last update for Tagaytay: October 29, 2025

Last update for Makati: October 29, 2025

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