Cost of Living Comparison Between Tagum City and Cebu Cost of Living Comparison Between Tagum City and Cebu

🙂 Solo nomad: Tagum City is 6.1% cheaper than Cebu without rent, and 12.5% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Tagum City is 31% cheaper than Cebu without rent, and 13.5% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$3.46 ₱193

$4.46 ₱248

-22.42%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$14.41 ₱803

$23.59 ₱1,313

-38.91%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$3.77 ₱210

$4.54 ₱253

-16.96%

Cappuccino

$1.7 ₱94.5

$2.65 ₱148

-35.85%

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

$0.83 ₱46.49

$0.84 ₱46.77

-1.19%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.36 ₱20.15

$0.45 ₱25.1

-20.00%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.35 ₱75

$1.52 ₱84.9

-11.18%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.31 ₱73

$2.09 ₱116

-37.32%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.86 ₱103

$2.31 ₱129

-19.48%

White Bread (500g)

$1.23 ₱68.3

$1.57 ₱87.3

-21.66%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.01 ₱56.4

$1.13 ₱62.9

-10.62%

Eggs

$2.09 ₱116

$2.36 ₱131

-11.44%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$8.16 ₱454

$12.95 ₱721

-36.99%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.15 ₱231

$5.12 ₱285

-18.95%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$7.76 ₱432

$7.61 ₱424

1.97%

Apples (1kg)

$3 ₱167

$3.63 ₱202

-17.36%

Banana (1kg)

$1.55 ₱86.1

$1.47 ₱82

5.44%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.58 ₱143

$3.43 ₱191

-24.78%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.56 ₱86.8

$2.25 ₱125

-30.67%

Potato (1kg)

$2.3 ₱128

$2.53 ₱141

-9.09%

Onion (1kg)

$2.55 ₱142

$2.47 ₱137

3.24%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.11 ₱62.1

$1 ₱55.8

11.00%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.77 ₱42.98

$0.82 ₱45.9

-6.10%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.83 ₱157

$3.25 ₱181

-12.92%

Wine (Bottle)

$7.41 ₱413

$6.68 ₱372

10.93%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.21 ₱67.2

$1.17 ₱64.9

3.42%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.99 ₱111

$2.26 ₱126

-11.95%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.26 ₱14.32

$0.26 ₱14.34

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$15.28 ₱851

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.83 ₱46.45

$0.81 ₱45.31

2.47%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.22 ₱12.19

$0.25 ₱14

-12.00%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$2.08 ₱116

$2.72 ₱151

-23.53%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.15 ₱64.1

$1.13 ₱63.2

1.77%

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

$27K ₱1.5M

$29.6K ₱1.6M

-8.62%

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

$20.5K ₱1.1M

$27.3K ₱1.5M

-24.96%

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

$113 ₱6,300

$99 ₱5,512

14.31%

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

$32.75 ₱1,824

$35 ₱1,949

-6.43%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$26.99 ₱1,503

$29.45 ₱1,640

-8.35%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$33.38 ₱1,858

$33.3 ₱1,854

0.24%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$8.33 ₱464

Cinema Ticket

$5.78 ₱322

$5.97 ₱332

-3.18%

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

$152 ₱8,462

$228 ₱12.7K

-33.34%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$4,378 ₱243.8K

$3,917 ₱218.1K

11.78%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$45.81 ₱2,551

$51.8 ₱2,884

-11.56%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$26.42 ₱1,471

$22.69 ₱1,263

16.44%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$73.9 ₱4,113

$74.8 ₱4,163

-1.20%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$52.5 ₱2,924

$54.8 ₱3,049

-4.11%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$267 ₱14.9K

$501 ₱27.9K

-46.67%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$178 ₱9,892

$214 ₱11.9K

-16.95%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$581 ₱32.3K

$795 ₱44.3K

-26.98%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$388 ₱21.6K

$391 ₱21.8K

-0.84%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,088 ₱116.2K

$2,957 ₱164.6K

-29.39%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,052 ₱58.6K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$223 ₱12.4K

$375 ₱20.9K

-40.52%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

6.67

-16.63%

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

Last update for Tagum City: October 27, 2025

Last update for Cebu: October 29, 2025

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