Cost of living comparison
Blackburn is 2.2 times more expensive than Cebu.
If you lived in Blackburn instead of Cebu, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
Cebu
|
Blackburn
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.75
₱155.23
|
$12.42
£9.86
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.30
₱186.27
|
$7.20
£5.72
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
₱29.90
|
$1.18
£0.94
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
₱26.13
|
$0.87
£0.69
|
|
pay 10.6% less for groceries
Cebu
|
Blackburn
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.09
₱61.18
|
$1.08
£0.86
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.36
₱245.77
|
$2.51
£1.99
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.59
₱371.46
|
$3.60
£2.86
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.78
₱100.56
|
$2.25
£1.79
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.99
₱112.34
|
$3.03
£2.40
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.76
₱99.12
|
$1.07
£0.85
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
₱30.72
|
$0.51
£0.41
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.94
₱109.67
|
$0.75
£0.59
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
₱42.83
|
$1.22
£0.97
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
₱48.25
|
$0.69
£0.55
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.15
₱65.08
|
$0.68
£0.54
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for transportation
Cebu
|
Blackburn
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.05
₱284.76
|
$7.13
£5.66
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.00
₱450.94
|
$49.68
£39.43
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,857.59
₱1,345,293.41
|
$22,978.85
£18,235.74
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.79
₱157.30
|
$14.53
£11.53
|
|
pay 26.3% more for housing
Cebu
|
Blackburn
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.91
₱2,419.79
|
$34.47
£27.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$516.15
₱29,104.91
|
$496.84
£394.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$256.93
₱14,487.78
|
$434.74
£345.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$67.06
₱3,781.51
|
$106.86
£84.80
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for childcare
Cebu
|
Blackburn
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$109.73
₱6,187.49
|
$248.42
£197.14
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,431.64
₱137,116.44
|
$9,522.77
£7,557.15
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Cebu
|
Blackburn
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.47
₱82.79
|
$3.42
£2.71
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.90
₱163.63
|
$2.95
£2.34
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.20
₱124.18
|
$15.52
£12.32
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.95
₱1,914.46
|
$27.31
£21.67
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.59
₱258.71
|
$7.73
£6.14
|
|
pay 32.3% more for clothing
Cebu
|
Blackburn
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.37
₱2,276.65
|
$76.08
£60.38
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.79
₱1,228.87
|
$34.16
£27.11
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.67
₱3,815.98
|
$72.46
£57.50
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.94
₱3,492.59
|
$47.61
£37.79
|
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