Cost of living comparison
United States is 3.6 times more expensive than Cebu.
If you lived in United States instead of Cebu, you would:
pay 4.4 times more for restaurants
Cebu
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.75
₱158.69
|
$18.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.30
₱190.43
|
$9.28
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
₱30.56
|
$2.24
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
₱26.71
|
$1.77
|
|
pay 70.2% more for groceries
Cebu
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.09
₱62.55
|
$3.17
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.36
₱251.26
|
$5.93
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.59
₱379.74
|
$3.83
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.78
₱102.80
|
$4.01
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.99
₱114.85
|
$5.32
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.76
₱101.33
|
$2.19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
₱31.41
|
$0.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.94
₱112.11
|
$1.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
₱43.79
|
$2.05
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
₱49.33
|
$1.29
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.15
₱66.53
|
$1.27
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for transportation
Cebu
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.05
₱291.11
|
$3.72
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.00
₱460.99
|
$63.08
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,857.59
₱1,375,294.45
|
$25,096.27
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.79
₱160.80
|
$16.64
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
Cebu
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.91
₱2,473.75
|
$70.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$516.15
₱29,753.97
|
$1,528.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$256.93
₱14,810.86
|
$1,282.97
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$67.06
₱3,865.84
|
$138.81
|
|
pay 8.5 times more for childcare
Cebu
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$109.73
₱6,325.47
|
$1,137.97
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,431.64
₱140,174.24
|
$15,943.15
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Cebu
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.47
₱84.63
|
$5.19
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.90
₱167.28
|
$4.51
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.20
₱126.95
|
$8.57
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.95
₱1,957.15
|
$42.79
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.59
₱264.48
|
$12.04
|
|
pay 43.8% more for clothing
Cebu
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.37
₱2,327.42
|
$45.40
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.79
₱1,256.28
|
$36.73
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.67
₱3,901.08
|
$79.51
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.94
₱3,570.48
|
$109.59
|
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