Cost of living comparison
Cebu is 49.1% cheaper than Iceland.
If you lived in Cebu instead of Iceland, you would:
pay 79.2% less for restaurants
Iceland
|
Cebu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.84
ISK2,489
|
$2.75
₱158.47
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.27
ISK1,991
|
$3.30
₱190.16
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.32
ISK323
|
$0.53
₱30.52
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.12
ISK296
|
$0.46
₱26.68
|
|
pay 7.6% less for groceries
Iceland
|
Cebu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.42
ISK478
|
$1.09
₱62.46
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.98
ISK835
|
$4.36
₱250.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.33
ISK743
|
$6.59
₱379.22
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.66
ISK790
|
$1.78
₱102.66
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.09
ISK990
|
$1.99
₱114.69
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
ISK162
|
$1.76
₱101.19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
ISK137
|
$0.54
₱31.37
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
ISK163
|
$1.94
₱111.96
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.84
ISK256
|
$0.76
₱43.73
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.96
ISK134
|
$0.86
₱49.26
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
ISK71
|
$1.15
₱66.43
|
|
pay 58.8% less for transportation
Iceland
|
Cebu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.03
ISK1,121
|
$5.05
₱290.71
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$77.40
ISK10,800
|
$8.00
₱460.36
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,836.83
ISK4,163,431
|
$23,857.59
₱1,373,397.70
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.97
ISK3,344
|
$2.79
₱160.58
|
|
pay 44.1% less for housing
Iceland
|
Cebu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.40
ISK8,708
|
$42.91
₱2,470.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,437.14
ISK200,539
|
$516.15
₱29,712.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,215.63
ISK169,628
|
$256.93
₱14,790.44
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$68.63
ISK9,577
|
$67.06
₱3,860.51
|
|
pay 34.6% less for childcare
Iceland
|
Cebu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$259.34
ISK36,189
|
$109.73
₱6,316.75
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,750.10
ISK383,749
|
$2,431.64
₱139,980.92
|
|
pay 59.0% less for entertainment and sports
Iceland
|
Cebu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.52
ISK1,189
|
$1.47
₱84.52
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.15
ISK579
|
$2.90
₱167.05
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.64
ISK1,484
|
$2.20
₱126.78
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.90
ISK7,940
|
$33.95
₱1,954.45
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.27
ISK1,713
|
$4.59
₱264.11
|
|
pay 60.6% less for clothing
Iceland
|
Cebu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$118.08
ISK16,476
|
$40.37
₱2,324.21
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.39
ISK7,031
|
$21.79
₱1,254.55
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$151.12
ISK21,087
|
$67.67
₱3,895.70
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$175.20
ISK24,447
|
$61.94
₱3,565.55
|
|
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