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Da Nang vs. Cebu Cost of Living Summary

Da Nang is 4.5% cheaper than Cebu.

Restaurants: pay 24.8% less in Da Nang
Groceries: pay 37.1% less in Da Nang
Transportation: pay 7.0% more in Da Nang
Housing: pay 31.1% less in Da Nang
Childcare: pay 94.9% more in Da Nang
Entertainment and Sports: pay 41.2% less in Da Nang
Clothing: pay 0.6% more in Da Nang

The cost of childcare, transportation, and clothing in Da Nang are more expensive than in Cebu. Expenses including entertainment and sports, groceries, housing, and restaurants are lower in Da Nang. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Da Nang.

Da Nang vs. Cebu Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Da Nang instead of Cebu, you would:

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pay 24.8% less for restaurants

	Cebu	Da Nang
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.30 ₱254.24	$1.89 ₫49,824	-56.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.30 ₱254.24	$4.74 ₫124,559	+10.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.77 ₱45.66	$0.54 ₫14,119	-30.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.39 ₱23.16	$0.30 ₫7,949	-22.9%
Average			-24.8%

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pay 37.1% less for groceries

	Cebu	Da Nang
Bread 1 loaf	$1.50 ₱88.48	$1.09 ₫28,732	-27.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.25 ₱369.67	$6.16 ₫161,927	-1.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.34 ₱492.99	$5.28 ₫138,937	-36.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.27 ₱134.47	$1.43 ₫37,600	-37.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.24 ₱132.47	$1.70 ₫44,747	-24.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.56 ₱92.26	$1.17 ₫30,886	-24.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.66 ₱39.21	$0.47 ₫12,430	-28.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.47 ₱87.14	$0.48 ₫12,664	-67.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.98 ₱58.04	$0.53 ₫14,012	-45.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.14 ₱67.66	$0.50 ₫13,277	-55.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.11 ₱65.35	$0.46 ₫12,053	-58.6%
Average			-37.1%

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pay 7.0% more for transportation

	Cebu	Da Nang
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.11 ₱243.16	$3.23 ₫85,061	-21.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$14.62 ₱864.42	$3.79 ₫99,647	-74.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,245.30 ₱1,728,835.86	$26,516.00 ₫697,529,896	-9.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.75 ₱162.71	$6.40 ₫168,468	+132.7%
Average			+7.0%

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pay 31.1% less for housing

	Cebu	Da Nang
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.58 ₱1,748.77	$8.40 ₫220,884	-71.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$494.59 ₱29,237.67	$373.58 ₫9,827,482	-24.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$268.37 ₱15,864.61	$263.18 ₫6,923,288	-1.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$76.30 ₱4,510.53	$55.98 ₫1,472,566	-26.6%
Average			-31.1%

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pay 94.9% more for childcare

	Cebu	Da Nang
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$253.75 ₱15,000.19	$159.10 ₫4,185,179	-37.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,587.50 ₱271,189.94	$15,004.74 ₫394,714,730	+227.1%
Average			+94.9%

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pay 41.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Cebu	Da Nang
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.50 ₱88.60	$1.14 ₫29,894	-24.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.57 ₱152.00	$1.56 ₫41,055	-39.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.18 ₱188.14	$1.38 ₫36,371	-56.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.30 ₱1,909.63	$19.80 ₫520,883	-38.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.76 ₱340.68	$3.03 ₫79,718	-47.4%
Average			-41.2%

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pay 0.6% more for clothing

	Cebu	Da Nang
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.64 ₱3,111.70	$35.04 ₫921,736	-33.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.36 ₱1,322.05	$23.11 ₫607,847	+3.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$73.54 ₱4,347.51	$67.24 ₫1,768,737	-8.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$53.76 ₱3,178.01	$75.76 ₫1,992,943	+40.9%
Average			+0.6%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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