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Bayan Lepas vs. Philippines Cost of Living Summary

Bayan Lepas is 22.6% more expensive than Philippines overall.

Restaurants: pay 14.1% more in Bayan Lepas
Groceries: pay 44.2% more in Bayan Lepas
Transportation: pay 18.2% less in Bayan Lepas
Housing: pay 12.8% less in Bayan Lepas
Childcare: pay 54.2% more in Bayan Lepas
Entertainment and Sports: pay 75.8% more in Bayan Lepas
Clothing: pay 0.6% more in Bayan Lepas

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

Bayan Lepas vs. Philippines Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bayan Lepas instead of Philippines, you would:

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pay 14.1% more for restaurants

	Philippines	Bayan Lepas
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.83 ₱225.93	$2.96 MYR12.18	-22.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.27 ₱192.96	$3.91 MYR16.07	+19.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.69 ₱40.84	$0.79 MYR3.25	+14.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.38 ₱22.41	$0.55 MYR2.27	+45.5%
Average			+14.1%

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pay 44.2% more for groceries

	Philippines	Bayan Lepas
Bread 1 loaf	$1.24 ₱73.22	$0.88 MYR3.62	-29.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.91 ₱230.28	$27.19 MYR111.79	+596.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.02 ₱413.71	$9.21 MYR37.86	+31.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.06 ₱121.22	$1.93 MYR7.95	-5.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.91 ₱112.77	$2.06 MYR8.45	+7.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.42 ₱83.67	$1.34 MYR5.52	-5.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.65 ₱38.04	$0.72 MYR2.95	+11.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.17 ₱68.94	$1.34 MYR5.52	+14.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 ₱40.83	$0.53 MYR2.19	-22.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.95 ₱55.91	$0.46 MYR1.90	-51.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.17 ₱69.08	$0.47 MYR1.91	-60.3%
Average			+44.2%

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pay 18.2% less for transportation

	Philippines	Bayan Lepas
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.15 ₱244.48	$2.12 MYR8.73	-48.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.67 ₱746.80	$14.22 MYR58.45	+12.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,414.32 ₱1,439,590.56	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.78 ₱163.80	??
Average			-18.2%

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pay 12.8% less for housing

	Philippines	Bayan Lepas
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.95 ₱1,647.84	$30.38 MYR124.87	+8.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$254.21 ₱14,989.24	$189.57 MYR779.34	-25.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$161.64 ₱9,531.03	$215.64 MYR886.50	+33.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$80.13 ₱4,724.57	$25.80 MYR106.07	-67.8%
Average			-12.8%

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pay 54.2% more for childcare

	Philippines	Bayan Lepas
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$130.02 ₱7,666.54	$236.97 MYR974.17	+82.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,634.78 ₱332,254.90	$7,109.00 MYR29,225.12	+26.2%
Average			+54.2%

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pay 75.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Philippines	Bayan Lepas
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.20 ₱70.66	$4.74 MYR19.48	+295.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.17 ₱127.99	$2.69 MYR11.04	+23.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.73 ₱160.83	$4.98 MYR20.46	+82.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$30.80 ₱1,815.99	$31.99 MYR131.51	+3.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.63 ₱331.71	$4.15 MYR17.05	-26.3%
Average			+75.8%

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pay 0.6% more for clothing

	Philippines	Bayan Lepas
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.17 ₱2,427.56	$37.91 MYR155.87	-7.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$25.58 ₱1,508.29	$25.95 MYR106.67	+1.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$69.76 ₱4,113.62	$62.40 MYR256.53	-10.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$65.98 ₱3,890.30	$78.99 MYR324.72	+19.7%
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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