Cost of Living in Batangas City, 🇵🇭 Philippines - For Locals, Nomads, and Tourists

Researched Updated Nov 12, 2026 Last changed Nov 14, 2026 About costs

Cost breakdown

Digital nomad: short-term stay (1-3 months). Furnished Airbnb or coliving near center, coworking, eating out ~3x/day, travel health insurance.

Expat: long-term resident (1+ years). Renting apartment in center, mix of cooking and dining out, local health insurance, settled lifestyle.

Family: middle-class 4-person family. 2-3 bedroom in suburbs, groceries for 4, international school, car/transport, family health plan.

Local: budget-conscious local resident. Renting outside center, cooking at home, public transport, local phone plan.

Tourist: short-stay visitor (1-14 days). Hotel/Airbnb nightly, all meals at restaurants, taxis, sightseeing.

CategoryCost

Housing 1 2 27 $397 $174 $317 $230 $40

Utilities 1 — $57 $89 $41 —

Internet & Mobile 14 13 15 $19 $29 $35 $15 $1

Groceries 4 5 6 7 8 9 $58 $181 $455 $117 $7

Transportation 16 17 18 $81 $75 $222 $21 $7

Dining Out 20 21 27 $297 $151 $178 $35 $14

Leisure Activities 19 26 27 29 $66 $106 $348 $45 $26

Health Insurance 22 $67 $70 $200 $8 —

Visa & Legal Fees 23 $39 $36 $143 — —

Total $1,024 $879 $1,987 $512 $95

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) $162.14 per month

Coworking Space 3 $61.68 per month

Airbnb (1 month) 1 $396.79 $354 – $415 per month

Coliving Space 28 $87.21 per month

Food & Dining

Coffee 27 20 $2.16 per cup

Beer 10 27 $1.21 per pint

Meal (Inexpensive) 21 $2.93 per meal

Fast Food Combo 20 $4.33 per meal

Apples 9 $1.66 per kg

Bread 4 $0.97 per loaf

Milk 5 $1.82 per liter

Rice 6 $1.14 per kg

Chicken Fillets 7 $6.03 per kg

Beef 8 $5.36 per kg

Wine (Mid-range) 11 $6.34 per bottle

Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 27 $17.80 per meal

Water (1.5L bottle) 12 $0.44 per bottle

Transportation

Taxi Start 17 $0.79 per trip

Taxi per km 17 $0.21 per km

Monthly Transport Pass 16 17 $12.78 per month

Gasoline 18 $1.34 per liter

Ride-hailing (5km) 17 $1.86 per trip

Scooter Rental 30 $79.28 per month

Services

Mobile Plan 14 13 $4.74 per month

Internet (60 Mbps+) 15 13 $23.77 per month

Gym Membership 26 27 $39.64 per month

Tennis Court (Weekend) 29 $6.34 per hour

SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 13 $3.95 one-time

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket 19 $5.07 per ticket

Clothing

Jeans 31 $23.77 per pair

Summer Dress 32 $20.60 per dress

Running Shoes 33 $79.19 per pair

Personal Care

Haircut 27 $3.45 per visit

Laundry 34 $0.79 per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) 24 27 $9.51 per visit

Pharmacy (basic meds) 25 $2.38 per purchase

About these costs

Method: Researched
Last updated: Nov 12, 2026
Last changed: Nov 14, 2026
Exchange rate: 1 USD = 63.068 PHP on Oct 19, 2026

Checked against the sources below and compared with similar cities. Numbers in the list point to these sources.

Compared with Iloilo City, Cebu City, Davao City, Da Nang

Change history

Nov 14, 2026
- Method Generated Researched
- Airbnb (1 month) 324.28 396.79
- Apples 3.24 1.66
- Beef 6.49 5.36
- Beer 1.05 1.21
- Chicken Fillets 4.05 6.03
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- Cinema Ticket 4.86 5.07
- Coffee 1.62 2.16
- Coliving Space 162.14 87.21
- Coworking Space 56.75 61.68
- Dining Out local 12.97, nomad 291.85, expat 64.86, family 48.64, tourist 16.21 local 35.2, nomad 297.3, expat 151.06, family 178, tourist 14.21
- Doctor Visit (GP) 8.11 9.51
- Fast Food Combo 2.92 4.33
- Gasoline 1.13 1.34
- Groceries local 81.07, nomad 48.64, expat 113.5, family 291.85, tourist 0 local 116.86, nomad 58.43, expat 181.14, family 454.6, tourist 6.66
- Gym Membership 24.32 39.64
- Haircut 3.24 3.45
- Health Insurance local 8.11, nomad 56.75, expat 64.86, family 162.14, tourist 0 local 8.34, nomad 67.2, expat 70.08, family 200.26, tourist 0
- Housing local 97.28, nomad 291.85, expat 162.14, family 226.99, tourist 32.43 local 230.01, nomad 396.79, expat 174.41, family 317.12, tourist 39.64
- Internet & Mobile local 8.11, nomad 32.43, expat 40.53, family 48.64, tourist 0 local 15.05, nomad 19.03, expat 28.51, family 34.88, tourist 0.79
- Internet (60 Mbps+) 29.18 23.77
- Jeans 16.21 23.77
- Laundry 0.65 0.79
- Leisure Activities local 8.11, nomad 97.28, expat 56.75, family 81.07, tourist 9.73 local 44.71, nomad 66.28, expat 105.6, family 347.85, tourist 26
- Meal (Inexpensive) 1.3 2.93
- Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 19.46 17.8
- Milk 1.95 1.82
- Mobile Plan 8.11 4.74
- Monthly Transport Pass 32.43 12.78
- Pharmacy (basic meds) 1.62 2.38
- Rice 0.81 1.14
- Ride-hailing (5km) 2.43 1.86
- Running Shoes 56.75 79.19
- SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 8.11 3.95
- Scooter Rental 11.35 79.28
- Summer Dress 12.97 20.6
- Taxi Start 0.81 0.79
- Taxi per km 0.29 0.21
- Tennis Court (Weekend) 5.67 6.34
- Transportation local 24.32, nomad 64.86, expat 40.53, family 97.28, tourist 6.49 local 20.71, nomad 80.71, expat 75, family 221.98, tourist 6.6
- Visa & Legal Fees local 0, nomad 48.64, expat 32.43, family 48.64 local 0, nomad 39.27, expat 35.72, family 142.86
- Water (1.5L bottle) 0.41 0.44
- Wine (Mid-range) 12.97 6.34
Dining Out restated with an explicit monthly restaurant mix per profile, and Visa & Legal Fees for long-stay expats and families amortised over twelve months of Bureau of Immigration waiver and extension fees; Health Insurance premiums for locals, expats and families marked as borrowed from the researched Philippine peer band, and the beer and utilities descriptions clarified (immigration.gov.ph, safetywing.com)

Batangas City cost of living