🇵🇭 5 cities in Philippines, sorted by daily travel budget. Not the exchange rate — how cheap it feels on your own income, and where a price becomes a rip-off. Updated September 2026
| City | Per day | Per month | Local meal | Coffee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇵🇭 DavaoBig city | $67.3 | $979 | ₱140 | ₱130 |
| 🇵🇭 PalawanResort | $75.7 | $1,411 | ₱170 | ₱140 |
| 🇵🇭 CebuResort · mid-size | $85.6 | $1,393 | ₱150 | ₱140 |
| 🇵🇭 ManilaBig city | $94.2 | $1,616 | ₱180 | ₱150 |
| 🇵🇭 BoracayResort | $94.4 | $1,759 | ₱200 | ₱160 |
Per day = one mid-range night + three meals, a coffee and two taxi rides. Open a city for item-by-item prices, rip-off thresholds and live traveler reports.
With a mid-range room, between $67.3 and $94.4 a day depending on the city — about $83.4 on average. Hostels and local eateries cut that by 30% or more.
Short-term rental plus living costs runs $979–$1,759 by city, about $1,432 on average.
By daily budget, Davao ($67.3/day) is the cheapest and Boracay ($94.4/day) the most expensive.