Cebu Cost of Living: Overview
What it costs to live and work remotely from Cebu, broken down by category.
Cebu offers a lower-cost, beach-adjacent alternative to Manila with a growing nomad community, though the Philippines' Digital Nomad Visa is new enough that real-world cost and process precedent is thinner than for more established Southeast Asian destinations.
- 1BR apartment, city area — $310-518/month, with IT Park and Lahug at the premium end (₱35,000-50,000/~$620-880) and outer neighborhoods considerably cheaper. Worth knowing directly: condo "Association Dues" are a real, separate monthly fee covering building maintenance, often ₱90-120/sqm — for a 40sqm unit that's an extra $60-80/month many first-time renters don't budget for
- Coworking, monthly — ₱6,000-9,000/month (~$105-160 USD) at established spaces (The Company, Workplace Cafe) in IT Park
- Eating out, per meal — roughly $4 for an inexpensive local meal, considerably more at restaurants aimed at the expat/tourist crowd
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