For those who want to settle down in Bohol an buy and cook your own stuff, I have collected the prices for the most important goods you would have to buy. It includes one-time purchase as well as the daily food. You may calculate by yourself how much you would need to live and survive in Bohol.
The cost of living in Bohol, Philippines:
- Grocery Supermarket:
- 1 kg Rice: 45,- Peso
- 1 kg Onions: 60,- Peso (seasonal prices)
- 1 kg Potatoes: 60 Peso (seasonal prices)
- 1 Kg Pork: ca. 160,- Peso
- Glass Jam: ca. 75,- Peso
- Bottle Beer (San Miguel Pilsen): 18,- Peso
- Bottle Rum (Tanduay 5 Years, 1 Li): 60,- Peso
- Toast Bread (Sliced White Bread) 30,- Peso
- 250 Gram Butter: 65,- Peso
- Grocery from Swiss Delicates's Store:
- 1 small Rye Bread: 60,- Peso
- 1 big Wheat Bread: 120,- Peso
- 1 Glass (Swiss) Jam 180,- Peso
- 200 Gram Salami (imported) 180,- Peso
- 1 Liver Sausage 75,- Peso
- 200 Gram Smoked Ham (Black Forest): 245,- Peso
- Rent & Live
- rent small house in province : from ca. 3500,- Peso
- rent flat or apartment in city : ca. 15.000,- Peso
- Electricity: 1500,- Peso w/o Air con or 3000,- Peso with 1 Air con
- Tab water: ca. 65,- /Month (1 couple/ 2 people)
- Drinking Water ca. 30,- Peso (ca. 15 Li)
- Refrigerators from 12.000,- Peso
- simple gas stove: 1200,- Peso
- gas tank exchange : 700,- Peso
- Rice cooker: from 800,- Peso
- Microwave: from 2800,- Peso
- Cabinet Sleeping Room: from 10.000,- Peso
- Bed from Bamboo, w/o mattress: from 600,- Peso
- Bed from Furniture Store with mattress: from 23.000,- Peso
- Car, Motor Bike, Transport:
- Motorbike Honda Wave 125 cc from 50.000,- Peso
- Motor Bike same Honda but made in China, 110 or 125 cc 28.000 Peso
- China Chopper, Loncin, 150 cc from 40.000,- Peso
- Multi cabs (Surplus) ab. ca. 135.000,- Peso
- Multi cabs used from 50 - 70.000,- Peso
- Used cars , 6 to 10 Years old: 150.000 - 250.000,- Peso
- New car from: 500.000,- Peso
- Taxi Meter: 25 km ca. 500,- Peso (Meter x 2 for long distance)
- Jeepney, 25 km: 30,- Peso
- Mini Bus, Van, Air con 25 km: 60,- Peso