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SAMPLE BUDGET OF CEBU CITY, PHILIPPINES
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SAMPLE BUDGET OF CEBU CITY, PHILIPPINES
Name Price
Ruffles Potato Chips (6.5 oz.) 93 pesos
Delmonte Ketchup (340 grams) 26 pesos
Spaghetti (1lb) 50 pesos
Pringles Potato Chips (195 grams) 77 pesos
Campbell's Cream of Mushroom Soup (can) 40 pesos
Hunts Pork & Bean (390 grams) 29 pesos
Fruit Cocktail (15 oz.) 49 pesos
Can corn (418 grams) 34 pesos
Smuckers Strawberry Preserves (12 oz.) 100 pesos
Wesson Oil (64 oz.) 250 pesos
Armour Vienna sausage (9.25 oz.) 71 pesos
Ragu Spaghetti Sauce 60 pesos
Whole Chicken P99/kilo
Pork Chops P135/kilo
Beef Steak P158/kilo
Beef Ribs P115/kilo
Pork Adobo P135/kilo
Ground Pork P125/kilo
Dozen Eggs 48 pesos
Fresh Milk (1000 ml) 50 pesos
Sugar (1 kg) 28 pesos
Blue Bonnet Margarine (1 lb.) 110 pesos
Corn Flakes Cereal (300 grams) 81 pesos
Rice (1 kg) 28 pesos
Motts Apple Juice (64 oz.) 40 pesos
Coke (1.5 liters) 28 pesos
San Miguel (1 bottle) 17 pesos
Pepsi (can 33 ml) 13 pesos
Kraft cheese slices (12 slices) 126 pesos
Kraft Cheddar Cheese (block 8 oz.) 218 pesos
Maxwell House Instant coffee (7 oz.) 299 pesos
Coffee Mate Dairy Creamer (8 oz.) 114 pesos
Surf Laundry Detergent (2.5 kg) 185 pesos
Skippy Peanut Butter (12 oz.) 86 pesos
Ground Beef P140/kilo
Johnson's Baby Shampoo (500 ml) 127 pesos
Head & Shoulders Shampoo (200 ml) 88 pesos
Listerine (500 ml) 216 pesos
Safe Guard Bar Soap (large) 28 pesos
Kleenex (medium box) 47 pesos
Kleenex Toilet Paper (4 rolls) 61 pesos
A Sample Budget (Cost of Living) for Cebu City
JAN 2003 (XR: $1 = PHP 53.70) BUDGET
House Rent PHP 12,000
Electricity PHP 3,000
Bottled Gas PHP 250
Telephone PHP 1,500
Cell Phone PHP 150
Internet (DSL) PHP 2,500
Cable TV (Sky Cable) PHP 505
PHP 505 PHP 2,000
Visa Extension PHP 1,260
Mail Service PHP 350
Medical Treatment PHP 1,000
Dental Treatment PHP 1,000
Medicine PHP 1,000
Food (Groceries) PHP 10,000
Food (Restaurant) PHP 2,500
Distilled Water PHP 450
Household PHP 3,000
Personal Care PHP 1,000
Clothing PHP 1,500
Entertainment (Bar Hopping & etc) PHP 20,000
Computer (Hardware/Software Purchases) PHP 1,000
Home Liquor Cabinet / Beer PHP 2,500
Miscellaneous, Taxis & etc. PHP 4,000
PESO TOTAL PHP 72,465
Peso Totals in USD $1,367
U.S. Mail Box (USABox.com) $20
Insurance (Health & Dental for children) $140
Postage $0
Credit Card # 1 $0
Savings $473
Miscellaneous $0
DOLLAR TOTAL $633
Budget Total In USD $2,000
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