Price list for Foreigners visiting the Philippines

Tourists coming to the Philippines should be aware of the prices of goods and services to be able to go around without being gypped by unscrupulous natives. First of all, have in mind that the dollar equivalent to the Philippine money which is the peso is around Php 45 to 46 depending on the day's Forex rate. So with that, $1 can already buy you a good meal in popular fast foods such as Jollibee, Mcdonald's, or Chowking. A dollar would give you 8 rides to 8 destinations within a small city, but when you go to bigger cities like Manila or Cebu, fare rates would be a bit higher. For lodging, you can get a room for as low as Php 300/day to as high as Php 1,200 to Php 1,500 for airconditioned rooms with single beds. A bottle of soda in small sari-sari stores costs only Php 8.00 but you pay higher if you have one in a sit-in resto. Sandwiches, the large ones, cost somewhere between Php 25 to Php 28, the small ones are at Php 15.00

While enjoying the different places, hopping from one beauty spot to another, remember to carry only enough cash in pesos. In our city which is Dumaguete City, the best money exchanger here with the highest exchange rate is still Optimum Traders, situated near a chicken house called Golden Roy's. So if you come around and you're looking for a money changer, ask the pedicab driver to take you to Optimum Traders. Now if he seems reluctant or like he does not know where the place is, then say Golden Roy's and pronto, he will deliver you there without questions asked. Optimum Traders is situated right next to Golden Roy's. If you know how to read signs, then you won't get lost.