Common information
- Country
- Philippines
- Population
- 679 588
Cost of living and prices in General Santos
- One bedroom apartment
- outside of centre88USD/month
- in city centre141USD/month
- Three bedroom apartment
- outside of centre176USD/month
- in city centre353USD/month
Restaurants
| Meal | Inexpensive restaurant | 1 people | 4 USD |
| Meal | Mid-range restaurant | 2 people | 11 USD |
| Meal | McMeal at McDonalds | 1 pc | 3 USD |
| Drinks | Domestic Beer | 0.5 litre | 1 USD |
| Drinks | Imported Beer | 0.33 litre | 1 USD |
| Drinks | Cappuccino | 1 portion | 2 USD |
| Drinks | Coke/Pepsi | 0.33 litre | 0 USD |
| Drinks | Water | 0.33 litre | 0 USD |
Markets
| Food | Milk | 1 litre | 1 USD |
| Food | Loaf bread | 0.5 kg | 1 USD |
| Food | Rice white | 1 kg | 1 USD |
| Food | Eggs | 12 pc | 2 USD |
| Food | Local cheese | 1 kg | 6 USD |
| Meat | Chicken fillets | 1 kg | 3 USD |
| Fruits | Apples | 1 kg | 3 USD |
| Fruits | Bananas | 1 kg | 1 USD |
| Fruits | Oranges | 1 kg | 2 USD |
| Food | Potato | 1 kg | 1 USD |
| Food | Tomato | 1 kg | 0 USD |
| Food | Onion | 1 kg | 3 USD |
| Food | Lettuce | 1 head | 1 USD |
| Food | Water | 1.5 litre | 1 USD |
| Alcohol | Wine, Mid-Range | 1 bottle | 6 USD |
| Alcohol | Domestic Beer | 0.5 litre | 1 USD |
| Alcohol | Imported Beer | 0.33 litre | 2 USD |
| Cigarettes | Marlboro | 1 pack | 2 USD |
Transportation
| Public transport | One-way | 1 ticket | 0 USD |
| Public transport | Monthly pass | pass | 12 USD |
| Taxi | Taxi start | seat | 1 USD |
| Taxi | Normal tariff | 1 km | 0 USD |
| Taxi | Waiting | 1 hour | 2 USD |
| Fuel | Gasoline | 1 litre | 1 USD |
| Automobile | Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline | 1 pc | 20,281 USD |
| Automobile | Toyota Corolla Sedan 1.6l 97kW Comfort | 1 pc | 20,574 USD |
Entertainment
| Sport | Fitness Club | 1 month | 18 USD |
| Sport | Tennis Court Rent | 1 hour | 2 USD |
| Rest | Cinema, International Release | 1 place | 3 USD |
Goods
| Clothing | Jeans, Levis 501 | 1 pair | 44 USD |
| Clothing | Summer Dress in Zara, H&M | 1 pc | 16 USD |
| Shoes | Nike Running Shoes | 1 pair | 71 USD |
| Shoes | Men Leather Business Shoes | 1 pair | 68 USD |
Accommodation
| Utilities | Electricity, Heating... for 85m2 | 1 month | 75 USD |
| Communication | Mobile Phone Monthly Plan | 1 month | 34 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment in City Centre | 1 bedroom | 141 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment Outside of Centre | 1 bedroom | 88 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment in City Centre | 3 bedroom | 353 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment Outside of Centre | 3 bedroom | 176 USD |
| Buy apartment | Apartment in City Centre | 1 sq. meter | 794 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment Outside of Centre | 1 sq. meter | 441 USD |
| Salary | Disposable Salary | 1 month | 265 USD |
| Mortgage | Interest Rate | 1 year | 6.5 |
Weather, climate, temperature by months in General Santos
| Season | Autumn | Winter | Spring | Summer | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Year |
| Average high, °C | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 32 |
| Average temperature, °C | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 |
| Average low, °C | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
| Average precipitation, mm. | 74 | 103 | 89 | 79 | 62 | 63 | 42 | 50 | 100 | 110 | 102 | 82 | 956 |
| Day Length, часов | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
| Growing degree-day, °C | 483 | 499 | 483 | 499 | 499 | 455 | 517 | 517 | 517 | 483 | 474 | 474 | 5901 |
| Solar radiation, global, Mj/m2 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |