Prices, Transport & Shopping

The Philippines is a very cheap country, but Boracay is a very tourist island. The exported products are more expensive by transport and because they are sold in a tourist site.

Fruit, fish and chicken are cheap. The beef is exported.  Olive oil is really expensive, so I tried coconut oil. I think this oil is good at cooking because it is written in the packaging: "no cholesterol".

They do not have to carry local souvenir products, just seems autochthon: original pearls.

You must think: 50p is 1 euro and 500p is 10 Euros.

Prices outside

-          Inside/Outside island: 200p (tax of the port is 100p. environmental tax is 75p. and boat ticket and 30p).

-         Water: 50p.

-          Migtht (local cigarettes): 50p.

-          Ticket club:  Free until x and later 200p.

-          Cocktail or run drink in a club: 80-200p.

-          Cup of red wine: 200p.

-          Parasailing: 1200p.

-          Discover Diving: 3000p.

-          Massage in the beach or inside: Minimum 350p until 800p.

-          Massage in Victor Ortega (Station 1): 250p.

-          Scrub in Victor Ortega (Station 1): 750p.

-          Massage near Cowboy restaurant with a blind therapist: 400p (the best with my friend Lobert)

Prices in the supermarket/shops

The cheapest supermarket in Mini-Mark in the main road before Talipapa.

-          Ice cream Magnum: 80p and 100p in the Beach.

-          Water: 20p

-          Toilet paper: 15 – 20 each.

-          Yogurt: Depending of the supermarket from 52p to 66p.

-          Jelly with yogurt: 25p.

-          Potatoes: 100p/kilo.

-          Tiger balm: 100p (in drugs shops more expensive).

-          Egg: 12 each one.

Prices in the Talipapa/local shops/bar or hotel in the beach

-          1 kg mussels: 80p.

-          1kg clams: 150p.

-          1kg Mist clams/mussels: 125p.

-      flip-flops: From 150p to 300p

-      Original flip-flops: From 1000.

-          Bottle of wine: Minimum 450p.

-          3 magnetic: 200p.  

-          Buffet to dinner: 500p, 800p o 1000p depending the quality of the buffet.

-          Coconut in a bar in the beach: 80p.

-          Beer in a bar in the beach: 50p.

-          Coke in a bar in the beach: 80p.

-          In Puka Beach all drinks about 150-250p.

-          Real pearl earring: 150p.

Prices of transport

The regular transport in the day is about 20 for local people and 40 for foreign. But it's common that they ask for more money especially in night.

- Motorcycle: To come back at home if you are alone is easy. The first day I paid 40p with local people. But I used to pay 50p in the night.

Tricycle: If you don’t ask the price is 20 for locals and 40 for abroad for everyplace in main road. If you go special place like Puka Beach o Spider House, they have a special price about 150-250, depending the honesty from the driver.