Cost of Living in Mindanao

What this survey covers

Take the Mindanao cost of living survey on household expenses, coping choices, jobs, food, transport, housing, utilities and health care.

Why this matters

Cost of Living in Mindanao gathers readers across Mindanao around cost of living priorities, daily concerns, and practical local choices. The questions below show what the survey covers before visitors vote.

Question 1: Which household expense is hardest for you to manage?

Choose the expense that places the greatest pressure on your own household budget.

• Food and groceries
• Housing or rent
• Electricity and water
• Transport or fuel
• Medicines and health care
• School or child care costs
• No single expense is especially difficult

Question 2: How does your household mainly respond when expenses are difficult to cover?

Select the response your household uses most often. This question does not assume that every household uses the same strategy.

• Cut nonessential spending
• Switch to cheaper food or products
• Take extra work or seek more income
• Use savings
• Borrow or use credit
• Delay health, school, or other important spending
• This has not applied to my household

Question 3: What would provide the most practical cost-of-living relief?

Pick the change that would make the strongest practical difference to your household expenses.

• More stable and better-paying jobs
• More affordable food
• Lower-cost public transport
• More affordable housing or rent
• More reliable and affordable utilities
• More affordable health care
• No single measure stands out

Survey note

Participation is voluntary. Results describe only the readers who chose to respond and are not representative of Mindanao residents. This is not a scientific or government poll.