Questions we hear every week

Everything is published up front. Digital products are $29 for the guide, $39 for the living map, or $49 for both. In-person packages are $399, $2,000, and $3,900. The full scope and any third-party costs are put in writing before service payment.

No. Every price is one-time. We don’t do recurring billing — you buy a thing once, you own it, and the map’s updates are included for life.

Digital products have a 14-day make-it-right promise. In-person services have a 72-hour full-refund window on the first payment, plus the housing-search remedies described on the in-person page and in the written Service Plan.

The free stuff is real — start with our free quiz and map. You pay only when you want the whole thing in one place — the full written guide and the complete living map — instead of stitching it together from a dozen forum threads.

The quiz (free) tells you whether Cebu fits your budget. The map (free to open, $39 for full access) opens on the whole Philippines and zooms into all 31 Cebu neighborhoods — costs, safety and hazards, area by area. The guide ($29) is the whole subject written out — budgets, visas, first 30 days. The $49 bundle is the guide plus full map access together.

The $29 guide plus full access to the $39 living map — everything you’d buy separately for $68, together for $49. One payment, no subscription, lifetime map updates.

After checkout, Lemon Squeezy emails your receipt and delivery links. The guide downloads from that email or My Orders; the map unlocks with the long license key in the receipt. Card or PayPal, and you always see the exact amount before you pay.

A small team living and working in Cebu. We rent here, shop here, and pay the same bills — so when we tell you what something costs, it’s because we paid it. More on the About page.

Fair question — so we’ve built the whole thing to earn it, not assume it: published prices, no hidden fees, a real person on email, and a 14-day make-it-right guarantee on the products. Start free, see how we answer, and only pay when you’re ready.

No. It’s practical, educational research from people who live here, current as of 2026. For legal, tax, or immigration specifics we point you to a licensed professional — and we tell you exactly when to.