Most Profitable Airbnb Rental Arbitrage Markets in The Philippines in 2025

Based on our data, this page shows the top markets to do Airbnb Rental Arbitrage in The Philippines with key statistics and information, like average long-term rental revenue for 2-bedroom, short-term rental revenue, and average rent gap. This allows you to discover the most profitable cities to start Airbnb Arbitrage in The Philippines.

Best Cities to start Rental Arbitrage in The Philippines


Rent Gap: It indicates the average revenue differences between long-term and short-term rental revenues. The bigger the gap, the easier it is for you to make profits by doing rental arbitrage. The table is sorted by the rent gap. All data presented in this report is based on 2-bedroom properties.

STR (Short-Term Rental): Refers to short-term rental data, which is tracked and verified by Airbtics.

STR Revenue: Represents the average annual revenue generated by short-term rentals, as captured by Airbtics' dataset.

LTR (Long-Term Rental): Refers to traditional rental markets.

LTR Revenue: Represents the average annual rental income collected by landlords. For comparability, we assume a 90% occupancy rate for long-term rentals. The data is currently sourced through ChatGPT. However, Airbtics is in the process of collecting and standardizing this data internally. By November 2025, these external sources will be fully replaced with Airbtics' proprietary datasets.

Sorting Basis: The tables are ranked by the Rent Gap between short-term and long-term rental revenues for an average 2-bedroom property.

Last updated: September, 2025

Position Market Name LTR revenue STR revenue Rent Gap Number of Airbnb Listings Regulation
1 Siargao Island $5.40K $27.39K 407% 1,554
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2 Palawan $4.32K $14.95K 245% 1,910
Lenient
3 Subic Beach $5.40K $16.18K 199% 1,015
Lenient
4 Boracay $7.56K $21.26K 181% 869
Lenient
5 Panglao Island $5.40K $14.82K 174% 923
Lenient
6 San Fernando $4.32K $9.90K 129% 577
Lenient
7 Baguio $4.32K $9.84K 127% 3,732
Lenient
8 Cebu City $5.40K $11.99K 122% 4,387
Lenient
9 Tagaytay $5.40K $10.82K 100% 2,876
Lenient
10 Davao City $4.32K $7.74K 79% 2,437
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11 Metro Manila $6.48K $10.27K 58% 25,976
Lenient
12 San Juan Beach Ph $12.96K $13.32K 2% 874
Lenient

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