Geely EX5 EM-i (PHEV) vs Mitsubishi Xpander 1.5 GLS AT: 5-year cost to own (the Philippines)

By Ivan H., EVCostIQ · reviewed against our public methodology · every source dated on this page

Over 5 years in the Philippines (12,000 km/yr), as of July 2, 2026, the Mitsubishi Xpander 1.5 GLS AT stays the cheaper car to own — about ₱1,368,327 vs ₱1,383,340 for the Geely EX5 EM-i (PHEV), a ₱15,013 difference over 5 years.

No national cash purchase rebate in the Philippines (unlike Thailand's EV3.5). EV support is tax/tariff relief already baked into the sticker price (EVIDA 0% CBU import tariff to 2028; 0% excise on pure BEVs) plus non-cash perks (number-coding/UVVRP exemption, priority LTO registration) — none of it is a cheque, so none is in the totals above. Source: DOE EVIDA/CREVI · RA 11697.

Cheaper to own over 5 years · the PhilippinesMitsubishi Xpander 1.5 GLS AT · ₱1,368,327 total · ₱15,013 less than the Geely EX5 EM-i (PHEV)

Geely EX5 EM-i (PHEV) vs Mitsubishi Xpander 1.5 GLS AT — where the money goes

5-year total cost of ownership by component, by vehicle (PHP). Estimates; sources dated in the methodology.
Cost component	Plug-in hybrid · Geely EX5 EM-i	Petrol · Mitsubishi Xpander 1.5 GLS
Depreciation (estimated)	₱644,000 (47%)	₱579,140 (42%)
Charging / fuel	₱234,667 (17%)	₱310,969 (23%)
↳ of which charging loss	—	—
Maintenance	₱81,000 (6%)	₱90,000 (7%)
Insurance	₱170,000 (12%)	₱140,000 (10%)
Financing interest	₱241,672 (17%)	₱236,218 (17%)
Registration & fees	₱12,000 (1%)	₱12,000 (1%)
Total cost of ownership	₱1,383,340	₱1,368,327

When does the Geely EX5 EM-i (PHEV) win?

Call it a tie: ₱15,013 apart over 5 years is inside the noise of estimates like these — choose on fit and charging access, not on cost.

The Geely EX5 EM-i (PHEV) pulls ahead of the Mitsubishi Xpander 1.5 GLS AT if you drive more than about 14,000 km/yr. A longer hold also changes it: keep the car past 7 years and the Geely EX5 EM-i (PHEV) comes out ahead.

What decides the Geely EX5 EM-i (PHEV) vs Mitsubishi Xpander 1.5 GLS AT verdict

The biggest single line, energy, actually falls the Geely EX5 EM-i (PHEV)'s way (₱234,667 of petrol for the Geely EX5 EM-i (PHEV) against ₱310,969 of petrol for the Mitsubishi Xpander 1.5 GLS AT) — yet the Mitsubishi Xpander 1.5 GLS AT still finishes ₱15,013 ahead on everything else combined. On the Geely EX5 EM-i (PHEV), energy alone is 17% of its ₱1,383,340 total; on the Mitsubishi Xpander 1.5 GLS AT it is 23% of ₱1,368,327.

Depreciation: Geely EX5 EM-i (PHEV) ₱644,000, Mitsubishi Xpander 1.5 GLS AT ₱579,140 — ₱64,860 more in the Mitsubishi Xpander 1.5 GLS AT's favor.
Insurance: Geely EX5 EM-i (PHEV) ₱170,000, Mitsubishi Xpander 1.5 GLS AT ₱140,000 — ₱30,000 more in the Mitsubishi Xpander 1.5 GLS AT's favor.
Maintenance: Geely EX5 EM-i (PHEV) ₱81,000, Mitsubishi Xpander 1.5 GLS AT ₱90,000 — ₱9,000 the other way, to the Geely EX5 EM-i (PHEV).

The Geely EX5 EM-i (PHEV)'s best answer is energy, ₱76,302 back the other way — more than the final ₱15,013 gap on its own, but the remaining rows pull the verdict back to the Mitsubishi Xpander 1.5 GLS AT. At the dealer the Geely EX5 EM-i (PHEV) starts ₱29,000 behind the Mitsubishi Xpander 1.5 GLS AT; running costs claw back ₱13,987 of that, but the Mitsubishi Xpander 1.5 GLS AT still ends ₱15,013 ahead. The Mitsubishi Xpander 1.5 GLS AT is ₱37,970 ahead after year 1; the Geely EX5 EM-i (PHEV) narrows it every year after, but only to ₱15,013 by year 5 — never past it.

Geely EX5 EM-i (PHEV) vs Mitsubishi Xpander 1.5 GLS AT, side by side

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