Cost of living comparison
Tarlac City is 22.3% cheaper than Ecuador.
If you lived in Tarlac City instead of Ecuador, you would:
pay 41.3% less for restaurants
Ecuador
|
Tarlac City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.45
|
$2.17
₱125.05
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.27
|
$3.13
₱180.07
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
|
$0.72
₱41.68
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
|
$0.26
₱15.01
|
|
pay 5.2% more for groceries
Ecuador
|
Tarlac City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.65
|
$1.10
₱63.21
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.79
|
$4.34
₱250.09
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.08
|
$6.03
₱347.13
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
|
$1.93
₱111.01
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.44
|
$1.41
₱81.45
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.92
|
$1.02
₱58.99
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
|
$0.71
₱40.61
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
|
$0.71
₱40.84
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
|
$0.44
₱25.34
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
|
$0.52
₱29.87
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
|
$0.37
₱21.33
|
|
pay 1.7% more for transportation
Ecuador
|
Tarlac City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.48
|
$4.34
₱249.55
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.66
|
$7.82
₱450.17
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,909.09
|
$38,230.95
₱2,200,822.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.40
|
$2.54
₱146.05
|
|
pay 8.2% less for housing
Ecuador
|
Tarlac City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.66
|
$25.20
₱1,450.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$347.73
|
$125.99
₱7,252.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$270.55
|
$99.92
₱5,752.15
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.41
|
$79.73
₱4,589.95
|
|
pay 34.4% less for childcare
Ecuador
|
Tarlac City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$219.10
|
$148.68
₱8,558.75
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,167.67
|
$3,909.98
₱225,084.07
|
|
pay 29.1% less for entertainment and sports
Ecuador
|
Tarlac City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.18
|
$0.96
₱55.02
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.34
|
$1.56
₱90.03
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.88
|
$2.13
₱122.55
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.11
|
$43.44
₱2,500.93
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.62
|
$4.78
₱275.10
|
|
pay 49.7% less for clothing
Ecuador
|
Tarlac City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.21
|
$32.58
₱1,875.70
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.65
|
$18.25
₱1,050.39
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.02
|
$50.40
₱2,901.08
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.02
|
$36.49
₱2,100.78
|
|
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