Cost of living comparison
Philippines is 53.2% cheaper than Iceland.
If you lived in Philippines instead of Iceland, you would:
pay 77.8% less for restaurants
Iceland
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.51
ISK2,723
|
$3.66
₱210.67
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.45
ISK2,295
|
$3.20
₱184.18
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.70
ISK377
|
$0.77
₱44.28
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.95
ISK273
|
$0.43
₱24.81
|
|
pay 27.7% less for groceries
Iceland
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.16
ISK440
|
$1.15
₱66.42
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.72
ISK937
|
$3.76
₱216.52
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.27
ISK875
|
$6.56
₱377.64
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.03
ISK841
|
$1.97
₱113.20
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.60
ISK1,061
|
$1.81
₱104.26
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
ISK157
|
$1.23
₱70.56
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
ISK141
|
$0.65
₱37.20
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.15
ISK161
|
$1.08
₱62.33
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.71
ISK239
|
$0.63
₱36.55
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
ISK158
|
$0.87
₱49.84
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
ISK95
|
$1.10
₱63.50
|
|
pay 61.2% less for transportation
Iceland
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.42
ISK1,175
|
$4.42
₱254.44
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$68.29
ISK9,530
|
$12.06
₱694.51
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,714.69
ISK5,541,788
|
$29,092.26
₱1,674,739.73
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.23
ISK3,241
|
$2.70
₱155.22
|
|
pay 51.1% less for housing
Iceland
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$74.47
ISK10,392
|
$29.30
₱1,686.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,518.94
ISK211,953
|
$265.23
₱15,268.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,325.48
ISK184,957
|
$157.68
₱9,077.12
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.99
ISK9,348
|
$84.84
₱4,884.22
|
|
pay 27.5% less for childcare
Iceland
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$254.97
ISK35,578
|
$168.61
₱9,706.33
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,993.83
ISK836,378
|
$4,730.41
₱272,312.87
|
|
pay 64.2% less for entertainment and sports
Iceland
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.37
ISK1,308
|
$1.35
₱77.63
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.61
ISK644
|
$2.27
₱130.65
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.22
ISK1,565
|
$2.49
₱143.26
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.00
ISK8,373
|
$34.04
₱1,959.39
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.94
ISK1,945
|
$5.09
₱293.00
|
|
pay 63.0% less for clothing
Iceland
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$108.23
ISK15,103
|
$36.74
₱2,115.13
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$59.73
ISK8,335
|
$21.36
₱1,229.41
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$146.94
ISK20,504
|
$64.86
₱3,733.63
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$169.24
ISK23,616
|
$57.49
₱3,309.54
|
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