Cost of living comparison
Philippines is 76.9% more expensive than Iran.
If you lived in Philippines instead of Iran, you would:
pay 15.1% less for restaurants
Iran
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.82
IRR160,506
|
$3.66
₱211.21
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.47
IRR145,876
|
$3.20
₱184.65
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
IRR32,811
|
$0.77
₱44.39
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
IRR34,237
|
$0.43
₱24.87
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Iran
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
IRR23,514
|
$1.15
₱66.59
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.14
IRR90,180
|
$3.76
₱217.08
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.87
IRR120,823
|
$6.56
₱378.61
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.18
IRR49,531
|
$1.97
₱113.50
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.67
IRR70,310
|
$1.81
₱104.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.49
IRR20,792
|
$1.23
₱70.75
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
IRR33,941
|
$0.65
₱37.30
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.49
IRR20,628
|
$1.08
₱62.49
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
IRR12,873
|
$0.63
₱36.64
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
IRR11,296
|
$0.87
₱49.97
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
IRR10,143
|
$1.10
₱63.66
|
|
pay 8.2% more for transportation
Iran
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.31
IRR97,075
|
$4.42
₱255.10
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.56
IRR486,150
|
$12.06
₱696.30
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$68,309.12
IRR2,873,252,398
|
$29,092.26
₱1,679,074.62
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.86
IRR120,509
|
$2.70
₱155.62
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
Iran
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.08
IRR550,251
|
$29.30
₱1,690.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$363.68
IRR15,297,154
|
$265.23
₱15,308.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$243.70
IRR10,250,459
|
$157.68
₱9,100.61
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$12.71
IRR534,452
|
$84.84
₱4,896.86
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
Iran
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$92.02
IRR3,870,660
|
$168.61
₱9,731.45
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,173.77
IRR49,371,541
|
$4,730.41
₱273,017.72
|
|
pay 94.8% more for entertainment and sports
Iran
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.81
IRR34,241
|
$1.35
₱77.83
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.26
IRR53,130
|
$2.27
₱130.99
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.97
IRR82,815
|
$2.49
₱143.63
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.74
IRR746,245
|
$34.04
₱1,964.47
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.64
IRR68,956
|
$5.09
₱293.76
|
|
pay 20.1% less for clothing
Iran
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$34.76
IRR1,461,991
|
$36.74
₱2,120.60
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.88
IRR1,299,087
|
$21.36
₱1,232.59
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.71
IRR4,530,746
|
$64.86
₱3,743.29
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$67.95
IRR2,858,181
|
$57.49
₱3,318.11
|
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