Cost of living comparison
Philippines is 11.6% more expensive than Malaysia.
If you lived in Philippines instead of Malaysia, you would:
pay 13.2% more for restaurants
Malaysia
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.62
MYR12.41
|
$3.66
₱210.67
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.79
MYR17.95
|
$3.20
₱184.18
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
MYR3.13
|
$0.77
₱44.28
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
MYR1.82
|
$0.43
₱24.81
|
|
pay 28.3% more for groceries
Malaysia
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
MYR3.92
|
$1.15
₱66.42
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.05
MYR33.39
|
$3.76
₱216.52
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.70
MYR27.03
|
$6.56
₱377.64
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.88
MYR8.89
|
$1.97
₱113.20
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.75
MYR8.30
|
$1.81
₱104.26
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
MYR5.07
|
$1.23
₱70.56
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
MYR2.54
|
$0.65
₱37.20
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
MYR5.40
|
$1.08
₱62.33
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
MYR2.73
|
$0.63
₱36.55
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
MYR1.82
|
$0.87
₱49.84
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
MYR2.28
|
$1.10
₱63.50
|
|
pay 21.0% more for transportation
Malaysia
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.65
MYR7.81
|
$4.42
₱254.44
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.08
MYR66.72
|
$12.06
₱694.51
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,947.56
MYR156,138.50
|
$29,092.26
₱1,674,739.73
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.40
MYR30.33
|
$2.70
₱155.22
|
|
pay 39.5% more for housing
Malaysia
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.98
MYR113.63
|
$29.30
₱1,686.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$285.65
MYR1,353.72
|
$265.23
₱15,268.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$192.76
MYR913.49
|
$157.68
₱9,077.12
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.50
MYR154.04
|
$84.84
₱4,884.22
|
|
pay 4.8% less for childcare
Malaysia
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$152.58
MYR723.10
|
$168.61
₱9,706.33
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,918.25
MYR28,046.58
|
$4,730.41
₱272,312.87
|
|
pay 10.1% less for entertainment and sports
Malaysia
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.27
MYR15.50
|
$1.35
₱77.63
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.46
MYR11.66
|
$2.27
₱130.65
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.72
MYR17.61
|
$2.49
₱143.26
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.52
MYR149.36
|
$34.04
₱1,959.39
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.61
MYR17.12
|
$5.09
₱293.00
|
|
pay 5.9% less for clothing
Malaysia
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.13
MYR237.55
|
$36.74
₱2,115.13
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.02
MYR123.29
|
$21.36
₱1,229.41
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$59.27
MYR280.90
|
$64.86
₱3,733.63
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$51.45
MYR243.84
|
$57.49
₱3,309.54
|
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