Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 44.2% cheaper than Tarlac City.
If you lived in Egypt instead of Tarlac City, you would:
pay 36.1% less for restaurants
Tarlac City
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.75
₱158.36
|
$2.69
EGP128.69
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.12
₱237.01
|
$3.27
EGP156.44
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
₱52.43
|
$0.25
EGP11.93
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.28
₱15.84
|
$0.14
EGP6.72
|
|
pay 64.4% less for groceries
Tarlac City
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.55
₱89.21
|
$0.40
EGP19.20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.59
₱263.93
|
$1.23
EGP58.73
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.22
₱357.68
|
$2.42
EGP115.59
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.97
₱113.60
|
$1.12
EGP53.57
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.49
₱85.96
|
$1.58
EGP75.77
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.37
₱78.77
|
$0.40
EGP19.31
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
₱42.86
|
$0.22
EGP10.50
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
₱57.23
|
$0.14
EGP6.60
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
₱40.46
|
$0.13
EGP6.03
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
₱33.28
|
$0.12
EGP5.70
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
₱22.51
|
$0.10
EGP4.80
|
|
pay 35.6% less for transportation
Tarlac City
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.85
₱279.15
|
$1.02
EGP48.71
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.26
₱475.08
|
$7.97
EGP381.44
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,187.19
₱1,161,308.37
|
$15,876.53
EGP759,668.05
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.01
₱173.14
|
$1.85
EGP88.28
|
|
pay 47.7% less for housing
Tarlac City
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.53
₱1,583.60
|
$10.98
EGP525.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$133.05
₱7,654.08
|
$109.16
EGP5,223.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$105.52
₱6,070.48
|
$71.02
EGP3,398.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.20
₱4,843.96
|
$16.81
EGP804.49
|
|
pay 66.4% less for childcare
Tarlac City
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$173.58
₱9,985.49
|
$58.30
EGP2,789.68
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$1,699.22
EGP81,304.91
|
|
pay 28.5% less for entertainment and sports
Tarlac City
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.01
₱58.07
|
$1.45
EGP69.23
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.65
₱95.02
|
$1.03
EGP49.28
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.25
₱129.33
|
$1.57
EGP75.11
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.88
₱2,639.34
|
$15.18
EGP726.30
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.42
₱369.51
|
$3.13
EGP149.65
|
|
pay 30.4% less for clothing
Tarlac City
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$68.82
₱3,959.01
|
$17.23
EGP824.21
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.29
₱2,375.40
|
$28.02
EGP1,340.86
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$58.73
₱3,378.35
|
$63.69
EGP3,047.42
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$37.62
₱2,164.26
|
$28.91
EGP1,383.47
|
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