Cost of living comparison
Greece is 2.2 times more expensive than Tarlac City.
If you lived in Greece instead of Tarlac City, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
Tarlac City
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.75
₱158.36
|
$12.71
€11.87
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.12
₱237.01
|
$8.10
€7.56
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
₱52.43
|
$1.99
€1.86
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.28
₱15.84
|
$0.68
€0.63
|
|
pay 16.5% more for groceries
Tarlac City
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.55
₱89.21
|
$1.16
€1.08
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.59
₱263.93
|
$4.97
€4.64
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.22
₱357.68
|
$5.63
€5.26
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.97
₱113.60
|
$3.81
€3.56
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.49
₱85.96
|
$3.64
€3.40
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.37
₱78.77
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
₱42.86
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
₱57.23
|
$0.62
€0.58
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
₱40.46
|
$0.83
€0.77
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
₱33.28
|
$0.53
€0.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
₱22.51
|
$0.48
€0.45
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for transportation
Tarlac City
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.85
₱279.15
|
$8.80
€8.22
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.26
₱475.08
|
$40.24
€37.59
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,187.19
₱1,161,308.37
|
$22,158.38
€20,698.28
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.01
₱173.14
|
$13.03
€12.17
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Tarlac City
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.53
₱1,583.60
|
$34.83
€32.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$133.05
₱7,654.08
|
$429.23
€400.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$105.52
₱6,070.48
|
$358.56
€334.93
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.20
₱4,843.96
|
$172.07
€160.73
|
|
pay 96.5% more for childcare
Tarlac City
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$173.58
₱9,985.49
|
$341.10
€318.63
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$6,725.16
€6,282.01
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Tarlac City
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.01
₱58.07
|
$4.08
€3.82
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.65
₱95.02
|
$3.33
€3.11
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.25
₱129.33
|
$5.12
€4.78
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.88
₱2,639.34
|
$45.22
€42.24
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.42
₱369.51
|
$8.85
€8.26
|
|
pay 48.8% more for clothing
Tarlac City
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$68.82
₱3,959.01
|
$76.36
€71.33
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.29
₱2,375.40
|
$36.41
€34.01
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$58.73
₱3,378.35
|
$77.82
€72.69
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$37.62
₱2,164.26
|
$99.20
€92.66
|
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