Cost of living comparison
Philippines is 5.3 times more expensive than Tonga.
If you lived in Philippines instead of Tonga, you would:
pay 68.8% less for restaurants
Tonga
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.44
TOP20.00
|
$3.66
₱210.67
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.27
TOP21.98
|
$3.20
₱184.18
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.67
TOP6.33
|
$0.77
₱44.28
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.39
TOP5.67
|
$0.43
₱24.81
|
|
pay 12.5% less for groceries
Tonga
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
TOP2.43
|
$1.15
₱66.42
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
TOP9.83
|
$3.76
₱216.52
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.01
TOP14.26
|
$6.56
₱377.64
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.06
TOP12.00
|
$1.97
₱113.20
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.71
TOP6.42
|
$1.81
₱104.26
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
TOP2.27
|
$1.23
₱70.56
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
TOP2.27
|
$0.65
₱37.20
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
TOP2.42
|
$1.08
₱62.33
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
TOP3.33
|
$0.63
₱36.55
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
TOP2.95
|
$0.87
₱49.84
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
TOP2.04
|
$1.10
₱63.50
|
|
pay 96.3% more for transportation
Tonga
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.79
TOP11.35
|
$4.42
₱254.44
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$12.06
₱694.51
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,904.72
TOP13,996.86
|
$29,092.26
₱1,674,739.73
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$70.65
TOP167.46
|
$2.70
₱155.22
|
|
pay 69.6% less for housing
Tonga
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$126.53
TOP299.93
|
$29.30
₱1,686.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$265.23
₱15,268.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$157.68
₱9,077.12
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$225.77
TOP535.17
|
$84.84
₱4,884.22
|
|
pay 28.8 times more for childcare
Tonga
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$109.66
TOP259.94
|
$168.61
₱9,706.33
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$84.35
TOP199.96
|
$4,730.41
₱272,312.87
|
|
pay 24.3% less for entertainment and sports
Tonga
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.37
TOP8.00
|
$1.35
₱77.63
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.95
TOP7.00
|
$2.27
₱130.65
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.12
TOP23.99
|
$2.49
₱143.26
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.09
TOP49.99
|
$34.04
₱1,959.39
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$5.09
₱293.00
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for clothing
Tonga
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$4.22
TOP10.00
|
$36.74
₱2,115.13
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$10.54
TOP24.99
|
$21.36
₱1,229.41
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$21.09
TOP49.99
|
$64.86
₱3,733.63
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$29.52
TOP69.98
|
$57.49
₱3,309.54
|
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