Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Tarlac City instead of Tumon, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
Tumon
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Tarlac City
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$2.75
₱158.36
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$4.12
₱237.01
|
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Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$0.91
₱52.43
|
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Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$0.28
₱15.84
|
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Tumon
|
Tarlac City
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$1.55
₱89.21
|
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Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$4.59
₱263.93
|
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Milk (1 gallon) | ?? |
$6.22
₱357.68
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
?? |
$1.97
₱113.60
|
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Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.49
₱85.96
|
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Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.37
₱78.77
|
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Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.75
₱42.86
|
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Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.99
₱57.23
|
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Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.70
₱40.46
|
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Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.58
₱33.28
|
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Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.39
₱22.51
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pay (unknown) more for transportation
Tumon
|
Tarlac City
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$4.85
₱279.15
|
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Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$8.26
₱475.08
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$20,187.19
₱1,161,308.37
|
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Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$3.01
₱173.14
|
pay (unknown) more for housing
Tumon
|
Tarlac City
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$27.53
₱1,583.60
|
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1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$133.05
₱7,654.08
|
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1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$105.52
₱6,070.48
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$84.20
₱4,843.96
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Tumon
|
Tarlac City
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$173.58
₱9,985.49
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? | ?? |
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
Tumon
|
Tarlac City
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) | ?? |
$1.01
₱58.07
|
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Cappuccino in mid-range area | ?? |
$1.65
₱95.02
|
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$2.25
₱129.33
|
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Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$45.88
₱2,639.34
|
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Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$6.42
₱369.51
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Tumon
|
Tarlac City
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$68.82
₱3,959.01
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$41.29
₱2,375.40
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$58.73
₱3,378.35
|
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Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$37.62
₱2,164.26
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