Cost of living comparison
Philippines is 8.5% more expensive than Turkey.
If you lived in Philippines instead of Turkey, you would:
pay 29.7% less for restaurants
Turkey
|
Philippines
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.24
TRY201.11
|
$3.66
₱211.21
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.07
TRY195.82
|
$3.20
₱184.65
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.14
TRY36.62
|
$0.77
₱44.39
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
TRY13.64
|
$0.43
₱24.87
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Turkey
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.69
TRY22.31
|
$1.15
₱66.59
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.56
TRY114.73
|
$3.76
₱217.08
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.89
TRY93.17
|
$6.56
₱378.61
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.43
TRY46.07
|
$1.97
₱113.50
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.52
TRY81.41
|
$1.81
₱104.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
TRY13.88
|
$1.23
₱70.75
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
TRY18.91
|
$0.65
₱37.30
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
TRY15.22
|
$1.08
₱62.49
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
TRY11.30
|
$0.63
₱36.64
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
TRY8.49
|
$0.87
₱49.97
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.17
TRY5.49
|
$1.10
₱63.66
|
|
pay 31.6% less for transportation
Turkey
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.52
TRY145.67
|
$4.42
₱255.10
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$18.83
TRY607.11
|
$12.06
₱696.30
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,229.16
TRY1,329,368.32
|
$29,092.26
₱1,679,074.62
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.53
TRY210.60
|
$2.70
₱155.62
|
|
pay 46.6% more for housing
Turkey
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.43
TRY336.36
|
$29.30
₱1,690.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$399.75
TRY12,889.24
|
$265.23
₱15,308.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$359.90
TRY11,604.34
|
$157.68
₱9,100.61
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.40
TRY1,399.24
|
$84.84
₱4,896.86
|
|
pay 29.5% less for childcare
Turkey
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$278.07
TRY8,965.78
|
$168.61
₱9,731.45
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,884.06
TRY189,722.21
|
$4,730.41
₱273,017.72
|
|
pay 2.7% more for entertainment and sports
Turkey
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.38
TRY76.62
|
$1.35
₱77.83
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.28
TRY73.38
|
$2.27
₱130.99
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.80
TRY58.02
|
$2.49
₱143.63
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.86
TRY1,059.47
|
$34.04
₱1,964.47
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.42
TRY142.49
|
$5.09
₱293.76
|
|
pay 25.6% less for clothing
Turkey
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.31
TRY1,460.89
|
$36.74
₱2,120.60
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.21
TRY1,199.88
|
$21.36
₱1,232.59
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.01
TRY2,579.81
|
$64.86
₱3,743.29
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.48
TRY2,369.13
|
$57.49
₱3,318.11
|
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