Cost of living comparison
Philippines is 20.3% more expensive than Albania.
If you lived in Philippines instead of Albania, you would:
pay 38.8% less for restaurants
Albania
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.36
ALL508
|
$3.36
₱193.21
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.88
ALL463
|
$3.06
₱176.45
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.31
ALL125
|
$0.71
₱41.15
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
ALL60
|
$0.41
₱23.83
|
|
pay 65.2% more for groceries
Albania
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
ALL64
|
$1.23
₱70.61
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.07
ALL291
|
$3.26
₱187.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.06
ALL480
|
$6.76
₱389.17
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
ALL222
|
$1.82
₱104.81
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.33
ALL221
|
$1.91
₱110.10
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.44
ALL41
|
$1.17
₱67.09
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
ALL70
|
$0.68
₱38.99
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
ALL54
|
$1.06
₱61.13
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
ALL51
|
$0.65
₱37.49
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
ALL31
|
$0.81
₱46.45
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.31
ALL30
|
$1.02
₱58.94
|
|
pay 19.1% less for transportation
Albania
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.57
ALL717
|
$4.92
₱283.12
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.57
ALL1,192
|
$12.10
₱696.42
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,366.08
ALL1,646,526
|
$25,173.37
₱1,449,306.18
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.05
ALL2,091
|
$3.86
₱222.14
|
|
pay 34.6% more for housing
Albania
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.93
ALL1,606
|
$38.43
₱2,212.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$267.36
ALL25,349
|
$288.35
₱16,601.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$193.27
ALL18,324
|
$172.40
₱9,925.72
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$65.46
ALL6,206
|
$74.91
₱4,312.92
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for childcare
Albania
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$115.94
ALL10,993
|
$170.74
₱9,830.26
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,335.62
ALL221,446
|
$6,005.00
₱345,725.84
|
|
pay 13.3% more for entertainment and sports
Albania
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.45
ALL138
|
$1.30
₱74.86
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.30
ALL123
|
$2.36
₱135.63
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.08
ALL292
|
$2.45
₱141.03
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.37
ALL3,069
|
$37.83
₱2,177.86
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.13
ALL486
|
$5.08
₱292.19
|
|
pay 15.6% less for clothing
Albania
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.49
ALL3,744
|
$37.79
₱2,175.56
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.13
ALL3,047
|
$22.95
₱1,321.11
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.30
ALL6,571
|
$67.45
₱3,883.39
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.40
ALL7,813
|
$60.35
₱3,474.56
|
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