Cost of Living Comparison

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If you lived in Philippines instead of American Samoa, you would:

pay (unknown) more for restaurants

	American Samoa	Philippines
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	??	$2.65 ₱133.73
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	??	$2.68 ₱135.59
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	??	$0.53 ₱26.71
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	??	$0.35 ₱17.57

American Samoa vs. Philippines - Cost of restaurants

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pay (unknown) more for groceries

	American Samoa	Philippines
Bread 1 loaf	??	$1.01 ₱50.92
Local cheese (8 oz)	??	$3.24 ₱163.55
Milk (1 gallon)	??	$5.67 ₱286.48
Eggs 1 dozen	??	$1.55 ₱78.58
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	??	$1.46 ₱73.68
Apples (1 lb)	??	$1.09 ₱54.85
Bananas (1 lb)	??	$0.55 ₱27.65
Oranges (1 lb)	??	$0.95 ₱48.07
Tomatoes (1 lb)	??	$0.50 ₱25.22
Potatoes (1 lb)	??	$0.72 ₱36.24
Onions (1 lb)	??	$0.74 ₱37.19

American Samoa vs. Philippines - Cost of groceries

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

	American Samoa	Philippines
Gasoline (1 gallon)	??	$3.58 ₱180.74
Monthly public transit pass	??	$9.60 ₱484.95
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$24,188.48 ₱1,222,485.75
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$3.03 ₱153.31

American Samoa vs. Philippines - Cost of transportation

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pay (unknown) more for housing

	American Samoa	Philippines
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	??	$40.42 ₱2,042.73
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	??	$226.42 ₱11,443.25
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	??	$126.70 ₱6,403.61
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$70.01 ₱3,538.46

American Samoa vs. Philippines - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	American Samoa	Philippines
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$266.93 ₱13,490.66
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$3,351.35 ₱169,377.24

American Samoa vs. Philippines - Cost of childcare

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pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports

	American Samoa	Philippines
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	??	$1.02 ₱51.67
Cappuccino in mid-range area	??	$1.87 ₱94.61
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$1.57 ₱79.43
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$27.15 ₱1,372.21
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$4.51 ₱227.90

American Samoa vs. Philippines - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	American Samoa	Philippines
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$34.28 ₱1,732.70
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$22.12 ₱1,117.85
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$72.99 ₱3,688.92
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$51.62 ₱2,608.82

American Samoa vs. Philippines - Cost of clothing

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