Cost of living comparison
Philippines is 39.1% cheaper than Athens.
If you lived in Philippines instead of Athens, you would:
pay 57.2% less for restaurants
Athens
|
Philippines
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.37
|
$3.36
₱193.21
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.80
€8.25
|
$3.06
₱176.45
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
€1.89
|
$0.71
₱41.15
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
€0.52
|
$0.41
₱23.83
|
|
pay 5.3% more for groceries
Athens
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
€1.22
|
$1.23
₱70.61
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.55
€6.14
|
$3.26
₱187.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.06
€6.62
|
$6.76
₱389.17
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.44
€4.16
|
$1.82
₱104.81
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.44
€4.16
|
$1.91
₱110.10
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.83
|
$1.17
₱67.09
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.85
|
$0.68
₱38.99
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.52
|
$1.06
₱61.13
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.87
|
$0.65
₱37.49
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.51
|
$0.81
₱46.45
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
€0.44
|
$1.02
₱58.94
|
|
pay 42.2% less for transportation
Athens
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.01
€7.52
|
$4.92
₱283.12
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.98
€30.93
|
$12.10
₱696.42
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,287.34
€23,716.14
|
$25,173.37
₱1,449,306.18
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.43
€10.72
|
$3.86
₱222.14
|
|
pay 41.2% less for housing
Athens
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.96
€31.85
|
$38.43
₱2,212.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$553.55
€519.15
|
$288.35
₱16,601.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$521.82
€489.39
|
$172.40
₱9,925.72
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$202.27
€189.71
|
$74.91
₱4,312.92
|
|
pay 52.6% less for childcare
Athens
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$488.12
€457.79
|
$170.74
₱9,830.26
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,050.80
€9,426.31
|
$6,005.00
₱345,725.84
|
|
pay 44.3% less for entertainment and sports
Athens
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.67
€4.38
|
$1.30
₱74.86
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.68
€3.45
|
$2.36
₱135.63
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.28
€4.95
|
$2.45
₱141.03
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.80
€42.96
|
$37.83
₱2,177.86
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.80
€8.25
|
$5.08
₱292.19
|
|
pay 41.5% less for clothing
Athens
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.84
€79.57
|
$37.79
₱2,175.56
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.04
€35.67
|
$22.95
₱1,321.11
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.00
€84.41
|
$67.45
₱3,883.39
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.33
€104.42
|
$60.35
₱3,474.56
|
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