Cost of living comparison

Philippines

compared to

Australia

Adelaide vs. Batangas Cost of Living Summary

Adelaide is 4.1 times more expensive than Batangas.

Restaurants: pay 6.5 times more in Adelaide
Groceries: pay 84.8% more in Adelaide
Transportation: pay 60.3% more in Adelaide
Housing: pay 7.4 times more in Adelaide
Childcare: pay 17.7 times more in Adelaide
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.0 times more in Adelaide
Clothing: pay 3.0 times more in Adelaide

The cost of childcare, housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, clothing, and groceries in Adelaide are more expensive than in Batangas. Notably, childcare, housing, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Adelaide.

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Adelaide vs. Batangas Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Adelaide instead of Batangas, you would:

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pay 6.5 times more for restaurants

	Batangas	Adelaide
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.15 ₱135.56	$17.41 A$25.04	+708.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$2.65 ₱166.69	$11.70 A$16.83	+342.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.40 ₱25.10	$2.76 A$3.97	+591.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.28 ₱17.57	$2.39 A$3.44	+756.6%
Average			+548.2%

Batangas vs. Adelaide - Cost of restaurants

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pay 84.8% more for groceries

	Batangas	Adelaide
Bread 1 loaf	$1.16 ₱72.80	$2.75 A$3.95	+137.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.79 ₱175.72	$5.57 A$8.02	+99.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.41 ₱403.86	$7.49 A$10.78	+16.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.68 ₱105.77	$5.74 A$8.25	+241.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.90 ₱119.56	$3.96 A$5.70	+108.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.08 ₱68.32	$1.78 A$2.57	+64.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.64 ₱40.08	$1.37 A$1.96	+114.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.08 ₱68.32	$1.53 A$2.19	+40.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.52 ₱33.02	$2.25 A$3.24	+329.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.05 ₱66.04	$1.49 A$2.15	+42.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.54 ₱97.17	$1.10 A$1.58	-28.7%
Average			+84.8%

Batangas vs. Adelaide - Cost of groceries

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pay 60.3% more for transportation

	Batangas	Adelaide
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.98 ₱250.55	$5.22 A$7.50	+31.1%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$83.55 A$120.20
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,359.52 ₱1M	$26,937.53 A$38,753.46	+26.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.58 ₱162.67	$17.16 A$24.68	+564.4%
Average			+60.3%

Batangas vs. Adelaide - Cost of transportation

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pay 7.4 times more for housing

	Batangas	Adelaide
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.35 ₱1,534.10	$56.34 A$81.06	+131.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	??	$1,692.64 A$2,435.10
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$71.73 ₱4,518.61	$1,271.03 A$1,828.55	+1672.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$126.52 ₱7,970.13	$137.04 A$197.15	+8.3%
Average			+643.6%

Batangas vs. Adelaide - Cost of housing

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pay 17.7 times more for childcare

	Batangas	Adelaide
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$73.06 ₱4,602.29	$2,057.82 A$2,960.47	+2716.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,275.20 ₱80,330.90	$14,149.34 A$20,355.84	+1009.6%
Average			+1667.9%

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pay 4.0 times more for entertainment and sports

	Batangas	Adelaide
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.05 ₱66.27	$7.66 A$11.02	+628.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.07 ₱130.54	$3.98 A$5.73	+92.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.55 ₱160.66	$44.55 A$64.09	+1646.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$19.13 ₱1,204.96	$63.98 A$92.05	+234.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.58 ₱351.45	$17.06 A$24.54	+205.8%
Average			+303.5%

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pay 3.0 times more for clothing

	Batangas	Adelaide
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$15.94 ₱1,004.14	$71.46 A$102.80	+348.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.67 ₱1,428.38	$53.92 A$77.57	+137.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$55.79 ₱3,514.48	$115.83 A$166.64	+107.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$39.85 ₱2,510.34	$138.21 A$198.83	+246.8%
Average			+196.0%

Batangas vs. Adelaide - Cost of clothing

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