Cost of living comparison
Philippines is 11.0% cheaper than Burma.
If you lived in Philippines instead of Burma, you would:
pay 2.9% more for restaurants
Burma
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.92
K6,110
|
$3.36
₱193.21
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
K12,572
|
$3.06
₱176.45
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
K1,218
|
$0.71
₱41.15
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
K710
|
$0.41
₱23.83
|
|
pay 16.7% more for groceries
Burma
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.37
K2,877
|
$1.23
₱70.61
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.84
K10,132
|
$3.26
₱187.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.47
K11,461
|
$6.76
₱389.17
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.61
K3,378
|
$1.82
₱104.81
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.68
K5,615
|
$1.91
₱110.10
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
K1,793
|
$1.17
₱67.09
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.34
K712
|
$0.68
₱38.99
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
K2,046
|
$1.06
₱61.13
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
K1,502
|
$0.65
₱37.49
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
K1,184
|
$0.81
₱46.45
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
K1,521
|
$1.02
₱58.94
|
|
pay 4.4% less for transportation
Burma
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.73
K5,731
|
$4.92
₱283.12
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.15
K35,931
|
$12.10
₱696.42
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,500.00
K57,623,365
|
$25,173.37
₱1,449,306.18
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.47
K19,847
|
$3.86
₱222.14
|
|
pay 34.2% less for housing
Burma
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.23
K149,252
|
$38.43
₱2,212.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$602.64
K1,262,759
|
$288.35
₱16,601.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$320.96
K672,535
|
$172.40
₱9,925.72
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.50
K145,624
|
$74.91
₱4,312.92
|
|
pay 56.6% less for childcare
Burma
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$482.50
K1,011,028
|
$170.74
₱9,830.26
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,680.00
K24,474,215
|
$6,005.00
₱345,725.84
|
|
pay 28.4% more for entertainment and sports
Burma
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
K2,293
|
$1.30
₱74.86
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.07
K4,328
|
$2.36
₱135.63
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.43
K3,002
|
$2.45
₱141.03
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.84
K73,012
|
$37.83
₱2,177.86
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.92
K8,220
|
$5.08
₱292.19
|
|
pay 30.1% less for clothing
Burma
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.27
K84,380
|
$37.79
₱2,175.56
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.60
K99,750
|
$22.95
₱1,321.11
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.17
K203,606
|
$67.45
₱3,883.39
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.67
K185,806
|
$60.35
₱3,474.56
|
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