Cost of living comparison
Ireland is 3.5 times more expensive than Cebu.
If you lived in Ireland instead of Cebu, you would:
pay 4.0 times more for restaurants
Cebu
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.75
₱158.47
|
$16.63
€15.43
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.30
₱190.16
|
$9.41
€8.73
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
₱30.52
|
$2.04
€1.89
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
₱26.68
|
$1.60
€1.49
|
|
pay 17.0% more for groceries
Cebu
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.09
₱62.46
|
$1.68
€1.55
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.36
₱250.91
|
$4.31
€4.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.59
₱379.22
|
$4.75
€4.41
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.78
₱102.66
|
$3.01
€2.79
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.99
₱114.69
|
$3.87
€3.59
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.76
₱101.19
|
$1.17
€1.08
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
₱31.37
|
$0.88
€0.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.94
₱111.96
|
$1.15
€1.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
₱43.73
|
$1.22
€1.13
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
₱49.26
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.15
₱66.43
|
$0.59
€0.54
|
|
pay 5.8 times more for transportation
Cebu
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.05
₱290.71
|
$7.64
€7.09
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.00
₱460.36
|
$113.76
€105.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,857.59
₱1,373,397.70
|
$32,407.58
€30,066.13
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.79
₱160.58
|
$17.14
€15.91
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
Cebu
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.91
₱2,470.34
|
$52.84
€49.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$516.15
₱29,712.93
|
$1,291.60
€1,198.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$256.93
₱14,790.44
|
$1,147.51
€1,064.60
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$67.06
₱3,860.51
|
$156.48
€145.17
|
|
pay 5.9 times more for childcare
Cebu
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$109.73
₱6,316.75
|
$893.73
€829.16
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,431.64
₱139,980.92
|
$8,678.25
€8,051.25
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Cebu
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.47
₱84.52
|
$5.53
€5.13
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.90
₱167.05
|
$3.60
€3.34
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.20
₱126.78
|
$15.83
€14.69
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.95
₱1,954.45
|
$59.94
€55.61
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.59
₱264.11
|
$11.50
€10.67
|
|
pay 57.9% more for clothing
Cebu
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.37
₱2,324.21
|
$76.22
€70.71
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.79
₱1,254.55
|
$37.26
€34.57
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.67
₱3,895.70
|
$85.01
€78.87
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.94
₱3,565.55
|
$90.50
€83.96
|
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