Cost of living comparison
Philippines is 3.3% cheaper than China.
If you lived in Philippines instead of China, you would:
pay 9.7% more for restaurants
China
|
Philippines
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.33
CN¥24.10
|
$3.36
₱193.21
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.25
CN¥38.00
|
$3.06
₱176.45
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
CN¥3.61
|
$0.71
₱41.15
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
CN¥2.20
|
$0.41
₱23.83
|
|
pay 26.7% more for groceries
China
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.68
CN¥12.14
|
$1.23
₱70.61
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.22
CN¥45.05
|
$3.26
₱187.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.41
CN¥53.65
|
$6.76
₱389.17
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
CN¥12.67
|
$1.82
₱104.81
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.80
CN¥13.00
|
$1.91
₱110.10
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
CN¥6.38
|
$1.17
₱67.09
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
CN¥4.55
|
$0.68
₱38.99
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
CN¥5.35
|
$1.06
₱61.13
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
CN¥4.11
|
$0.65
₱37.49
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
CN¥2.54
|
$0.81
₱46.45
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
CN¥3.11
|
$1.02
₱58.94
|
|
pay 6.7% less for transportation
China
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
CN¥33.59
|
$4.92
₱283.12
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.41
CN¥154.99
|
$12.10
₱696.42
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,385.50
CN¥154,816.03
|
$25,173.37
₱1,449,306.18
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.14
CN¥29.99
|
$3.86
₱222.14
|
|
pay 50.1% more for housing
China
|
Philippines
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.28
CN¥103.35
|
$38.43
₱2,212.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$401.04
CN¥2,903.27
|
$288.35
₱16,601.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$247.64
CN¥1,792.72
|
$172.40
₱9,925.72
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.51
CN¥286.05
|
$74.91
₱4,312.92
|
|
pay 63.5% less for childcare
China
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$456.56
CN¥3,305.19
|
$170.74
₱9,830.26
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,918.49
CN¥122,478.05
|
$6,005.00
₱345,725.84
|
|
pay 15.5% less for entertainment and sports
China
|
Philippines
|
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---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.15
CN¥8.30
|
$1.30
₱74.86
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.48
CN¥25.22
|
$2.36
₱135.63
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.40
CN¥24.60
|
$2.45
₱141.03
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.27
CN¥306.02
|
$37.83
₱2,177.86
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.35
CN¥46.00
|
$5.08
₱292.19
|
|
pay 23.6% less for clothing
China
|
Philippines
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.26
CN¥371.11
|
$37.79
₱2,175.56
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.18
CN¥240.19
|
$22.95
₱1,321.11
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.69
CN¥584.16
|
$67.45
₱3,883.39
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.44
CN¥553.36
|
$60.35
₱3,474.56
|
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