Cost of living comparison
Philippines is 16.4% cheaper than Croatia.
If you lived in Philippines instead of Croatia, you would:
pay 62.5% less for restaurants
Croatia
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.52
kn60.31
|
$3.36
₱189.85
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.13
kn43.38
|
$3.06
₱173.39
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.16
kn15.31
|
$0.71
₱40.43
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
kn10.61
|
$0.41
₱23.41
|
|
pay 30.4% more for groceries
Croatia
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.13
kn8.00
|
$1.23
₱69.38
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.86
kn34.43
|
$3.26
₱184.18
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.14
kn29.31
|
$6.76
₱382.42
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.69
kn19.05
|
$1.82
₱102.99
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.85
kn27.25
|
$1.91
₱108.19
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
kn4.37
|
$1.17
₱65.93
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
kn4.89
|
$0.68
₱38.31
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
kn5.13
|
$1.06
₱60.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
kn6.18
|
$0.65
₱36.84
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
kn2.77
|
$0.81
₱45.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
kn2.75
|
$1.02
₱57.91
|
|
pay 36.5% less for transportation
Croatia
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.36
kn45.04
|
$4.92
₱278.21
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.83
kn274.90
|
$12.10
₱684.33
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,017.38
kn170,046.90
|
$25,173.37
₱1,424,145.45
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.47
kn67.04
|
$3.86
₱218.28
|
|
pay 16.0% less for housing
Croatia
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$25.52
kn180.67
|
$38.43
₱2,173.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$392.48
kn2,778.82
|
$288.35
₱16,312.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$314.33
kn2,225.50
|
$172.40
₱9,753.41
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$131.44
kn930.59
|
$74.91
₱4,238.04
|
|
pay 14.6% more for childcare
Croatia
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$141.70
kn1,003.27
|
$170.74
₱9,659.60
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,525.70
kn39,122.87
|
$6,005.00
₱339,723.85
|
|
pay 15.2% less for entertainment and sports
Croatia
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
kn17.71
|
$1.30
₱73.56
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.75
kn12.37
|
$2.36
₱133.28
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.85
kn34.35
|
$2.45
₱138.58
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.92
kn275.57
|
$37.83
₱2,140.05
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.67
kn40.14
|
$5.08
₱287.12
|
|
pay 29.9% less for clothing
Croatia
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.94
kn502.26
|
$37.79
₱2,137.79
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.29
kn242.75
|
$22.95
₱1,298.17
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.37
kn554.89
|
$67.45
₱3,815.97
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.35
kn575.96
|
$60.35
₱3,414.24
|
|
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