Cost of living comparison
Philippines is 48.1% cheaper than Denmark.
If you lived in Philippines instead of Denmark, you would:
pay 80.5% less for restaurants
Denmark
|
Philippines
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.31
kr135.35
|
$3.36
₱189.85
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
kr84.13
|
$3.06
₱173.39
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.60
kr25.22
|
$0.71
₱40.43
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.73
kr19.14
|
$0.41
₱23.41
|
|
pay 30.0% less for groceries
Denmark
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.59
kr18.18
|
$1.23
₱69.38
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.70
kr39.98
|
$3.26
₱184.18
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.51
kr45.61
|
$6.76
₱382.42
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.07
kr28.50
|
$1.82
₱102.99
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.95
kr34.72
|
$1.91
₱108.19
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
kr9.21
|
$1.17
₱65.93
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.38
kr9.65
|
$0.68
₱38.31
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.40
kr9.81
|
$1.06
₱60.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.76
kr12.37
|
$0.65
₱36.84
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
kr5.90
|
$0.81
₱45.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
kr5.46
|
$1.02
₱57.91
|
|
pay 61.1% less for transportation
Denmark
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.13
kr56.98
|
$4.92
₱278.21
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$79.32
kr556.03
|
$12.10
₱684.33
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,887.40
kr279,618.66
|
$25,173.37
₱1,424,145.45
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.16
kr162.37
|
$3.86
₱218.28
|
|
pay 44.8% less for housing
Denmark
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.80
kr229.96
|
$38.43
₱2,173.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$904.62
kr6,341.55
|
$288.35
₱16,312.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$690.34
kr4,839.40
|
$172.40
₱9,753.41
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$160.35
kr1,124.05
|
$74.91
₱4,238.04
|
|
pay 17.6% less for childcare
Denmark
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$419.05
kr2,937.60
|
$170.74
₱9,659.60
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,842.90
kr33,949.70
|
$6,005.00
₱339,723.85
|
|
pay 54.0% less for entertainment and sports
Denmark
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.81
kr47.72
|
$1.30
₱73.56
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.17
kr36.23
|
$2.36
₱133.28
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.52
kr59.73
|
$2.45
₱138.58
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.38
kr255.01
|
$37.83
₱2,140.05
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.61
kr109.46
|
$5.08
₱287.12
|
|
pay 48.7% less for clothing
Denmark
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$97.12
kr680.84
|
$37.79
₱2,137.79
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.49
kr297.85
|
$22.95
₱1,298.17
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.35
kr689.43
|
$67.45
₱3,815.97
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$137.97
kr967.22
|
$60.35
₱3,414.24
|
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