Cost of living comparison
Philippines is 6.5% cheaper than El Salvador.
If you lived in Philippines instead of El Salvador, you would:
pay 32.2% less for restaurants
El Salvador
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.83
SVC50.92
|
$3.36
₱189.85
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.91
SVC51.62
|
$3.06
₱173.39
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
SVC6.19
|
$0.71
₱40.43
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
SVC5.89
|
$0.41
₱23.41
|
|
pay 11.2% less for groceries
El Salvador
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.83
SVC16.01
|
$1.23
₱69.38
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.97
SVC25.92
|
$3.26
₱184.18
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.82
SVC59.54
|
$6.76
₱382.42
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
SVC20.59
|
$1.82
₱102.99
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
SVC18.83
|
$1.91
₱108.19
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
SVC12.53
|
$1.17
₱65.93
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
SVC6.52
|
$0.68
₱38.31
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
SVC8.96
|
$1.06
₱60.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
SVC9.54
|
$0.65
₱36.84
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
SVC9.04
|
$0.81
₱45.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
SVC7.27
|
$1.02
₱57.91
|
|
pay 16.2% less for transportation
El Salvador
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.88
SVC33.91
|
$4.92
₱278.21
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.74
SVC189.76
|
$12.10
₱684.33
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,000.00
SVC157,121.57
|
$25,173.37
₱1,424,145.45
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.19
SVC254.78
|
$3.86
₱218.28
|
|
pay 18.6% less for housing
El Salvador
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.89
SVC383.11
|
$38.43
₱2,173.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$610.09
SVC5,325.44
|
$288.35
₱16,312.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$369.44
SVC3,224.87
|
$172.40
₱9,753.41
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$52.06
SVC454.40
|
$74.91
₱4,238.04
|
|
pay 68.3% more for childcare
El Salvador
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$96.15
SVC839.27
|
$170.74
₱9,659.60
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,776.67
SVC32,966.43
|
$6,005.00
₱339,723.85
|
|
pay 5.7% less for entertainment and sports
El Salvador
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SVC13.09
|
$1.30
₱73.56
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.31
SVC20.13
|
$2.36
₱133.28
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
SVC34.92
|
$2.45
₱138.58
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.48
SVC274.80
|
$37.83
₱2,140.05
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SVC43.64
|
$5.08
₱287.12
|
|
pay 29.9% less for clothing
El Salvador
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.50
SVC467.00
|
$37.79
₱2,137.79
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.12
SVC358.98
|
$22.95
₱1,298.17
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.36
SVC710.22
|
$67.45
₱3,815.97
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.00
SVC741.96
|
$60.35
₱3,414.24
|
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