Cost of Living Comparison

  1. Cost of Living
  2. El Salvador
  3. Philippines
  4. Comparison
SVC
COMPARED TO
PHP

Philippines is 8.5% cheaper than El Salvador.

If you lived in Philippines instead of El Salvador, you would:
local_dining

pay 32.8% less for restaurants

  El Salvador help_outline Philippines help_outline  
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $5.75
SVC50.31
$3.06
₱154.57
-46.8%
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $6.00
SVC52.50
$2.99
₱151.36
-50.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.64
SVC5.64
$0.63
₱31.64
-2.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) $0.57
SVC5.01
$0.39
₱19.78
-31.6%
Average -32.8%
El Salvador vs. Philippines - Cost of restaurants
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local_grocery_store

pay 11.1% less for groceries

  El Salvador help_outline Philippines help_outline  
Bread
1 loaf
 $1.69
SVC14.77
$1.16
₱58.55
-31.3%
Local cheese (8 oz) $2.95
SVC25.78
$2.74
₱138.54
-7.0%
Milk (1 gallon) $5.84
SVC51.07
$6.49
₱327.89
+11.2%
Eggs
1 dozen
 $2.45
SVC21.43
$1.70
₱86.04
-30.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) $2.87
SVC25.15
$1.73
₱87.55
-39.7%
Apples (1 lb) $1.62
SVC14.16
$1.09
₱55.09
-32.6%
Bananas (1 lb) $0.52
SVC4.54
$0.67
₱34.03
+29.8%
Oranges (1 lb) $1.25
SVC10.93
$1.00
₱50.32
-20.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb) $0.85
SVC7.48
$0.59
₱29.85
-30.9%
Potatoes (1 lb) $0.66
SVC5.78
$0.76
₱38.21
+14.4%
Onions (1 lb) $0.69
SVC6.04
$0.79
₱40.14
+15.2%
Average -11.1%
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drive_eta

pay 23.9% less for transportation

  El Salvador help_outline Philippines help_outline  
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.50
SVC30.59
$3.85
₱194.33
+10.0%
Monthly public transit pass $21.74
SVC190.22
$9.71
₱490.56
-55.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $18,250.00
SVC159,692.66
$25,099.31
₱1,268,519.24
+37.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) $28.50
SVC249.38
$3.55
₱179.58
-87.5%
Average -23.9%
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home

pay 1.7% more for housing

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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $41.51
SVC363.22
$48.22
₱2,436.92
+16.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $430.56
SVC3,767.48
$248.80
₱12,574.14
-42.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $394.44
SVC3,451.50
$148.64
₱7,512.04
-62.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
 $46.08
SVC403.22
$89.88
₱4,542.51
+95.0%
Average +1.7%
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child_care

pay 42.6% more for childcare

  El Salvador help_outline Philippines help_outline  
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $134.75
SVC1,179.10
$265.25
₱13,405.61
+96.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $4,054.44
SVC35,477.54
$3,588.84
₱181,379.78
-11.5%
Average +42.6%
El Salvador vs. Philippines - Cost of childcare
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gamepad

pay 15.0% less for entertainment and sports

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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.15
SVC10.06
$1.16
₱58.41
+0.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.54
SVC22.19
$2.11
₱106.84
-16.7%
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $4.00
SVC35.00
$1.81
₱91.31
-54.8%
Monthly membership at local gym $34.76
SVC304.18
$33.04
₱1,669.82
-5.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema $5.00
SVC43.75
$5.05
₱254.98
+0.9%
Average -15.0%
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store

pay 21.1% less for clothing

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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $54.47
SVC476.66
$40.83
₱2,063.61
-25.0%
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $38.62
SVC337.98
$26.35
₱1,331.63
-31.8%
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $77.70
SVC679.90
$77.33
₱3,908.33
-0.5%
Men's business shoes (leather) $84.21
SVC736.87
$61.30
₱3,097.85
-27.2%
Average -21.1%
El Salvador vs. Philippines - Cost of clothing
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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: July 2020
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