Cost of Living Comparison

  1. Cost of Living
  2. Eritrea
  3. Philippines
  4. Comparison
ERN
COMPARED TO
PHP

Philippines is 3.0 times more expensive than Eritrea.

If you lived in Philippines instead of Eritrea, you would:
local_dining

pay 46.9% less for restaurants

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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $10.00
ERN152.80
$2.97
₱150.03
-70.3%
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $2.67
ERN40.75
$2.99
₱151.16
+12.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.46
ERN22.28
$0.63
₱31.72
-57.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) $1.43
ERN21.90
$0.40
₱20.09
-72.3%
Average -46.9%
Eritrea vs. Philippines - Cost of restaurants
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local_grocery_store

pay 5.2% less for groceries

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Bread
1 loaf
 $5.00
ERN76.40
$1.27
₱64.09
-74.6%
Local cheese (8 oz) $15.00
ERN229.20
$3.27
₱165.26
-78.2%
Milk (1 gallon) $6.95
ERN106.14
$6.87
₱347.18
-1.1%
Eggs
1 dozen
 $4.40
ERN67.23
$1.84
₱92.87
-58.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) ?? $1.85
₱93.70
Apples (1 lb) ?? $1.22
₱61.55
Bananas (1 lb) $0.45
ERN6.93
$0.75
₱37.73
+64.6%
Oranges (1 lb) $0.72
ERN10.97
$1.19
₱60.20
+65.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb) $0.71
ERN10.86
$0.69
₱35.03
-2.5%
Potatoes (1 lb) $0.83
ERN12.71
$0.82
₱41.37
-1.6%
Onions (1 lb) $0.60
ERN9.24
$0.84
₱42.36
+38.6%
Average -5.2%
Eritrea vs. Philippines - Cost of groceries
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drive_eta

pay 47.4% less for transportation

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Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.57
ERN115.68
$3.98
₱201.14
-47.4%
Monthly public transit pass ?? $10.62
₱536.49
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $25,862.73
₱1,307,102.43
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) ?? $3.69
₱186.31
Average -47.4%
Eritrea vs. Philippines - Cost of transportation
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home

pay 4.6 times more for housing

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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 ?? $50.69
₱2,561.74
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $100.00
ERN1,527.96
$295.61
₱14,940.01
+195.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center ?? $173.73
₱8,780.18
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
 $15.29
ERN233.69
$94.72
₱4,787.33
+519.3%
Average +357.4%
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child_care

pay 8.5 times more for childcare

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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $20.00
ERN305.60
$286.95
₱14,502.35
+1334.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $2,000.00
ERN30,560.10
$5,331.10
₱269,433.56
+166.6%
Average +750.6%
Eritrea vs. Philippines - Cost of childcare
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gamepad

pay 26.8% more for entertainment and sports

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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.75
ERN26.74
$1.16
₱58.51
-33.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.11
ERN32.26
$2.08
₱105.05
-1.5%
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $3.50
ERN53.48
$1.99
₱100.70
-43.1%
Monthly membership at local gym $13.33
ERN203.73
$38.08
₱1,924.73
+185.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema ?? $5.18
₱261.59
Average +26.8%
Eritrea vs. Philippines - Cost of entertainment and sports
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store

pay 4.6 times more for clothing

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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $23.33
ERN356.52
$42.00
₱2,122.52
+80.0%
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 ?? $26.47
₱1,337.87
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $10.00
ERN152.80
$80.63
₱4,075.12
+706.3%
Men's business shoes (leather) $15.00
ERN229.20
$58.65
₱2,964.31
+291.0%
Average +359.1%
Eritrea 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: April 2021
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