Cost of living comparison
Philippines is 2.1 times more expensive than Eritrea.
If you lived in Philippines instead of Eritrea, you would:
pay 36.3% less for restaurants
Eritrea
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.40
ERN171.02
|
$3.36
₱193.21
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.00
ERN30.00
|
$3.06
₱176.45
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.56
ERN23.44
|
$0.71
₱41.15
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.57
ERN23.62
|
$0.41
₱23.83
|
|
pay 31.0% more for groceries
Eritrea
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
ERN7.50
|
$1.23
₱70.61
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$3.26
₱187.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.47
ERN82.08
|
$6.76
₱389.17
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.80
ERN72.00
|
$1.82
₱104.81
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.91
₱110.10
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.97
ERN29.48
|
$1.17
₱67.09
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.45
ERN6.80
|
$0.68
₱38.99
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
ERN12.85
|
$1.06
₱61.13
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
ERN9.83
|
$0.65
₱37.49
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
ERN10.58
|
$0.81
₱46.45
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
ERN6.80
|
$1.02
₱58.94
|
|
pay 37.9% less for transportation
Eritrea
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.20
ERN123.03
|
$4.92
₱283.12
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$12.10
₱696.42
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$25,173.37
₱1,449,306.18
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.00
ERN89.99
|
$3.86
₱222.14
|
|
pay 33.2% more for housing
Eritrea
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$38.43
₱2,212.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$650.00
ERN9,750.00
|
$288.35
₱16,601.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$600.00
ERN9,000.00
|
$172.40
₱9,925.72
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$22.94
ERN344.12
|
$74.91
₱4,312.92
|
|
pay 7.4 times more for childcare
Eritrea
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$25.00
ERN375.00
|
$170.74
₱9,830.26
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$750.00
ERN11,250.00
|
$6,005.00
₱345,725.84
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Eritrea
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
$1.30
₱74.86
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.84
ERN12.58
|
$2.36
₱135.63
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.50
ERN37.50
|
$2.45
₱141.03
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$37.83
₱2,177.86
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
$5.08
₱292.19
|
|
pay 17.8% more for clothing
Eritrea
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$30.00
ERN450.00
|
$37.79
₱2,175.56
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.00
ERN450.00
|
$22.95
₱1,321.11
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$67.45
₱3,883.39
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$40.00
ERN600.00
|
$60.35
₱3,474.56
|
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