Cost of living comparison
Philippines is 12.7% cheaper than Ethiopia.
If you lived in Philippines instead of Ethiopia, you would:
pay 30.6% less for restaurants
Ethiopia
|
Philippines
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.13
ETB411.59
|
$3.66
₱213.75
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.24
ETB360.14
|
$3.20
₱186.88
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
ETB47.10
|
$0.77
₱44.93
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
ETB30.79
|
$0.43
₱25.17
|
|
pay 17.8% more for groceries
Ethiopia
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.09
ETB62.84
|
$1.15
₱67.39
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.56
ETB263.30
|
$3.76
₱219.70
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.68
ETB328.30
|
$6.56
₱383.17
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.58
ETB148.76
|
$1.97
₱114.86
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.17
ETB356.19
|
$1.81
₱105.79
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.95
ETB170.30
|
$1.23
₱71.60
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
ETB28.18
|
$0.65
₱37.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.10
ETB63.26
|
$1.08
₱63.24
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
ETB22.25
|
$0.63
₱37.09
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
ETB16.47
|
$0.87
₱50.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.76
ETB43.93
|
$1.10
₱64.43
|
|
pay 0.2% less for transportation
Ethiopia
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.65
ETB268.38
|
$4.42
₱258.17
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
ETB577.58
|
$12.06
₱704.68
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,500.00
ETB1,472,839.05
|
$29,092.26
₱1,699,278.97
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.88
ETB224.02
|
$2.70
₱157.49
|
|
pay 56.4% less for housing
Ethiopia
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$152.46
ETB8,805.82
|
$29.30
₱1,711.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$621.38
ETB35,890.18
|
$265.23
₱15,492.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$355.45
ETB20,530.48
|
$157.68
₱9,210.12
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.84
ETB7,210.46
|
$84.84
₱4,955.79
|
|
pay 6.7% more for childcare
Ethiopia
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$83.24
ETB4,807.87
|
$168.61
₱9,848.55
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$43,916.67
ETB2,536,556.14
|
$4,730.41
₱276,302.95
|
|
pay 9.2% more for entertainment and sports
Ethiopia
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ETB57.76
|
$1.35
₱78.77
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.11
ETB63.87
|
$2.27
₱132.57
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB231.03
|
$2.49
₱145.36
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$80.77
ETB4,665.30
|
$34.04
₱1,988.10
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
ETB288.79
|
$5.09
₱297.29
|
|
pay 35.6% less for clothing
Ethiopia
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.11
ETB2,316.75
|
$36.74
₱2,146.12
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.34
ETB3,311.72
|
$21.36
₱1,247.42
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.44
ETB5,339.44
|
$64.86
₱3,788.33
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.33
ETB5,679.58
|
$57.49
₱3,358.04
|
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