Cost of living comparison
Philippines is 41.8% cheaper than Finland.
If you lived in Philippines instead of Finland, you would:
pay 73.1% less for restaurants
Finland
|
Philippines
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.74
€12.89
|
$3.36
₱193.21
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.50
€8.91
|
$3.06
₱176.45
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.59
€2.43
|
$0.71
₱41.15
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.76
€1.65
|
$0.41
₱23.83
|
|
pay 8.1% less for groceries
Finland
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.40
€2.25
|
$1.23
₱70.61
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.01
€3.76
|
$3.26
₱187.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.08
€3.83
|
$6.76
₱389.17
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.96
€2.78
|
$1.82
₱104.81
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.85
€4.55
|
$1.91
₱110.10
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
€1.01
|
$1.17
₱67.09
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.68
₱38.99
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
€1.01
|
$1.06
₱61.13
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.79
€1.67
|
$0.65
₱37.49
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.50
|
$0.81
₱46.45
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.70
|
$1.02
₱58.94
|
|
pay 55.1% less for transportation
Finland
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.90
€8.35
|
$4.92
₱283.12
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$58.04
€54.43
|
$12.10
₱696.42
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,560.99
€27,724.25
|
$25,173.37
₱1,449,306.18
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.72
€19.43
|
$3.86
₱222.14
|
|
pay 22.2% less for housing
Finland
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.03
€21.60
|
$38.43
₱2,212.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$744.51
€698.25
|
$288.35
₱16,601.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$617.65
€579.28
|
$172.40
₱9,925.72
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$96.36
€90.37
|
$74.91
₱4,312.92
|
|
pay 37.5% less for childcare
Finland
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$346.47
€324.95
|
$170.74
₱9,830.26
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,931.98
€7,439.13
|
$6,005.00
₱345,725.84
|
|
pay 56.3% less for entertainment and sports
Finland
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.11
€6.67
|
$1.30
₱74.86
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.18
€3.92
|
$2.36
₱135.63
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.96
€9.34
|
$2.45
₱141.03
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.96
€41.23
|
$37.83
₱2,177.86
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.18
€14.24
|
$5.08
₱292.19
|
|
pay 40.1% less for clothing
Finland
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.09
€83.56
|
$37.79
₱2,175.56
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.28
€34.03
|
$22.95
₱1,321.11
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.40
€76.34
|
$67.45
₱3,883.39
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.91
€110.58
|
$60.35
₱3,474.56
|
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