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Philippines vs. Iran Cost of Living Summary

Philippines is 43.9% more expensive than Iran overall.

Restaurants
pay 13.1% less in Philippines
Groceries
pay 2.3 times more in Philippines
Transportation
pay 26.3% more in Philippines
Housing
pay 20.7% more in Philippines
Childcare
pay 3.2 times more in Philippines
Entertainment and Sports
pay 99.6% more in Philippines
Clothing
pay 8.9% less in Philippines

The cost of childcare, groceries, entertainment and sports, transportation, and housing in Philippines are more expensive than in Iran. Expenses including restaurants and clothing are lower in Philippines. Notably, childcare, groceries, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Philippines.

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Philippines vs. Iran Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Philippines instead of Iran, you would:

pay 13.1% less for restaurants

 
Iran
Philippines
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $3.73
IRR5M
$3.66
₱230.42
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $3.95
IRR5M
$3.23
₱203.25
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.53
IRR728K
$0.73
₱45.74
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pay 2.3 times more for groceries

 
Iran
Philippines
Bread
1 loaf
 $0.45
IRR617K
$1.15
₱72.70
Local cheese (8 oz) $1.73
IRR2M
$3.30
₱208.05
Milk (1 gallon) $2.48
IRR3M
$6.50
₱409.51
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pay 26.3% more for transportation

 
Iran
Philippines
Gasoline (1 gallon) $1.09
IRR1M
$4.37
₱275.11
Monthly public transit pass $9.74
IRR13M
$12.98
₱817.46
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $59,259.42
IRR81B
$20,989.85
₱1M
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pay 20.7% more for housing

 
Iran
Philippines
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $10.43
IRR14M
$25.62
₱1,613.68
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $307.16
IRR422M
$267.48
₱16,849.92
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $226.04
IRR311M
$170.01
₱10,709.57
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pay 3.2 times more for childcare

 
Iran
Philippines
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $78.80
IRR108M
$162.60
₱10,243.03
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $1,441.79
IRR2B
$7,174.58
₱452K
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pay 99.6% more for entertainment and sports

 
Iran
Philippines
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $0.82
IRR1M
$1.24
₱78.00
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.17
IRR2M
$2.15
₱135.51
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $2.02
IRR3M
$2.72
₱171.21
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pay 8.9% less for clothing

 
Iran
Philippines
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $25.86
IRR36M
$37.72
₱2,376.14
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $28.80
IRR40M
$22.70
₱1,430.17
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $102.33
IRR141M
$68.85
₱4,337.27
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We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this

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