Cost of living comparison
Philippines is 49.8% cheaper than Ireland.
If you lived in Philippines instead of Ireland, you would:
pay 71.6% less for restaurants
Ireland
|
Philippines
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.63
€15.61
|
$3.36
₱189.85
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.41
€8.82
|
$3.06
₱173.39
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
€1.91
|
$0.71
₱40.43
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
€1.50
|
$0.41
₱23.41
|
|
pay 10.8% less for groceries
Ireland
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.68
€1.57
|
$1.23
₱69.38
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.31
€4.05
|
$3.26
₱184.18
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.75
€4.46
|
$6.76
₱382.42
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.01
€2.82
|
$1.82
₱102.99
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.87
€3.63
|
$1.91
₱108.19
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
€1.09
|
$1.17
₱65.93
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.83
|
$0.68
₱38.31
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.08
|
$1.06
₱60.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
€1.14
|
$0.65
₱36.84
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.81
|
$0.81
₱45.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.55
|
$1.02
₱57.91
|
|
pay 56.2% less for transportation
Ireland
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.64
€7.17
|
$4.92
₱278.21
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$113.76
€106.74
|
$12.10
₱684.33
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,407.58
€30,406.41
|
$25,173.37
₱1,424,145.45
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.14
€16.09
|
$3.86
₱218.28
|
|
pay 60.5% less for housing
Ireland
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.84
€49.58
|
$38.43
₱2,173.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,291.60
€1,211.85
|
$288.35
₱16,312.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,147.51
€1,076.65
|
$172.40
₱9,753.41
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$156.48
€146.82
|
$74.91
₱4,238.04
|
|
pay 55.9% less for childcare
Ireland
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$893.73
€838.54
|
$170.74
₱9,659.60
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,678.25
€8,142.37
|
$6,005.00
₱339,723.85
|
|
pay 57.7% less for entertainment and sports
Ireland
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.53
€5.19
|
$1.30
₱73.56
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.60
€3.37
|
$2.36
₱133.28
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$15.83
€14.85
|
$2.45
₱138.58
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.94
€56.24
|
$37.83
₱2,140.05
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.50
€10.79
|
$5.08
₱287.12
|
|
pay 35.7% less for clothing
Ireland
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.22
€71.51
|
$37.79
₱2,137.79
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.26
€34.96
|
$22.95
₱1,298.17
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.01
€79.76
|
$67.45
₱3,815.97
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.50
€84.92
|
$60.35
₱3,414.24
|
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