Cost of living comparison
Philippines is 51.9% cheaper than Karratha.
If you lived in Philippines instead of Karratha, you would:
pay 77.3% less for restaurants
Karratha
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$23.35
A$35.74
|
$3.36
₱193.05
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.32
A$14.27
|
$3.06
₱176.31
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.16
A$4.83
|
$0.71
₱41.12
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.00
A$3.06
|
$0.41
₱23.81
|
|
pay 41.4% less for groceries
Karratha
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.34
A$5.11
|
$1.23
₱70.55
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$3.26
₱187.28
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.31
A$9.66
|
$6.76
₱388.86
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$7.21
A$11.03
|
$1.82
₱104.73
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.54
A$6.95
|
$1.91
₱110.01
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.72
A$4.17
|
$1.17
₱67.04
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
A$1.16
|
$0.68
₱38.96
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.06
₱61.08
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.65
₱37.46
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
A$1.85
|
$0.81
₱46.41
|
|
Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.02
₱58.89
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Karratha
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$4.92
₱282.90
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$12.10
₱695.86
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$25,173.37
₱1,448,148.28
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$3.86
₱221.96
|
pay 36.0% less for housing
Karratha
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$60.05
A$91.90
|
$38.43
₱2,210.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$288.35
₱16,587.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$172.40
₱9,917.79
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$74.91
₱4,309.47
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Karratha
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$170.74
₱9,822.40
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$6,005.00
₱345,449.62
|
pay 61.8% less for entertainment and sports
Karratha
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.01
A$12.25
|
$1.30
₱74.80
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.45
A$5.28
|
$2.36
₱135.53
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$49.37
A$75.56
|
$2.45
₱140.91
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.72
A$102.11
|
$37.83
₱2,176.12
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.34
A$17.36
|
$5.08
₱291.96
|
|
pay 42.8% less for clothing
Karratha
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.05
A$101.09
|
$37.79
₱2,173.83
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$22.95
₱1,320.05
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$67.45
₱3,880.28
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$60.35
₱3,471.79
|
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