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Philippines vs. Kenya Cost of Living Summary

Philippines is 28.2% more expensive than Kenya overall.

Restaurants: pay 7.5% less in Philippines
Groceries: pay 92.5% more in Philippines
Transportation: pay 32.2% less in Philippines
Housing: pay 64.1% more in Philippines
Childcare: pay 24.4% less in Philippines
Entertainment and Sports: pay 10.2% less in Philippines
Clothing: pay 2.2 times more in Philippines

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

Philippines vs. Kenya Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 7.5% less for restaurants

	Kenya	Philippines
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.74 KES484.15	$3.83 ₱224.67	+2.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.17 KES798.62	$3.27 ₱191.88	-47.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.54 KES69.44	$0.69 ₱40.61	+29.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.44 KES57.53	$0.38 ₱22.28	-14.5%
Average			-7.5%

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pay 92.5% more for groceries

	Kenya	Philippines
Bread 1 loaf	$0.54 KES70.01	$1.24 ₱72.81	+129.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.37 KES565.28	$3.91 ₱228.99	-10.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.52 KES326.23	$7.02 ₱411.39	+178.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.60 KES207.28	$2.06 ₱120.55	+28.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.57 KES332.87	$1.91 ₱112.14	-25.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.08 KES139.60	$1.42 ₱83.20	+31.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.40 KES51.88	$0.65 ₱37.83	+61.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.69 KES89.87	$1.17 ₱68.55	+68.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.32 KES41.21	$0.69 ₱40.60	+117.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.30 KES38.21	$0.95 ₱55.60	+221.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.37 KES47.67	$1.17 ₱68.70	+218.1%
Average			+92.5%

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pay 32.2% less for transportation

	Kenya	Philippines
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.40 KES698.69	$4.15 ₱243.11	-23.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$26.41 KES3,419.10	$12.67 ₱742.62	-52.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,331.14 KES2,502,416.20	$24,414.32 ₱1,431,533.67	+26.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.74 KES1,778.12	$2.78 ₱162.89	-79.8%
Average			-32.2%

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pay 64.1% more for housing

	Kenya	Philippines
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$37.35 KES4,834.47	$27.95 ₱1,638.62	-25.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$194.00 KES25,113.52	$254.21 ₱14,905.35	+31.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$131.26 KES16,990.97	$161.64 ₱9,477.69	+23.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$24.47 KES3,167.26	$80.13 ₱4,698.13	+227.5%
Average			+64.1%

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pay 24.4% less for childcare

	Kenya	Philippines
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$172.28 KES22,301.68	$130.02 ₱7,623.63	-24.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,439.34 KES963,022.59	$5,634.78 ₱330,395.39	-24.3%
Average			-24.4%

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pay 10.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Kenya	Philippines
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.03 KES262.67	$1.20 ₱70.27	-40.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.28 KES294.98	$2.17 ₱127.27	-4.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.80 KES362.51	$2.73 ₱159.93	-2.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.27 KES3,788.44	$30.80 ₱1,805.83	+5.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.10 KES790.23	$5.63 ₱329.85	-7.8%
Average			-10.2%

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pay 2.2 times more for clothing

	Kenya	Philippines
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$12.46 KES1,612.32	$41.17 ₱2,413.97	+230.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$20.02 KES2,592.06	$25.58 ₱1,499.85	+27.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$34.44 KES4,457.72	$69.76 ₱4,090.59	+102.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$32.93 KES4,262.80	$65.98 ₱3,868.53	+100.4%
Average			+115.3%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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