Cost of living comparison
Philippines is 4.0% more expensive than Nicaragua.
If you lived in Philippines instead of Nicaragua, you would:
pay 34.7% less for restaurants
Nicaragua
|
Philippines
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.65
C$170.44
|
$3.36
₱189.23
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.71
C$209.26
|
$3.06
₱172.82
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
C$30.03
|
$0.71
₱40.30
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
C$31.52
|
$0.41
₱23.34
|
|
pay 11.7% more for groceries
Nicaragua
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
C$45.89
|
$1.23
₱69.16
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.74
C$63.73
|
$3.26
₱183.57
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.94
C$144.23
|
$6.76
₱381.17
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.81
C$66.50
|
$1.82
₱102.65
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.36
C$86.65
|
$1.91
₱107.84
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.58
C$94.70
|
$1.17
₱65.71
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
C$19.24
|
$0.68
₱38.19
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.39
C$50.85
|
$1.06
₱59.87
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
C$22.69
|
$0.65
₱36.72
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
C$29.16
|
$0.81
₱45.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
C$28.18
|
$1.02
₱57.72
|
|
pay 20.8% more for transportation
Nicaragua
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.74
C$173.61
|
$4.92
₱277.30
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.00
C$256.50
|
$12.10
₱682.09
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,668.72
C$610,779.81
|
$25,173.37
₱1,419,488.32
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.95
C$254.52
|
$3.86
₱217.57
|
|
pay 15.1% less for housing
Nicaragua
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.08
C$2,604.60
|
$38.43
₱2,166.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$341.07
C$12,497.63
|
$288.35
₱16,259.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$278.89
C$10,219.12
|
$172.40
₱9,721.51
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.79
C$1,970.85
|
$74.91
₱4,224.19
|
|
pay 43.8% more for childcare
Nicaragua
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$113.32
C$4,152.20
|
$170.74
₱9,628.01
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,387.37
C$160,763.37
|
$6,005.00
₱338,612.91
|
|
pay 5.5% less for entertainment and sports
Nicaragua
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.07
C$75.89
|
$1.30
₱73.32
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.19
C$80.32
|
$2.36
₱132.84
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.06
C$112.19
|
$2.45
₱138.12
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.79
C$1,128.11
|
$37.83
₱2,133.05
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.10
C$186.93
|
$5.08
₱286.18
|
|
pay 7.1% more for clothing
Nicaragua
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.90
C$1,242.27
|
$37.79
₱2,130.80
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.04
C$1,247.12
|
$22.95
₱1,293.93
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.18
C$1,765.35
|
$67.45
₱3,803.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$55.00
C$2,015.22
|
$60.35
₱3,403.08
|
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