Cost of living comparison
Austria is 2.8 times more expensive than Philippines.
If you lived in Austria instead of Philippines, you would:
pay 4.1 times more for restaurants
|
Philippines
|
Austria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.66
₱204.40
|
$15.33
€13.81
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.20
₱178.70
|
$10.30
€9.28
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
₱42.96
|
$2.98
€2.69
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
₱24.07
|
$2.26
€2.04
|
|
pay 70.9% more for groceries
|
Philippines
|
Austria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.15
₱64.44
|
$2.50
€2.25
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.76
₱210.09
|
$8.22
€7.41
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.56
₱366.41
|
$5.57
€5.02
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.97
₱109.84
|
$4.01
€3.61
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.81
₱101.16
|
$5.79
€5.22
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.23
₱68.47
|
$1.16
€1.05
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
₱36.09
|
$0.95
€0.86
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
₱60.48
|
$1.30
€1.18
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
₱35.46
|
$1.84
€1.66
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
₱48.36
|
$0.94
€0.85
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.10
₱61.61
|
$0.84
€0.75
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for transportation
|
Philippines
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.42
₱246.88
|
$6.51
€5.87
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.06
₱673.86
|
$49.62
€44.71
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,092.26
₱1,624,948.52
|
$26,063.58
€23,486.68
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.70
₱150.60
|
$19.69
€17.74
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
|
Philippines
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.30
₱1,636.32
|
$36.32
€32.73
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$265.23
₱14,814.55
|
$871.49
€785.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$157.68
₱8,807.25
|
$685.35
€617.59
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.84
₱4,739.01
|
$267.95
€241.46
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
|
Philippines
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$168.61
₱9,417.75
|
$469.56
€423.14
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,730.41
₱264,216.81
|
$14,286.41
€12,873.91
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Philippines
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.35
₱75.32
|
$4.59
€4.14
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.27
₱126.77
|
$3.54
€3.19
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.49
₱139.00
|
$6.46
€5.82
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.04
₱1,901.14
|
$44.34
€39.95
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.09
₱284.29
|
$12.69
€11.43
|
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pay 2.0 times more for clothing
|
Philippines
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.74
₱2,052.24
|
$85.15
€76.73
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.36
₱1,192.86
|
$46.34
€41.76
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.86
₱3,622.62
|
$89.08
€80.27
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.49
₱3,211.15
|
$125.31
€112.92
|
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