Cost of living comparison
France is 2.6 times more expensive than Philippines.
If you lived in France instead of Philippines, you would:
pay 4.1 times more for restaurants
Philippines
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.36
₱193.21
|
$16.13
€15.13
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.06
₱176.45
|
$9.98
€9.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
₱41.15
|
$2.76
€2.59
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
₱23.83
|
$1.88
€1.77
|
|
pay 57.9% more for groceries
Philippines
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.23
₱70.61
|
$1.66
€1.56
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.26
₱187.43
|
$8.33
€7.81
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.76
₱389.17
|
$4.25
€3.98
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.82
₱104.81
|
$3.47
€3.26
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.91
₱110.10
|
$5.22
€4.90
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
₱67.09
|
$1.30
€1.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
₱38.99
|
$0.98
€0.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
₱61.13
|
$1.29
€1.21
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
₱37.49
|
$1.51
€1.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
₱46.45
|
$0.87
€0.82
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.02
₱58.94
|
$1.03
€0.97
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for transportation
Philippines
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.92
₱283.12
|
$7.84
€7.35
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.10
₱696.42
|
$52.45
€49.19
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,173.37
₱1,449,306.18
|
$26,223.89
€24,594.50
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.86
₱222.14
|
$18.05
€16.93
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Philippines
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.43
₱2,212.25
|
$30.93
€29.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$288.35
₱16,601.02
|
$760.64
€713.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$172.40
₱9,925.72
|
$610.71
€572.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$74.91
₱4,312.92
|
$135.03
€126.64
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
Philippines
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$170.74
₱9,830.26
|
$674.24
€632.35
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,005.00
₱345,725.84
|
$11,309.03
€10,606.35
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Philippines
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.30
₱74.86
|
$6.24
€5.85
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.36
₱135.63
|
$2.93
€2.75
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.45
₱141.03
|
$11.11
€10.42
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.83
₱2,177.86
|
$37.98
€35.62
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.08
₱292.19
|
$11.22
€10.52
|
|
pay 83.3% more for clothing
Philippines
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.79
₱2,175.56
|
$85.18
€79.89
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.95
₱1,321.11
|
$38.90
€36.49
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.45
₱3,883.39
|
$90.98
€85.33
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$60.35
₱3,474.56
|
$122.71
€115.09
|
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