Cost of living comparison
Greece is 84.9% more expensive than Philippines.
If you lived in Greece instead of Philippines, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
|
Philippines
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.36
₱186.12
|
$12.71
€11.61
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.06
₱169.98
|
$8.10
€7.40
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
₱39.64
|
$1.99
€1.82
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
₱22.95
|
$0.68
€0.62
|
|
pay 11.6% more for groceries
|
Philippines
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.23
₱68.02
|
$1.16
€1.06
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.26
₱180.56
|
$4.97
€4.54
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.76
₱374.91
|
$5.63
€5.14
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.82
₱100.97
|
$3.81
€3.48
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.91
₱106.06
|
$3.64
€3.32
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
₱64.63
|
$0.86
€0.79
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
₱37.56
|
$0.86
€0.78
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
₱58.89
|
$0.62
€0.57
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
₱36.11
|
$0.83
€0.76
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
₱44.74
|
$0.53
€0.48
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.02
₱56.78
|
$0.48
€0.44
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
|
Philippines
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.92
₱272.74
|
$8.80
€8.04
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.10
₱670.88
|
$40.24
€36.76
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,173.37
₱1,396,165.22
|
$22,158.38
€20,242.79
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.86
₱214.00
|
$13.03
€11.90
|
|
pay 69.3% more for housing
|
Philippines
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.43
₱2,131.13
|
$34.83
€31.82
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$288.35
₱15,992.32
|
$429.23
€392.12
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$172.40
₱9,561.78
|
$358.56
€327.56
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$74.91
₱4,154.78
|
$172.07
€157.19
|
|
pay 55.9% more for childcare
|
Philippines
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$170.74
₱9,469.82
|
$341.10
€311.61
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,005.00
₱333,049.29
|
$6,725.16
€6,143.77
|
|
pay 91.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Philippines
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.30
₱72.12
|
$4.08
€3.73
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.36
₱130.66
|
$3.33
€3.04
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.45
₱135.86
|
$5.12
€4.68
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.83
₱2,098.00
|
$45.22
€41.31
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.08
₱281.48
|
$8.85
€8.08
|
|
pay 60.2% more for clothing
|
Philippines
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.79
₱2,095.79
|
$76.36
€69.76
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.95
₱1,272.67
|
$36.41
€33.27
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.45
₱3,741.00
|
$77.82
€71.09
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$60.35
₱3,347.16
|
$99.20
€90.62
|
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