Cost of living comparison
Greece is 2.0 times 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 |
$3.66
₱210.50
|
$14.81
€13.62
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.20
₱184.03
|
$9.01
€8.29
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
₱44.24
|
$1.97
€1.81
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
₱24.79
|
$0.63
€0.58
|
|
pay 19.7% more for groceries
Philippines
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.15
₱66.37
|
$1.36
€1.25
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.76
₱216.35
|
$6.52
€6.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.56
₱377.33
|
$6.06
€5.57
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.97
₱113.11
|
$4.09
€3.76
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.81
₱104.17
|
$4.27
€3.93
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.23
₱70.51
|
$0.81
€0.75
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
₱37.17
|
$0.82
€0.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
₱62.28
|
$0.57
€0.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
₱36.52
|
$0.86
€0.79
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
₱49.80
|
$0.51
€0.47
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.10
₱63.45
|
$0.54
€0.49
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for transportation
Philippines
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.42
₱254.24
|
$7.81
€7.18
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.06
₱693.94
|
$41.23
€37.92
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,092.26
₱1,673,386.91
|
$27,791.92
€25,561.62
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.70
₱155.09
|
$14.64
€13.47
|
|
pay 93.9% more for housing
Philippines
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.30
₱1,685.10
|
$31.73
€29.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$265.23
₱15,256.16
|
$529.13
€486.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$157.68
₱9,069.79
|
$406.38
€373.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.84
₱4,880.28
|
$178.34
€164.03
|
|
pay 74.4% more for childcare
Philippines
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$168.61
₱9,698.49
|
$350.75
€322.60
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,730.41
₱272,092.90
|
$6,658.30
€6,123.97
|
|
pay 96.1% more for entertainment and sports
Philippines
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.35
₱77.57
|
$4.23
€3.89
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.27
₱130.55
|
$3.51
€3.23
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.49
₱143.15
|
$4.98
€4.58
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.04
₱1,957.81
|
$46.53
€42.79
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.09
₱292.76
|
$8.93
€8.21
|
|
pay 80.5% more for clothing
Philippines
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.74
₱2,113.42
|
$83.80
€77.07
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.36
₱1,228.42
|
$41.12
€37.82
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.86
₱3,730.61
|
$86.78
€79.82
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.49
₱3,306.87
|
$96.32
€88.59
|
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