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
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.36
₱189.85
|
$12.71
€11.93
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.06
₱173.39
|
$8.10
€7.60
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
₱40.43
|
$1.99
€1.87
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
₱23.41
|
$0.68
€0.63
|
|
pay 11.6% more for groceries
Philippines
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.23
₱69.38
|
$1.16
€1.09
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.26
₱184.18
|
$4.97
€4.67
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.76
₱382.42
|
$5.63
€5.28
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.82
₱102.99
|
$3.81
€3.57
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.91
₱108.19
|
$3.64
€3.41
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
₱65.93
|
$0.86
€0.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
₱38.31
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
₱60.07
|
$0.62
€0.58
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
₱36.84
|
$0.83
€0.78
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
₱45.64
|
$0.53
€0.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.02
₱57.91
|
$0.48
€0.45
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
Philippines
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.92
₱278.21
|
$8.80
€8.26
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.10
₱684.33
|
$40.24
€37.76
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,173.37
₱1,424,145.45
|
$22,158.38
€20,790.10
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.86
₱218.28
|
$13.03
€12.22
|
|
pay 69.3% more for housing
Philippines
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.43
₱2,173.84
|
$34.83
€32.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$288.35
₱16,312.82
|
$429.23
€402.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$172.40
₱9,753.41
|
$358.56
€336.42
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$74.91
₱4,238.04
|
$172.07
€161.44
|
|
pay 55.9% more for childcare
Philippines
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$170.74
₱9,659.60
|
$341.10
€320.04
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,005.00
₱339,723.85
|
$6,725.16
€6,309.88
|
|
pay 91.7% more for entertainment and sports
Philippines
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.30
₱73.56
|
$4.08
€3.83
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.36
₱133.28
|
$3.33
€3.12
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.45
₱138.58
|
$5.12
€4.80
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.83
₱2,140.05
|
$45.22
€42.43
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.08
₱287.12
|
$8.85
€8.30
|
|
pay 60.2% more for clothing
Philippines
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.79
₱2,137.79
|
$76.36
€71.65
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.95
₱1,298.17
|
$36.41
€34.17
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.45
₱3,815.97
|
$77.82
€73.01
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$60.35
₱3,414.24
|
$99.20
€93.07
|
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