Iceland is 3.0 times more expensive than Philippines.

If you lived in Iceland instead of Philippines, you would:

pay 4.6 times more for restaurants

 
Philippines
Iceland
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $3.36
₱187.56
$17.84
kr2,483
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$3.06
₱171.29
$14.27
kr1,986
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.71
₱39.95
$2.32
kr323

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pay 84.5% more for groceries

 
Philippines
Iceland
Bread
1 loaf
$1.23
₱68.55
$3.42
kr477
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.26
₱181.95
$5.98
kr833
Milk (1 gallon) $6.76
₱377.80
$5.33
kr741

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pay 3.9 times more for transportation

 
Philippines
Iceland
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.92
₱274.85
$8.03
kr1,118
Monthly public transit pass $12.10
₱676.06
$77.40
kr10,775
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $25,173.37
₱1,406,952.14
$29,836.83
kr4,153,883

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pay 3.6 times more for housing

 
Philippines
Iceland
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$38.43
₱2,147.60
$62.40
kr8,688
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $288.35
₱16,115.88
$1,437.14
kr200,079
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $172.40
₱9,635.66
$1,215.63
kr169,239

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pay 1.2% less for childcare

 
Philippines
Iceland
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $170.74
₱9,542.98
$259.34
kr36,106
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $6,005.00
₱335,622.46
$2,750.10
kr382,869

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pay 3.3 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Philippines
Iceland
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.30
₱72.67
$8.52
kr1,186
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.36
₱131.67
$4.15
kr578
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.45
₱136.90
$10.64
kr1,481

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pay 2.6 times more for clothing

 
Philippines
Iceland
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$37.79
₱2,111.99
$118.08
kr16,438
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$22.95
₱1,282.50
$50.39
kr7,015
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$67.45
₱3,769.90
$151.12
kr21,039

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