Cost of living comparison
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
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
₱23.13
|
$2.12
kr296
|
|
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
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.82
₱101.75
|
$5.66
kr788
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.91
₱106.88
|
$7.09
kr988
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
₱65.13
|
$1.16
kr162
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
₱37.85
|
$0.98
kr137
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
₱59.34
|
$1.17
kr163
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
₱36.39
|
$1.84
kr256
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
₱45.09
|
$0.96
kr133
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.02
₱57.22
|
$0.51
kr71
|
|
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
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.86
₱215.65
|
$23.97
kr3,337
|
|
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
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$74.91
₱4,186.88
|
$68.63
kr9,555
|
|
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
|
|
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
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.83
₱2,114.21
|
$56.90
kr7,922
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.08
₱283.65
|
$12.27
kr1,709
|
|
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
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$60.35
₱3,373.02
|
$175.20
kr24,391
|
|
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