Cost of living comparison
Italy is 2.2 times more expensive than Philippines.
If you lived in Italy instead of Philippines, you would:
pay 3.5 times more for restaurants
Philippines
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.36
₱186.63
|
$15.74
€14.46
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.06
₱170.44
|
$9.09
€8.35
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
₱39.75
|
$2.45
€2.25
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
₱23.01
|
$1.16
€1.06
|
|
pay 34.5% more for groceries
Philippines
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.23
₱68.21
|
$1.86
€1.71
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.26
₱181.05
|
$7.20
€6.61
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.76
₱375.92
|
$4.88
€4.48
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.82
₱101.24
|
$3.14
€2.89
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.91
₱106.35
|
$4.47
€4.10
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
₱64.81
|
$0.96
€0.88
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
₱37.66
|
$0.84
€0.77
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
₱59.05
|
$0.94
€0.86
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
₱36.21
|
$1.20
€1.10
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
₱44.86
|
$0.65
€0.60
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.02
₱56.93
|
$0.71
€0.65
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
Philippines
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.92
₱273.48
|
$8.02
€7.36
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.10
₱672.70
|
$38.40
€35.26
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,173.37
₱1,399,954.04
|
$25,887.08
€23,770.81
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.86
₱214.58
|
$18.65
€17.12
|
|
pay 94.2% more for housing
Philippines
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.43
₱2,136.91
|
$30.75
€28.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$288.35
₱16,035.72
|
$608.10
€558.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$172.40
₱9,587.73
|
$488.80
€448.84
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$74.91
₱4,166.05
|
$151.72
€139.32
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Philippines
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$170.74
₱9,495.52
|
$459.30
€421.75
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,005.00
₱333,953.09
|
$9,604.44
€8,819.28
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Philippines
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.30
₱72.31
|
$4.83
€4.43
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.36
₱131.02
|
$1.60
€1.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.45
₱136.22
|
$6.30
€5.79
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.83
₱2,103.70
|
$51.79
€47.55
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.08
₱282.24
|
$9.32
€8.56
|
|
pay 73.8% more for clothing
Philippines
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.79
₱2,101.48
|
$80.37
€73.80
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.95
₱1,276.12
|
$36.54
€33.55
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.45
₱3,751.15
|
$89.56
€82.24
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$60.35
₱3,356.24
|
$114.84
€105.45
|
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