Cost of living comparison
London is 4.4 times more expensive than Philippines.
If you lived in London instead of Philippines, you would:
pay 4.2 times more for restaurants
Philippines
|
London
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.36
₱193.05
|
$21.12
£16.83
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.06
₱176.31
|
$9.10
£7.26
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
₱41.12
|
$2.30
£1.84
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
₱23.81
|
$1.75
£1.40
|
|
pay 28.9% more for groceries
Philippines
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.23
₱70.55
|
$1.57
£1.25
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.26
₱187.28
|
$4.08
£3.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.76
₱388.86
|
$5.80
£4.62
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.82
₱104.73
|
$3.53
£2.81
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.91
₱110.01
|
$3.80
£3.03
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
₱67.04
|
$1.20
£0.95
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
₱38.96
|
$0.71
£0.57
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
₱61.08
|
$1.16
£0.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
₱37.46
|
$1.47
£1.17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
₱46.41
|
$0.64
£0.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.02
₱58.89
|
$0.66
£0.52
|
|
pay 6.3 times more for transportation
Philippines
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.92
₱282.90
|
$8.25
£6.58
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.10
₱695.86
|
$198.74
£158.41
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,173.37
₱1,448,148.28
|
$31,052.51
£24,750.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.86
₱221.96
|
$22.83
£18.20
|
|
pay 6.0 times more for housing
Philippines
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.43
₱2,210.48
|
$36.24
£28.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$288.35
₱16,587.76
|
$2,575.57
£2,052.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$172.40
₱9,917.79
|
$1,776.05
£1,415.63
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$74.91
₱4,309.47
|
$286.24
£228.15
|
|
pay 7.5 times more for childcare
Philippines
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$170.74
₱9,822.40
|
$1,945.82
£1,550.95
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,005.00
₱345,449.62
|
$21,135.46
£16,846.38
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Philippines
|
London
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.30
₱74.80
|
$7.45
£5.94
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.36
₱135.53
|
$4.25
£3.39
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.45
₱140.91
|
$16.15
£12.87
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.83
₱2,176.12
|
$56.73
£45.22
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.08
₱291.96
|
$14.91
£11.88
|
|
pay 91.8% more for clothing
Philippines
|
London
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.79
₱2,173.83
|
$92.70
£73.89
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.95
₱1,320.05
|
$42.71
£34.04
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.45
₱3,880.28
|
$92.09
£73.40
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$60.35
₱3,471.79
|
$120.19
£95.80
|
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