Cost of living comparison
Mississippi is 2.1 times more expensive than Philippines.
If you lived in Mississippi instead of Philippines, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
|
Philippines
|
Mississippi
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.47
₱175.62
|
$14.39
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.00
₱151.82
|
$7.57
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
₱37.43
|
$1.71
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
₱22.30
|
$1.35
|
|
pay 60.5% more for groceries
|
Philippines
|
Mississippi
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.18
₱59.45
|
$2.64
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.85
₱144.18
|
$5.27
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.55
₱331.17
|
$3.40
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.70
₱85.79
|
$1.63
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.79
₱90.54
|
$2.67
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.10
₱55.51
|
$2.47
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
₱33.11
|
$0.65
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
₱51.41
|
$1.32
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
₱30.79
|
$2.08
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
₱38.79
|
$1.03
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
₱43.53
|
$1.13
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
|
Philippines
|
Mississippi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.08
₱256.89
|
$3.71
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.75
₱543.52
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,686.73
₱1,247,667.17
|
$23,599.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.54
₱178.79
|
$16.97
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
|
Philippines
|
Mississippi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.64
₱2,155.27
|
$68.75
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$370.81
₱18,740.55
|
$1,012.92
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$200.85
₱10,150.90
|
$750.24
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$73.94
₱3,736.87
|
$136.09
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
|
Philippines
|
Mississippi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$194.13
₱9,811.55
|
$476.90
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,562.73
₱331,680.26
|
$6,560.00
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Philippines
|
Mississippi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.36
₱68.55
|
$4.57
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.39
₱120.69
|
$4.41
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.41
₱121.80
|
$5.97
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.90
₱1,864.88
|
$39.31
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.73
₱239.00
|
$10.16
|
|
pay 9.8% more for clothing
|
Philippines
|
Mississippi
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.75
₱1,857.54
|
$36.83
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.32
₱1,229.08
|
$23.70
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.35
₱3,403.83
|
$72.69
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$52.31
₱2,643.74
|
$69.97
|
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