Cost of living comparison
Rome is 2.4 times more expensive than Philippines.
If you lived in Rome instead of Philippines, you would:
pay 3.8 times more for restaurants
Philippines
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.36
₱193.21
|
$19.79
€18.56
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.06
₱176.45
|
$9.90
€9.28
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
₱41.15
|
$2.26
€2.12
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
₱23.83
|
$1.21
€1.13
|
|
pay 52.2% more for groceries
Philippines
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.23
₱70.61
|
$1.78
€1.67
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.26
₱187.43
|
$8.48
€7.96
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.76
₱389.17
|
$6.93
€6.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.82
₱104.81
|
$3.56
€3.34
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.91
₱110.10
|
$4.84
€4.54
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
₱67.09
|
$1.16
€1.08
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
₱38.99
|
$0.93
€0.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
₱61.13
|
$1.11
€1.04
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
₱37.49
|
$1.32
€1.24
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
₱46.45
|
$0.77
€0.72
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.02
₱58.94
|
$0.79
€0.74
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
Philippines
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.92
₱283.12
|
$7.67
€7.19
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.10
₱696.42
|
$38.48
€36.09
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,173.37
₱1,449,306.18
|
$27,486.24
€25,778.41
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.86
₱222.14
|
$15.39
€14.44
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
Philippines
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.43
₱2,212.25
|
$30.43
€28.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$288.35
₱16,601.02
|
$1,171.91
€1,099.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$172.40
₱9,925.72
|
$773.95
€725.87
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$74.91
₱4,312.92
|
$173.31
€162.54
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Philippines
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$170.74
₱9,830.26
|
$531.12
€498.12
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,005.00
₱345,725.84
|
$8,734.44
€8,191.73
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Philippines
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.30
₱74.86
|
$5.50
€5.16
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.36
₱135.63
|
$1.67
€1.57
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.45
₱141.03
|
$6.60
€6.19
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.83
₱2,177.86
|
$56.27
€52.77
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.08
₱292.19
|
$9.90
€9.28
|
|
pay 83.6% more for clothing
Philippines
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.79
₱2,175.56
|
$85.59
€80.28
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.95
₱1,321.11
|
$36.33
€34.07
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.45
₱3,883.39
|
$97.35
€91.31
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$60.35
₱3,474.56
|
$123.90
€116.20
|
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