Cost of living comparison
Slovakia is 60.9% more expensive than Philippines.
If you lived in Slovakia instead of Philippines, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Philippines
|
Slovakia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.36
₱189.85
|
$7.70
€7.22
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.06
₱173.39
|
$7.27
€6.82
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
₱40.43
|
$1.50
€1.40
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
₱23.41
|
$1.12
€1.06
|
|
pay 7.3% more for groceries
Philippines
|
Slovakia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.23
₱69.38
|
$1.09
€1.03
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.26
₱184.18
|
$5.43
€5.09
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.76
₱382.42
|
$3.30
€3.10
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.82
₱102.99
|
$2.64
€2.47
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.91
₱108.19
|
$2.84
€2.66
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
₱65.93
|
$0.71
€0.67
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
₱38.31
|
$0.76
€0.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
₱60.07
|
$0.84
€0.79
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
₱36.84
|
$1.52
€1.43
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
₱45.64
|
$0.44
€0.41
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.02
₱57.91
|
$0.41
€0.39
|
|
pay 75.6% more for transportation
Philippines
|
Slovakia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.92
₱278.21
|
$6.62
€6.21
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.10
₱684.33
|
$23.13
€21.70
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,173.37
₱1,424,145.45
|
$20,325.40
€19,070.31
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.86
₱218.28
|
$11.42
€10.71
|
|
pay 72.9% more for housing
Philippines
|
Slovakia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.43
₱2,173.84
|
$20.68
€19.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$288.35
₱16,312.82
|
$525.97
€493.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$172.40
₱9,753.41
|
$430.57
€403.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$74.91
₱4,238.04
|
$154.00
€144.49
|
|
pay 70.8% more for childcare
Philippines
|
Slovakia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$170.74
₱9,659.60
|
$367.52
€344.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,005.00
₱339,723.85
|
$7,594.62
€7,125.65
|
|
pay 27.8% more for entertainment and sports
Philippines
|
Slovakia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.30
₱73.56
|
$1.59
€1.49
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.36
₱133.28
|
$2.06
€1.93
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.45
₱138.58
|
$4.75
€4.45
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.83
₱2,140.05
|
$36.25
€34.01
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.08
₱287.12
|
$7.09
€6.65
|
|
pay 34.8% more for clothing
Philippines
|
Slovakia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.79
₱2,137.79
|
$56.64
€53.14
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.95
₱1,298.17
|
$32.72
€30.70
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.45
₱3,815.97
|
$68.42
€64.19
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$60.35
₱3,414.24
|
$87.74
€82.32
|
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