Cost of living comparison
Victoria is 2.5 times more expensive than Philippines.
If you lived in Victoria instead of Philippines, you would:
pay 4.3 times more for restaurants
Philippines
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.36
₱191.50
|
$13.88
SCR189.12
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.06
₱174.89
|
$6.67
SCR90.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
₱40.78
|
$3.77
SCR51.37
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
₱23.62
|
$2.28
SCR31.06
|
|
pay 69.7% more for groceries
Philippines
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.23
₱69.98
|
$1.71
SCR23.28
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.26
₱185.77
|
$10.81
SCR147.29
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.76
₱385.73
|
$7.26
SCR98.95
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.82
₱103.88
|
$2.98
SCR40.55
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.91
₱109.13
|
$2.56
SCR34.93
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
₱66.50
|
$1.36
SCR18.53
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
₱38.64
|
$1.28
SCR17.43
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
₱60.59
|
$0.74
SCR10.13
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
₱37.15
|
$2.94
SCR40.02
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
₱46.04
|
$0.83
SCR11.38
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.02
₱58.42
|
$0.62
SCR8.41
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for transportation
Philippines
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.92
₱280.62
|
$4.99
SCR67.95
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.10
₱690.25
|
$24.06
SCR327.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,173.37
₱1,436,480.65
|
$24,561.80
SCR334,762.01
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.86
₱220.17
|
$29.32
SCR399.56
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for housing
Philippines
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.43
₱2,192.67
|
$123.39
SCR1,681.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$288.35
₱16,454.11
|
$913.34
SCR12,448.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$172.40
₱9,837.88
|
$774.97
SCR10,562.39
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$74.91
₱4,274.75
|
$99.70
SCR1,358.91
|
|
pay 12.0% less for childcare
Philippines
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$170.74
₱9,743.27
|
$187.50
SCR2,555.46
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,005.00
₱342,666.36
|
$3,982.14
SCR54,274.11
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Philippines
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.30
₱74.20
|
$3.66
SCR49.90
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.36
₱134.43
|
$5.06
SCR68.95
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.45
₱139.78
|
$11.60
SCR158.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.83
₱2,158.58
|
$91.48
SCR1,246.85
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.08
₱289.61
|
$10.75
SCR146.57
|
|
pay 99.2% more for clothing
Philippines
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.79
₱2,156.31
|
$60.26
SCR821.25
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.95
₱1,309.42
|
$83.50
SCR1,138.10
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.45
₱3,849.02
|
$96.68
SCR1,317.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$60.35
₱3,443.81
|
$78.50
SCR1,069.96
|
|
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