Cost of living comparison
Philippines is 41.9% cheaper than Republic of the Congo.
If you lived in Philippines instead of Republic of the Congo, you would:
pay 68.2% less for restaurants
Republic of the Congo
|
Philippines
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.00
FCFA8,565
|
$3.66
₱213.75
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.94
FCFA5,468
|
$3.20
₱186.88
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.09
FCFA1,282
|
$0.77
₱44.93
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
FCFA917
|
$0.43
₱25.17
|
|
pay 29.0% less for groceries
Republic of the Congo
|
Philippines
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.53
FCFA939
|
$1.15
₱67.39
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.61
FCFA2,823
|
$3.76
₱219.70
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.14
FCFA4,372
|
$6.56
₱383.17
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.52
FCFA2,153
|
$1.97
₱114.86
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.22
FCFA1,356
|
$1.81
₱105.79
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
FCFA880
|
$1.23
₱71.60
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.03
FCFA629
|
$0.65
₱37.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.29
FCFA1,399
|
$1.08
₱63.24
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
FCFA800
|
$0.63
₱37.09
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.33
FCFA811
|
$0.87
₱50.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.29
FCFA791
|
$1.10
₱64.43
|
|
pay 36.0% less for transportation
Republic of the Congo
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.17
FCFA3,160
|
$4.42
₱258.17
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.74
FCFA13,302
|
$12.06
₱704.68
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,585.40
FCFA17,491,136
|
$29,092.26
₱1,699,278.97
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.24
FCFA12,385
|
$2.70
₱157.49
|
|
pay 73.9% less for housing
Republic of the Congo
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$156.50
FCFA95,761
|
$29.30
₱1,711.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,030.70
FCFA630,677
|
$265.23
₱15,492.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$381.29
FCFA233,306
|
$157.68
₱9,210.12
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$456.95
FCFA279,605
|
$84.84
₱4,955.79
|
|
pay 14.2% less for childcare
Republic of the Congo
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$214.14
FCFA131,033
|
$168.61
₱9,848.55
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,100.00
FCFA3,120,642
|
$4,730.41
₱276,302.95
|
|
pay 46.2% less for entertainment and sports
Republic of the Congo
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.85
FCFA1,745
|
$1.35
₱78.77
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.18
FCFA2,559
|
$2.27
₱132.57
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.50
FCFA2,142
|
$2.49
₱145.36
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$75.25
FCFA46,045
|
$34.04
₱1,988.10
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
FCFA6,119
|
$5.09
₱297.29
|
|
pay 25.5% less for clothing
Republic of the Congo
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$35.42
FCFA21,671
|
$36.74
₱2,146.12
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.56
FCFA21,756
|
$21.36
₱1,247.42
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.22
FCFA56,430
|
$64.86
₱3,788.33
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.00
FCFA55,070
|
$57.49
₱3,358.04
|
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