Cost of living comparison
Philippines is 24.3% more expensive than Russia.
If you lived in Philippines instead of Russia, you would:
pay 26.5% less for restaurants
Russia
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.74
₽726.98
|
$3.36
₱193.21
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.69
₽440.38
|
$3.06
₱176.45
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.85
₽79.57
|
$0.71
₱41.15
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
₽38.47
|
$0.41
₱23.83
|
|
pay 77.9% more for groceries
Russia
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
₽50.25
|
$1.23
₱70.61
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.40
₽413.33
|
$3.26
₱187.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.48
₽326.46
|
$6.76
₱389.17
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.27
₽119.61
|
$1.82
₱104.81
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.79
₽167.98
|
$1.91
₱110.10
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
₽57.80
|
$1.17
₱67.09
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
₽52.47
|
$0.68
₱38.99
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
₽62.18
|
$1.06
₱61.13
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
₽96.75
|
$0.65
₱37.49
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
₽27.91
|
$0.81
₱46.45
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
₽23.76
|
$1.02
₱58.94
|
|
pay 15.9% more for transportation
Russia
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.37
₽222.88
|
$4.92
₱283.12
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.36
₽1,817.48
|
$12.10
₱696.42
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,226.85
₽2,932,202.22
|
$25,173.37
₱1,449,306.18
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.41
₽319.97
|
$3.86
₱222.14
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Russia
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.56
₽616.16
|
$38.43
₱2,212.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$310.33
₽29,139.81
|
$288.35
₱16,601.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$214.38
₽20,129.92
|
$172.40
₱9,925.72
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.84
₽6,558.44
|
$74.91
₱4,312.92
|
|
pay 2.7% more for childcare
Russia
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$220.41
₽20,696.57
|
$170.74
₱9,830.26
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,693.93
₽440,759.85
|
$6,005.00
₱345,725.84
|
|
pay 14.9% more for entertainment and sports
Russia
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.55
₽145.86
|
$1.30
₱74.86
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.73
₽162.65
|
$2.36
₱135.63
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.23
₽209.71
|
$2.45
₱141.03
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.55
₽2,962.89
|
$37.83
₱2,177.86
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.06
₽381.37
|
$5.08
₱292.19
|
|
pay 31.4% less for clothing
Russia
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.85
₽5,902.04
|
$37.79
₱2,175.56
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.44
₽3,703.81
|
$22.95
₱1,321.11
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.13
₽7,430.60
|
$67.45
₱3,883.39
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.30
₽8,009.88
|
$60.35
₱3,474.56
|
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