Cost of living comparison
Philippines is 59.9% cheaper than Saint Helier.
If you lived in Philippines instead of Saint Helier, you would:
pay 76.5% less for restaurants
Saint Helier
|
Philippines
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$49.68
£40.17
|
$3.36
₱193.21
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.69
£7.03
|
$3.06
₱176.45
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.54
£2.05
|
$0.71
₱41.15
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.74
£1.41
|
$0.41
₱23.83
|
|
pay 30.8% less for groceries
Saint Helier
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.12
£1.71
|
$1.23
₱70.61
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.40
£3.55
|
$3.26
₱187.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.78
£5.48
|
$6.76
₱389.17
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.61
£3.73
|
$1.82
₱104.81
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.27
£3.46
|
$1.91
₱110.10
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.63
£1.32
|
$1.17
₱67.09
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
£0.91
|
$0.68
₱38.99
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.05
£1.66
|
$1.06
₱61.13
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.61
£1.30
|
$0.65
₱37.49
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
£0.77
|
$0.81
₱46.45
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
£0.60
|
$1.02
₱58.94
|
|
pay 52.9% less for transportation
Saint Helier
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.86
£5.55
|
$4.92
₱283.12
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$64.59
£52.22
|
$12.10
₱696.42
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,940.94
£23,397.97
|
$25,173.37
₱1,449,306.18
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$35.31
£28.55
|
$3.86
₱222.14
|
|
pay 64.3% less for housing
Saint Helier
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.54
£48.14
|
$38.43
₱2,212.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,792.17
£1,448.92
|
$288.35
₱16,601.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,632.47
£1,319.81
|
$172.40
₱9,925.72
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$145.06
£117.27
|
$74.91
₱4,312.92
|
|
pay 79.4% less for childcare
Saint Helier
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,971.83
£1,594.17
|
$170.74
₱9,830.26
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,449.33
£14,915.78
|
$6,005.00
₱345,725.84
|
|
pay 65.5% less for entertainment and sports
Saint Helier
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.14
£5.77
|
$1.30
₱74.86
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.35
£3.51
|
$2.36
₱135.63
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.82
£10.36
|
$2.45
₱141.03
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.60
£61.93
|
$37.83
₱2,177.86
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.15
£13.05
|
$5.08
₱292.19
|
|
pay 49.6% less for clothing
Saint Helier
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$95.82
£77.47
|
$37.79
₱2,175.56
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.82
£41.89
|
$22.95
₱1,321.11
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$102.17
£82.60
|
$67.45
₱3,883.39
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$116.23
£93.96
|
$60.35
₱3,474.56
|
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