Cost of living comparison
Philippines is 56.9% cheaper than Santa Rosa.
If you lived in Philippines instead of Santa Rosa, you would:
pay 72.5% less for restaurants
Santa Rosa
|
Philippines
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$29.50
|
$3.36
₱191.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
|
$3.06
₱174.89
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.79
|
$0.71
₱40.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
|
$0.41
₱23.62
|
|
pay 51.9% less for groceries
Santa Rosa
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$5.97
|
$1.23
₱69.98
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.42
|
$3.26
₱185.77
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.90
|
$6.76
₱385.73
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.50
|
$1.82
₱103.88
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.33
|
$1.91
₱109.13
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.36
|
$1.17
₱66.50
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
|
$0.68
₱38.64
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.15
|
$1.06
₱60.59
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.25
|
$0.65
₱37.15
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.64
|
$0.81
₱46.04
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.71
|
$1.02
₱58.42
|
|
pay 44.3% less for transportation
Santa Rosa
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.49
|
$4.92
₱280.62
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.00
|
$12.10
₱690.25
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
|
$25,173.37
₱1,436,480.65
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.41
|
$3.86
₱220.17
|
|
pay 70.4% less for housing
Santa Rosa
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$75.62
|
$38.43
₱2,192.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,050.00
|
$288.35
₱16,454.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,713.33
|
$172.40
₱9,837.88
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$172.91
|
$74.91
₱4,274.75
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Santa Rosa
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$170.74
₱9,743.27
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$6,005.00
₱342,666.36
|
pay 66.9% less for entertainment and sports
Santa Rosa
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.88
|
$1.30
₱74.20
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.50
|
$2.36
₱134.43
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.00
|
$2.45
₱139.78
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$137.33
|
$37.83
₱2,158.58
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.00
|
$5.08
₱289.61
|
|
pay 35.5% less for clothing
Santa Rosa
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.29
|
$37.79
₱2,156.31
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.00
|
$22.95
₱1,309.42
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.33
|
$67.45
₱3,849.02
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$130.00
|
$60.35
₱3,443.81
|
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