Cost of living comparison
Philippines is 2.8% more expensive than South Africa.
If you lived in Philippines instead of South Africa, you would:
pay 33.2% less for restaurants
South Africa
|
Philippines
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.74
R145.71
|
$3.36
₱189.85
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.92
R73.84
|
$3.06
₱173.39
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
R16.36
|
$0.71
₱40.43
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
R12.25
|
$0.41
₱23.41
|
|
pay 50.1% more for groceries
South Africa
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.82
R15.40
|
$1.23
₱69.38
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.09
R58.24
|
$3.26
₱184.18
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.51
R66.07
|
$6.76
₱382.42
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.71
R32.26
|
$1.82
₱102.99
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.85
R34.78
|
$1.91
₱108.19
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.61
R11.51
|
$1.17
₱65.93
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
R10.71
|
$0.68
₱38.31
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
R11.13
|
$1.06
₱60.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
R11.02
|
$0.65
₱36.84
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
R8.78
|
$0.81
₱45.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
R8.75
|
$1.02
₱57.91
|
|
pay 18.4% less for transportation
South Africa
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.65
R87.50
|
$4.92
₱278.21
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.67
R765.44
|
$12.10
₱684.33
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,011.69
R338,985.20
|
$25,173.37
₱1,424,145.45
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.53
R141.78
|
$3.86
₱218.28
|
|
pay 21.9% less for housing
South Africa
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.06
R904.44
|
$38.43
₱2,173.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$341.02
R6,418.16
|
$288.35
₱16,312.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$317.79
R5,980.92
|
$172.40
₱9,753.41
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$80.15
R1,508.44
|
$74.91
₱4,238.04
|
|
pay 51.7% more for childcare
South Africa
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$157.19
R2,958.31
|
$170.74
₱9,659.60
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,082.89
R58,020.85
|
$6,005.00
₱339,723.85
|
|
pay 6.0% more for entertainment and sports
South Africa
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.70
R31.91
|
$1.30
₱73.56
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
R31.51
|
$2.36
₱133.28
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.56
R48.25
|
$2.45
₱138.58
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.74
R578.48
|
$37.83
₱2,140.05
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.40
R101.58
|
$5.08
₱287.12
|
|
pay 14.9% less for clothing
South Africa
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.19
R812.79
|
$37.79
₱2,137.79
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.96
R507.34
|
$22.95
₱1,298.17
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.72
R1,519.11
|
$67.45
₱3,815.97
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.81
R1,351.49
|
$60.35
₱3,414.24
|
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