Cost of living comparison
Philippines is 46.5% cheaper than South Carolina.
If you lived in Philippines instead of South Carolina, you would:
pay 70.0% less for restaurants
South Carolina
|
Philippines
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.18
|
$3.36
₱193.18
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.06
|
$3.06
₱176.43
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.86
|
$0.71
₱41.14
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.62
|
$0.41
₱23.82
|
|
pay 29.3% less for groceries
South Carolina
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.83
|
$1.23
₱70.60
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.90
|
$3.26
₱187.41
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.48
|
$6.76
₱389.13
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.28
|
$1.82
₱104.80
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.20
|
$1.91
₱110.09
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.09
|
$1.17
₱67.09
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
|
$0.68
₱38.99
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.75
|
$1.06
₱61.12
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.74
|
$0.65
₱37.48
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.26
|
$0.81
₱46.44
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.26
|
$1.02
₱58.93
|
|
pay 22.1% less for transportation
South Carolina
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.17
|
$4.92
₱283.09
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.60
|
$12.10
₱696.34
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,663.18
|
$25,173.37
₱1,449,142.60
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.09
|
$3.86
₱222.12
|
|
pay 64.9% less for housing
South Carolina
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.55
|
$38.43
₱2,212.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,496.22
|
$288.35
₱16,599.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,091.77
|
$172.40
₱9,924.60
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$151.97
|
$74.91
₱4,312.43
|
|
pay 67.0% less for childcare
South Carolina
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$885.76
|
$170.74
₱9,829.15
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,849.60
|
$6,005.00
₱345,686.82
|
|
pay 47.8% less for entertainment and sports
South Carolina
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.59
|
$1.30
₱74.85
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.33
|
$2.36
₱135.62
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.35
|
$2.45
₱141.01
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.74
|
$37.83
₱2,177.61
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.43
|
$5.08
₱292.16
|
|
pay 24.6% less for clothing
South Carolina
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.35
|
$37.79
₱2,175.32
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.42
|
$22.95
₱1,320.96
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.52
|
$67.45
₱3,882.95
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.39
|
$60.35
₱3,474.17
|
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