Cost of living comparison
Philippines is 35.9% cheaper than South Korea.
If you lived in Philippines instead of South Korea, you would:
pay 43.5% less for restaurants
South Korea
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.13
₩8,463
|
$3.36
₱189.85
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.18
₩7,150
|
$3.06
₱173.39
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.41
₩1,942
|
$0.71
₱40.43
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
₩932
|
$0.41
₱23.41
|
|
pay 45.1% less for groceries
South Korea
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.74
₩3,787
|
$1.23
₱69.38
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.12
₩11,209
|
$3.26
₱184.18
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.20
₩9,941
|
$6.76
₱382.42
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.73
₩3,771
|
$1.82
₱102.99
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.58
₩4,949
|
$1.91
₱108.19
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.90
₩3,999
|
$1.17
₱65.93
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.51
₩2,084
|
$0.68
₱38.31
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.66
₩3,674
|
$1.06
₱60.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.29
₩3,165
|
$0.65
₱36.84
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
₩1,928
|
$0.81
₱45.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.08
₩1,497
|
$1.02
₱57.91
|
|
pay 35.8% less for transportation
South Korea
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.92
₩6,799
|
$4.92
₱278.21
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.73
₩60,372
|
$12.10
₱684.33
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,660.56
₩39,568,764
|
$25,173.37
₱1,424,145.45
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.34
₩12,889
|
$3.86
₱218.28
|
|
pay 5.0% less for housing
South Korea
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.09
₩29,116
|
$38.43
₱2,173.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$392.42
₩541,778
|
$288.35
₱16,312.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$302.43
₩417,534
|
$172.40
₱9,753.41
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$111.18
₩153,490
|
$74.91
₱4,238.04
|
|
pay 59.3% less for childcare
South Korea
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$342.96
₩473,484
|
$170.74
₱9,659.60
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,987.50
₩26,214,143
|
$6,005.00
₱339,723.85
|
|
pay 34.0% less for entertainment and sports
South Korea
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.92
₩4,029
|
$1.30
₱73.56
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.29
₩4,541
|
$2.36
₱133.28
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.45
₩4,763
|
$2.45
₱138.58
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.03
₩60,783
|
$37.83
₱2,140.05
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.93
₩12,323
|
$5.08
₱287.12
|
|
pay 28.7% less for clothing
South Korea
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.44
₩66,879
|
$37.79
₱2,137.79
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.60
₩61,573
|
$22.95
₱1,298.17
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.46
₩104,176
|
$67.45
₱3,815.97
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.03
₩125,681
|
$60.35
₱3,414.24
|
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