Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Tumon instead of Tarlac City, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
Tarlac City
|
Tumon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.75
₱158.36
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.12
₱237.01
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
₱52.43
|
?? | |
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.28
₱15.84
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Tarlac City
|
Tumon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.55
₱89.21
|
?? | |
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.59
₱263.93
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.22
₱357.68
|
?? | |
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.97
₱113.60
|
?? | |
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.49
₱85.96
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.37
₱78.77
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
₱42.86
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
₱57.23
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
₱40.46
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
₱33.28
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
₱22.51
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Tarlac City
|
Tumon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.85
₱279.15
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.26
₱475.08
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,187.19
₱1,161,308.37
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.01
₱173.14
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
Tarlac City
|
Tumon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.53
₱1,583.60
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$133.05
₱7,654.08
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$105.52
₱6,070.48
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.20
₱4,843.96
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Tarlac City
|
Tumon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$173.58
₱9,985.49
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? | ?? |
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
Tarlac City
|
Tumon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.01
₱58.07
|
?? | |
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.65
₱95.02
|
?? | |
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.25
₱129.33
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.88
₱2,639.34
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.42
₱369.51
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Tarlac City
|
Tumon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$68.82
₱3,959.01
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.29
₱2,375.40
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$58.73
₱3,378.35
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$37.62
₱2,164.26
|
?? |
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