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Philippines vs. Tonga Cost of Living Summary

Philippines is 35.0% cheaper than Tonga overall.

Restaurants
pay 66.6% less in Philippines
Groceries
pay 30.0% less in Philippines
Transportation
pay 16.8% less in Philippines
Housing
pay 56.1% less in Philippines
Childcare
pay 5.4 times more in Philippines
Entertainment and Sports
pay 59.8% less in Philippines
Clothing
pay 2.2 times more in Philippines

The cost of childcare and clothing in Philippines are more expensive than in Tonga. Expenses including restaurants, entertainment and sports, housing, groceries, and transportation are lower in Philippines. Notably, childcare and clothing are significantly more expensive in Philippines.

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Philippines vs. Tonga Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Philippines instead of Tonga, you would:

pay 66.6% less for restaurants

 
Tonga
Philippines
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $8.31
TOP20.00
$3.66
₱232.69
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $10.38
TOP25.00
$3.23
₱205.26
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.84
TOP6.83
$0.73
₱46.19
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pay 30.0% less for groceries

 
Tonga
Philippines
Bread
1 loaf
 $1.04
TOP2.50
$1.15
₱73.41
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.50
TOP10.83
$3.30
₱210.10
Milk (1 gallon) $5.92
TOP14.26
$6.50
₱413.56
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pay 16.8% less for transportation

 
Tonga
Philippines
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.50
TOP13.25
$4.37
₱277.83
Monthly public transit pass $41.53
TOP100.00
$12.98
₱825.54
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $5,814.53
TOP14,000.00
$20,989.85
₱1M
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pay 56.1% less for housing

 
Tonga
Philippines
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $124.60
TOP300.00
$25.62
₱1,629.64
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $622.99
TOP1,500.00
$267.48
₱17,016.56
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center ?? $170.01
₱10,815.48
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pay 5.4 times more for childcare

 
Tonga
Philippines
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $157.82
TOP380.00
$162.60
₱10,344.33
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $249.19
TOP600.00
$7,174.58
₱456K
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pay 59.8% less for entertainment and sports

 
Tonga
Philippines
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.32
TOP8.00
$1.24
₱78.77
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.91
TOP7.00
$2.15
₱136.85
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $10.18
TOP24.50
$2.72
₱172.91
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pay 2.2 times more for clothing

 
Tonga
Philippines
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $14.54
TOP35.00
$37.72
₱2,399.64
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $17.65
TOP42.50
$22.70
₱1,444.32
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $20.77
TOP50.00
$68.85
₱4,380.16
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We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this

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