Cost of living comparison
Philippines is 51.2% cheaper than United States.
If you lived in Philippines instead of United States, you would:
pay 73.3% less for restaurants
|
United States
|
Philippines
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.15
|
$3.36
₱186.12
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.28
|
$3.06
₱169.98
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.24
|
$0.71
₱39.64
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.77
|
$0.41
₱22.95
|
|
pay 34.2% less for groceries
|
United States
|
Philippines
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.17
|
$1.23
₱68.02
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.93
|
$3.26
₱180.56
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.83
|
$6.76
₱374.91
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.01
|
$1.82
₱100.97
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.32
|
$1.91
₱106.06
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.19
|
$1.17
₱64.63
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
|
$0.68
₱37.56
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.93
|
$1.06
₱58.89
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.05
|
$0.65
₱36.11
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
|
$0.81
₱44.74
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.27
|
$1.02
₱56.78
|
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pay 31.3% less for transportation
|
United States
|
Philippines
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.72
|
$4.92
₱272.74
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$63.08
|
$12.10
₱670.88
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,096.27
|
$25,173.37
₱1,396,165.22
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.64
|
$3.86
₱214.00
|
|
pay 64.8% less for housing
|
United States
|
Philippines
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$70.73
|
$38.43
₱2,131.13
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,528.07
|
$288.35
₱15,992.32
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,282.97
|
$172.40
₱9,561.78
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$138.81
|
$74.91
₱4,154.78
|
|
pay 73.7% less for childcare
|
United States
|
Philippines
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,137.97
|
$170.74
₱9,469.82
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,943.15
|
$6,005.00
₱333,049.29
|
|
pay 52.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
United States
|
Philippines
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.19
|
$1.30
₱72.12
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.51
|
$2.36
₱130.66
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.57
|
$2.45
₱135.86
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.79
|
$37.83
₱2,098.00
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.04
|
$5.08
₱281.48
|
|
pay 28.6% less for clothing
|
United States
|
Philippines
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.40
|
$37.79
₱2,095.79
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.73
|
$22.95
₱1,272.67
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.51
|
$67.45
₱3,741.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.59
|
$60.35
₱3,347.16
|
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