Cost of living comparison
Philippines is 31.0% cheaper than Uruguay.
If you lived in Philippines instead of Uruguay, you would:
pay 67.3% less for restaurants
|
Uruguay
|
Philippines
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.69
$364.03
|
$3.47
₱175.62
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.39
$269.17
|
$3.00
₱151.82
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.93
$55.46
|
$0.74
₱37.43
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.34
$38.52
|
$0.44
₱22.30
|
|
pay 6.4% less for groceries
|
Uruguay
|
Philippines
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.73
$49.63
|
$1.18
₱59.45
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.67
$133.84
|
$2.85
₱144.18
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.68
$105.65
|
$6.55
₱331.17
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.60
$74.65
|
$1.70
₱85.79
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.98
$114.17
|
$1.79
₱90.54
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
$28.69
|
$1.10
₱55.51
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
$32.46
|
$0.66
₱33.11
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
$20.39
|
$1.02
₱51.41
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.19
$34.14
|
$0.61
₱30.79
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
$20.74
|
$0.77
₱38.79
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
$17.11
|
$0.86
₱43.53
|
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pay 50.2% less for transportation
|
Uruguay
|
Philippines
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.46
$185.16
|
$5.08
₱256.89
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$46.96
$1,346.92
|
$10.75
₱543.52
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,361.92
$985,496.63
|
$24,686.73
₱1,247,667.17
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.66
$391.88
|
$3.54
₱178.79
|
|
pay 20.8% less for housing
|
Uruguay
|
Philippines
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.18
$1,181.14
|
$42.64
₱2,155.27
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$458.28
$13,143.32
|
$370.81
₱18,740.55
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$347.89
$9,977.47
|
$200.85
₱10,150.90
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.11
$2,842.48
|
$73.94
₱3,736.87
|
|
pay 11.4% more for childcare
|
Uruguay
|
Philippines
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$250.69
$7,189.66
|
$194.13
₱9,811.55
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,511.93
$129,401.79
|
$6,562.73
₱331,680.26
|
|
pay 37.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Uruguay
|
Philippines
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.33
$95.38
|
$1.36
₱68.55
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.29
$94.49
|
$2.39
₱120.69
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.52
$129.60
|
$2.41
₱121.80
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.22
$1,239.53
|
$36.90
₱1,864.88
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.09
$232.07
|
$4.73
₱239.00
|
|
pay 45.9% less for clothing
|
Uruguay
|
Philippines
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$87.05
$2,496.54
|
$36.75
₱1,857.54
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.11
$1,379.69
|
$24.32
₱1,229.08
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.23
$2,788.50
|
$67.35
₱3,403.83
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.72
$2,773.94
|
$52.31
₱2,643.74
|
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