Cost of living comparison
Philippines is 8.9% cheaper than Albania.
If you lived in Philippines instead of Albania, you would:
pay 48.6% less for restaurants
Albania
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.46
ALL690
|
$3.66
₱213.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.30
ALL583
|
$3.20
₱186.22
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.58
ALL146
|
$0.77
₱44.77
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
ALL70
|
$0.43
₱25.08
|
|
pay 23.9% more for groceries
Albania
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.80
ALL74
|
$1.15
₱67.16
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.90
ALL453
|
$3.76
₱218.92
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.95
ALL643
|
$6.56
₱381.82
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.29
ALL305
|
$1.97
₱114.46
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.21
ALL297
|
$1.81
₱105.41
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
ALL57
|
$1.23
₱71.35
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
ALL97
|
$0.65
₱37.61
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
ALL66
|
$1.08
₱63.02
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
ALL59
|
$0.63
₱36.95
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
ALL42
|
$0.87
₱50.40
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
ALL44
|
$1.10
₱64.20
|
|
pay 40.4% less for transportation
Albania
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.84
ALL725
|
$4.42
₱257.26
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.59
ALL1,442
|
$12.06
₱702.20
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,451.57
ALL2,816,914
|
$29,092.26
₱1,693,300.77
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.40
ALL2,720
|
$2.70
₱156.94
|
|
pay 13.2% more for housing
Albania
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.91
ALL1,472
|
$29.30
₱1,705.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$333.93
ALL30,890
|
$265.23
₱15,437.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$252.77
ALL23,382
|
$157.68
₱9,177.72
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.76
ALL6,175
|
$84.84
₱4,938.35
|
|
pay 37.5% more for childcare
Albania
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$144.51
ALL13,367
|
$168.61
₱9,813.90
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,989.15
ALL276,510
|
$4,730.41
₱275,330.89
|
|
pay 14.4% less for entertainment and sports
Albania
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.48
ALL229
|
$1.35
₱78.49
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.54
ALL142
|
$2.27
₱132.10
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.54
ALL327
|
$2.49
₱144.85
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.41
ALL3,368
|
$34.04
₱1,981.11
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.18
ALL757
|
$5.09
₱296.24
|
|
pay 33.5% less for clothing
Albania
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.87
ALL4,243
|
$36.74
₱2,138.57
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.92
ALL4,155
|
$21.36
₱1,243.04
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.19
ALL7,233
|
$64.86
₱3,775.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.69
ALL9,592
|
$57.49
₱3,346.22
|
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