Cost of living comparison
Philippines is 52.7% cheaper than Norway.
If you lived in Philippines instead of Norway, you would:
pay 77.5% less for restaurants
Norway
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.51
NOK195.87
|
$3.66
₱213.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.71
NOK123.94
|
$3.20
₱186.22
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.99
NOK31.65
|
$0.77
₱44.77
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.51
NOK26.58
|
$0.43
₱25.08
|
|
pay 30.1% less for groceries
Norway
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.95
NOK31.26
|
$1.15
₱67.16
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.22
NOK55.27
|
$3.76
₱218.92
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.39
NOK78.16
|
$6.56
₱381.82
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.72
NOK39.37
|
$1.97
₱114.46
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.79
NOK61.32
|
$1.81
₱105.41
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
NOK13.91
|
$1.23
₱71.35
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
NOK10.21
|
$0.65
₱37.61
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.24
NOK13.10
|
$1.08
₱63.02
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.77
NOK18.75
|
$0.63
₱36.95
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
NOK9.87
|
$0.87
₱50.40
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.01
NOK10.71
|
$1.10
₱64.20
|
|
pay 56.6% less for transportation
Norway
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.55
NOK79.95
|
$4.42
₱257.26
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$74.48
NOK788.21
|
$12.06
₱702.20
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,686.16
NOK356,495.88
|
$29,092.26
₱1,693,300.77
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.49
NOK227.44
|
$2.70
₱156.94
|
|
pay 58.3% less for housing
Norway
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.62
NOK535.68
|
$29.30
₱1,705.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,050.72
NOK11,119.57
|
$265.23
₱15,437.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$796.76
NOK8,432.01
|
$157.68
₱9,177.72
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$132.58
NOK1,403.09
|
$84.84
₱4,938.35
|
|
pay 39.6% less for childcare
Norway
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$293.64
NOK3,107.54
|
$168.61
₱9,813.90
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,459.17
NOK78,939.31
|
$4,730.41
₱275,330.89
|
|
pay 60.0% less for entertainment and sports
Norway
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.25
NOK97.89
|
$1.35
₱78.49
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.58
NOK48.43
|
$2.27
₱132.10
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.52
NOK143.07
|
$2.49
₱144.85
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.22
NOK457.42
|
$34.04
₱1,981.11
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.15
NOK139.21
|
$5.09
₱296.24
|
|
pay 46.6% less for clothing
Norway
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.76
NOK875.81
|
$36.74
₱2,138.57
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.00
NOK433.92
|
$21.36
₱1,243.04
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.09
NOK974.60
|
$64.86
₱3,775.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.04
NOK1,302.09
|
$57.49
₱3,346.22
|
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