Cost of living comparison
Belgium is 2.9 times more expensive than Philippines.
If you lived in Belgium instead of Philippines, you would:
pay 4.3 times more for restaurants
Philippines
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.66
₱214.14
|
$17.24
€15.88
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.20
₱187.22
|
$10.42
€9.60
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
₱45.01
|
$2.79
€2.57
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
₱25.22
|
$2.42
€2.23
|
|
pay 39.4% more for groceries
Philippines
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.15
₱67.52
|
$2.22
€2.05
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.76
₱220.10
|
$6.64
€6.12
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.56
₱383.87
|
$4.35
€4.01
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.97
₱115.07
|
$3.16
€2.91
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.81
₱105.98
|
$4.78
€4.40
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.23
₱71.73
|
$1.10
€1.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
₱37.81
|
$0.87
€0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
₱63.36
|
$1.14
€1.05
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
₱37.15
|
$1.20
€1.10
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
₱50.67
|
$0.81
€0.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.10
₱64.55
|
$0.68
€0.62
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for transportation
Philippines
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.42
₱258.64
|
$7.06
€6.51
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.06
₱705.97
|
$50.71
€46.71
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,092.26
₱1,702,377.32
|
$26,786.12
€24,672.88
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.70
₱157.78
|
$24.68
€22.73
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
Philippines
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.30
₱1,714.30
|
$50.54
€46.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$265.23
₱15,520.46
|
$808.25
€744.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$157.68
₱9,226.92
|
$687.98
€633.71
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.84
₱4,964.82
|
$168.59
€155.29
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for childcare
Philippines
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$168.61
₱9,866.51
|
$588.37
€541.95
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,730.41
₱276,806.74
|
$15,983.72
€14,722.72
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Philippines
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.35
₱78.91
|
$4.27
€3.94
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.27
₱132.81
|
$3.44
€3.17
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.49
₱145.63
|
$8.49
€7.82
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.04
₱1,991.73
|
$33.63
€30.98
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.09
₱297.83
|
$11.97
€11.03
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for clothing
Philippines
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.74
₱2,150.03
|
$92.98
€85.64
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.36
₱1,249.70
|
$41.35
€38.09
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.86
₱3,795.24
|
$87.07
€80.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.49
₱3,364.16
|
$130.15
€119.89
|
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