Cost of living comparison
Georgia is 28.2% more expensive than Philippines.
If you lived in Georgia instead of Philippines, you would:
pay 77.4% more for restaurants
Philippines
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.66
₱214.14
|
$8.92
GEL24.88
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.20
₱187.22
|
$8.13
GEL22.67
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
₱45.01
|
$0.84
GEL2.35
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
₱25.22
|
$0.44
GEL1.23
|
|
pay 15.2% less for groceries
Philippines
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.15
₱67.52
|
$0.66
GEL1.85
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.76
₱220.10
|
$3.99
GEL11.12
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.56
₱383.87
|
$7.17
GEL20.00
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.97
₱115.07
|
$2.30
GEL6.42
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.81
₱105.98
|
$2.68
GEL7.48
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.23
₱71.73
|
$0.54
GEL1.50
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
₱37.81
|
$0.74
GEL2.07
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
₱63.36
|
$0.71
GEL1.97
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
₱37.15
|
$0.67
GEL1.87
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
₱50.67
|
$0.30
GEL0.85
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.10
₱64.55
|
$0.34
GEL0.94
|
|
pay 16.6% more for transportation
Philippines
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.42
₱258.64
|
$4.38
GEL12.23
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.06
₱705.97
|
$14.31
GEL39.91
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,092.26
₱1,702,377.32
|
$20,343.17
GEL56,757.46
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.70
₱157.78
|
$4.81
GEL13.43
|
|
pay 27.2% more for housing
Philippines
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.30
₱1,714.30
|
$15.85
GEL44.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$265.23
₱15,520.46
|
$467.69
GEL1,304.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$157.68
₱9,226.92
|
$341.06
GEL951.55
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.84
₱4,964.82
|
$52.84
GEL147.42
|
|
pay 0.6% less for childcare
Philippines
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$168.61
₱9,866.51
|
$204.64
GEL570.94
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,730.41
₱276,806.74
|
$3,659.24
GEL10,209.28
|
|
pay 14.2% more for entertainment and sports
Philippines
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.35
₱78.91
|
$1.55
GEL4.33
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.27
₱132.81
|
$2.53
GEL7.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.49
₱145.63
|
$2.94
GEL8.19
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.04
₱1,991.73
|
$39.97
GEL111.53
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.09
₱297.83
|
$5.55
GEL15.49
|
|
pay 77.5% more for clothing
Philippines
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.74
₱2,150.03
|
$60.56
GEL168.95
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.36
₱1,249.70
|
$44.07
GEL122.97
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.86
₱3,795.24
|
$99.89
GEL278.70
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.49
₱3,364.16
|
$106.19
GEL296.27
|
|
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