Cost of living comparison
Philippines is 32.3% cheaper than Slovakia.
If you lived in Philippines instead of Slovakia, you would:
pay 58.1% less for restaurants
Slovakia
|
Philippines
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.61
€7.01
|
$3.66
₱214.14
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.82
€7.20
|
$3.20
₱187.22
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
€1.47
|
$0.77
₱45.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.43
€1.32
|
$0.43
₱25.22
|
|
pay 8.1% more for groceries
Slovakia
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
€1.18
|
$1.15
₱67.52
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.86
€5.40
|
$3.76
₱220.10
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.88
€3.58
|
$6.56
₱383.87
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.34
€3.08
|
$1.97
₱115.07
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.17
€2.92
|
$1.81
₱105.98
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.67
|
$1.23
₱71.73
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.71
|
$0.65
₱37.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
€0.85
|
$1.08
₱63.36
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.60
€1.47
|
$0.63
₱37.15
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.52
|
$0.87
₱50.67
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.55
|
$1.10
₱64.55
|
|
pay 37.5% less for transportation
Slovakia
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.56
€6.04
|
$4.42
₱258.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$26.03
€23.98
|
$12.06
₱705.97
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,571.83
€23,554.39
|
$29,092.26
₱1,702,377.32
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.02
€11.07
|
$2.70
₱157.78
|
|
pay 31.4% less for housing
Slovakia
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.97
€18.39
|
$29.30
₱1,714.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$574.42
€529.10
|
$265.23
₱15,520.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$479.28
€441.47
|
$157.68
₱9,226.92
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$175.37
€161.54
|
$84.84
₱4,964.82
|
|
pay 45.5% less for childcare
Slovakia
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$376.22
€346.54
|
$168.61
₱9,866.51
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,374.05
€6,792.29
|
$4,730.41
₱276,806.74
|
|
pay 27.6% less for entertainment and sports
Slovakia
|
Philippines
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.92
€1.77
|
$1.35
₱78.91
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.33
€2.15
|
$2.27
₱132.81
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.14
€4.73
|
$2.49
₱145.63
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.30
€37.12
|
$34.04
₱1,991.73
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.28
€7.62
|
$5.09
₱297.83
|
|
pay 34.3% less for clothing
Slovakia
|
Philippines
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.69
€60.51
|
$36.74
₱2,150.03
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.31
€33.44
|
$21.36
₱1,249.70
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.32
€73.99
|
$64.86
₱3,795.24
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.31
€78.58
|
$57.49
₱3,364.16
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