Cost of living comparison
Philippines is 13.4% cheaper than Armenia.
If you lived in Philippines instead of Armenia, you would:
pay 33.0% less for restaurants
Armenia
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.69
AMD2,970.85
|
$3.66
₱213.59
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.91
AMD2,671.14
|
$3.20
₱186.73
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
AMD348.27
|
$0.77
₱44.89
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
AMD187.67
|
$0.43
₱25.15
|
|
pay 61.7% more for groceries
Armenia
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.65
AMD249.70
|
$1.15
₱67.34
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.73
AMD1,440.33
|
$3.76
₱219.53
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.47
AMD2,116.04
|
$6.56
₱382.87
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.11
AMD815.07
|
$1.97
₱114.77
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.10
AMD1,198.09
|
$1.81
₱105.70
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.52
AMD201.64
|
$1.23
₱71.54
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
AMD313.70
|
$0.65
₱37.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
AMD281.60
|
$1.08
₱63.20
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
AMD293.16
|
$0.63
₱37.06
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
AMD117.02
|
$0.87
₱50.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
AMD108.00
|
$1.10
₱64.38
|
|
pay 8.5% less for transportation
Armenia
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.74
AMD1,833.88
|
$4.42
₱257.97
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.96
AMD5,007.86
|
$12.06
₱704.14
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,372.79
AMD11,353,398.60
|
$29,092.26
₱1,697,970.11
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.33
AMD1,288.53
|
$2.70
₱157.37
|
|
pay 17.9% less for housing
Armenia
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.16
AMD7,790.77
|
$29.30
₱1,709.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$519.26
AMD200,708.20
|
$265.23
₱15,480.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$429.13
AMD165,871.74
|
$157.68
₱9,203.03
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.11
AMD34,445.32
|
$84.84
₱4,951.97
|
|
pay 35.3% less for childcare
Armenia
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$232.04
AMD89,689.34
|
$168.61
₱9,840.96
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,339.63
AMD3,223,497.33
|
$4,730.41
₱276,090.13
|
|
pay 13.3% less for entertainment and sports
Armenia
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.64
AMD634.27
|
$1.35
₱78.71
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.52
AMD973.86
|
$2.27
₱132.46
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.59
AMD1,001.85
|
$2.49
₱145.25
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.58
AMD17,617.39
|
$34.04
₱1,986.57
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.61
AMD2,169.51
|
$5.09
₱297.06
|
|
pay 47.3% less for clothing
Armenia
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.77
AMD29,288.76
|
$36.74
₱2,144.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.33
AMD20,998.48
|
$21.36
₱1,246.46
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.04
AMD40,986.72
|
$64.86
₱3,785.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.12
AMD35,994.62
|
$57.49
₱3,355.45
|
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