Cost of living comparison
Tarlac City is 51.2% cheaper than Berlin.
If you lived in Tarlac City instead of Berlin, you would:
pay 79.0% less for restaurants
|
Berlin
|
Tarlac City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€15.00
|
$2.13
₱124.58
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.79
€11.00
|
$3.83
₱223.75
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.88
€2.69
|
$0.85
₱49.50
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.84
€2.65
|
$0.26
₱14.95
|
|
pay 29.8% less for groceries
|
Berlin
|
Tarlac City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.96
€1.82
|
$1.42
₱83.09
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.66
€6.22
|
$2.87
₱167.77
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.57
€4.26
|
$5.92
₱345.84
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.28
€3.06
|
$1.96
₱114.38
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.41
€5.04
|
$1.39
₱81.15
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.34
€1.25
|
$1.27
₱74.37
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.77
|
$0.68
₱39.96
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.93
|
$0.92
₱54.02
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
€1.72
|
$0.65
₱38.20
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.77
|
$0.62
₱36.02
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.74
|
$0.50
₱29.23
|
|
pay 47.5% less for transportation
|
Berlin
|
Tarlac City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.19
€6.71
|
$4.17
₱243.96
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$52.52
€49.00
|
$7.67
₱448.50
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,799.21
€29,667.58
|
$40,920.71
₱2,392,020.17
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.37
€27.40
|
$2.57
₱150.00
|
|
pay 70.7% less for housing
|
Berlin
|
Tarlac City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.99
€41.97
|
$31.26
₱1,827.24
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,278.77
€1,193.05
|
$123.61
₱7,225.89
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$938.86
€875.93
|
$98.04
₱5,730.88
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$263.55
€245.88
|
$73.21
₱4,279.55
|
|
pay 27.3% less for childcare
|
Berlin
|
Tarlac City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$306.98
€286.41
|
$161.27
₱9,426.89
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,639.17
€8,993.02
|
$8,951.41
₱523,254.41
|
|
pay 51.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Berlin
|
Tarlac City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.29
€4.00
|
$0.94
₱54.82
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.98
€3.71
|
$1.53
₱89.70
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.11
€8.50
|
$2.47
₱144.52
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.89
€35.35
|
$42.63
₱2,491.69
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.66
€12.75
|
$5.97
₱348.84
|
|
pay 53.0% less for clothing
|
Berlin
|
Tarlac City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.49
€79.76
|
$40.92
₱2,392.02
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.99
€38.24
|
$25.58
₱1,495.01
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.49
€89.09
|
$49.45
₱2,890.36
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$138.30
€129.03
|
$35.81
₱2,093.02
|
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