Cost of living comparison
Philippines is 61.0% cheaper than California.
If you lived in Philippines instead of California, you would:
pay 76.8% less for restaurants
|
California
|
Philippines
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.89
|
$3.66
₱213.64
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.74
|
$3.20
₱186.78
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.75
|
$0.77
₱44.90
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.23
|
$0.43
₱25.16
|
|
pay 41.4% less for groceries
|
California
|
Philippines
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.10
|
$1.15
₱67.36
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.78
|
$3.76
₱219.58
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.57
|
$6.56
₱382.97
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.34
|
$1.97
₱114.80
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.53
|
$1.81
₱105.73
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.29
|
$1.23
₱71.56
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.95
|
$0.65
₱37.72
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.95
|
$1.08
₱63.21
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.23
|
$0.63
₱37.07
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.49
|
$0.87
₱50.55
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.45
|
$1.10
₱64.39
|
|
pay 45.1% less for transportation
|
California
|
Philippines
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.84
|
$4.42
₱258.03
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$67.11
|
$12.06
₱704.31
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,950.13
|
$29,092.26
₱1,698,377.28
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.46
|
$2.70
₱157.41
|
|
pay 72.8% less for housing
|
California
|
Philippines
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$69.38
|
$29.30
₱1,710.27
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,333.22
|
$265.23
₱15,483.99
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,022.14
|
$157.68
₱9,205.24
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$178.08
|
$84.84
₱4,953.16
|
|
pay 86.9% less for childcare
|
California
|
Philippines
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,629.83
|
$168.61
₱9,843.32
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$29,739.09
|
$4,730.41
₱276,156.33
|
|
pay 65.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
California
|
Philippines
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.06
|
$1.35
₱78.72
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.27
|
$2.27
₱132.50
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.99
|
$2.49
₱145.28
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$68.71
|
$34.04
₱1,987.05
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.08
|
$5.09
₱297.13
|
|
pay 38.0% less for clothing
|
California
|
Philippines
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.63
|
$36.74
₱2,144.98
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.12
|
$21.36
₱1,246.76
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.49
|
$64.86
₱3,786.32
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.90
|
$57.49
₱3,356.26
|
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