Cost of living comparison
Philippines is 2.9% cheaper than Georgia.
If you lived in Philippines instead of Georgia, you would:
pay 32.6% less for restaurants
Georgia
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.92
GEL24.39
|
$3.66
₱213.59
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.13
GEL22.23
|
$3.20
₱186.73
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
GEL2.30
|
$0.77
₱44.89
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
GEL1.21
|
$0.43
₱25.15
|
|
pay 53.5% more for groceries
Georgia
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.66
GEL1.81
|
$1.15
₱67.34
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.99
GEL10.90
|
$3.76
₱219.53
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.17
GEL19.61
|
$6.56
₱382.87
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.30
GEL6.29
|
$1.97
₱114.77
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.68
GEL7.33
|
$1.81
₱105.70
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
GEL1.47
|
$1.23
₱71.54
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
GEL2.02
|
$0.65
₱37.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
GEL1.93
|
$1.08
₱63.20
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
GEL1.83
|
$0.63
₱37.06
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
GEL0.83
|
$0.87
₱50.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.34
GEL0.92
|
$1.10
₱64.38
|
|
pay 4.0% less for transportation
Georgia
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.38
GEL11.99
|
$4.42
₱257.97
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.31
GEL39.13
|
$12.06
₱704.14
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,343.17
GEL55,638.58
|
$29,092.26
₱1,697,970.11
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.81
GEL13.16
|
$2.70
₱157.37
|
|
pay 12.1% more for housing
Georgia
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.85
GEL43.35
|
$29.30
₱1,709.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$467.69
GEL1,279.14
|
$265.23
₱15,480.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$341.06
GEL932.79
|
$157.68
₱9,203.03
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$52.84
GEL144.51
|
$84.84
₱4,951.97
|
|
pay 5.8% more for childcare
Georgia
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$204.64
GEL559.69
|
$168.61
₱9,840.96
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,659.24
GEL10,008.02
|
$4,730.41
₱276,090.13
|
|
pay 12.4% less for entertainment and sports
Georgia
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.55
GEL4.25
|
$1.35
₱78.71
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.53
GEL6.93
|
$2.27
₱132.46
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.94
GEL8.03
|
$2.49
₱145.25
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.97
GEL109.33
|
$34.04
₱1,986.57
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.55
GEL15.19
|
$5.09
₱297.06
|
|
pay 43.0% less for clothing
Georgia
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.56
GEL165.62
|
$36.74
₱2,144.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.07
GEL120.54
|
$21.36
₱1,246.46
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.89
GEL273.21
|
$64.86
₱3,785.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.19
GEL290.43
|
$57.49
₱3,355.45
|
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