Cost of living comparison
Philippines is 53.4% cheaper than Iceland.
If you lived in Philippines instead of Iceland, you would:
pay 79.2% less for restaurants
|
Iceland
|
Philippines
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.40
ISK2,691
|
$3.60
₱210.20
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.94
ISK2,350
|
$3.18
₱185.65
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.81
ISK390
|
$0.73
₱42.66
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.02
ISK280
|
$0.40
₱23.35
|
|
pay 28.1% less for groceries
|
Iceland
|
Philippines
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.95
ISK410
|
$1.17
₱68.23
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.27
ISK1,008
|
$3.38
₱197.32
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.01
ISK833
|
$6.61
₱386.67
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.42
ISK752
|
$1.92
₱112.32
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.51
ISK1,180
|
$1.82
₱106.51
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.22
ISK170
|
$1.33
₱77.91
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.03
ISK142
|
$0.64
₱37.37
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
ISK162
|
$1.14
₱66.79
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.87
ISK260
|
$0.67
₱39.39
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.23
ISK171
|
$0.97
₱56.88
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
ISK109
|
$1.21
₱70.60
|
|
pay 64.1% less for transportation
|
Iceland
|
Philippines
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.36
ISK1,160
|
$4.22
₱246.88
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$71.28
ISK9,889
|
$11.49
₱671.75
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$40,660.66
ISK5,641,260
|
$26,375.77
₱1,541,795.32
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.04
ISK3,057
|
$2.70
₱157.77
|
|
pay 48.7% less for housing
|
Iceland
|
Philippines
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$72.17
ISK10,013
|
$29.28
₱1,711.73
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,838.04
ISK255,009
|
$242.58
₱14,180.28
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,497.77
ISK207,801
|
$157.31
₱9,195.73
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.01
ISK8,049
|
$81.80
₱4,781.91
|
|
pay 23.9% less for childcare
|
Iceland
|
Philippines
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$258.16
ISK35,818
|
$165.07
₱9,649.41
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,993.99
ISK831,607
|
$5,295.45
₱309,545.27
|
|
pay 66.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Iceland
|
Philippines
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.19
ISK1,275
|
$1.23
₱71.93
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.65
ISK645
|
$2.19
₱127.86
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.76
ISK1,631
|
$2.57
₱149.95
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.46
ISK8,527
|
$29.66
₱1,733.57
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.35
ISK1,991
|
$5.28
₱308.65
|
|
pay 63.2% less for clothing
|
Iceland
|
Philippines
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$111.23
ISK15,432
|
$35.44
₱2,071.54
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$59.69
ISK8,281
|
$22.98
₱1,343.37
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$148.00
ISK20,533
|
$64.92
₱3,794.61
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$184.49
ISK25,597
|
$60.53
₱3,538.28
|
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