Cost of living comparison
Philippines is 87.6% more expensive than Iran.
If you lived in Philippines instead of Iran, you would:
pay 20.9% less for restaurants
|
Iran
|
Philippines
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.77
IRR158,509
|
$3.60
₱211.94
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.72
IRR156,512
|
$3.18
₱187.19
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.85
IRR35,759
|
$0.73
₱43.01
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
IRR33,901
|
$0.40
₱23.54
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
|
Iran
|
Philippines
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
IRR20,951
|
$1.17
₱68.80
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.06
IRR86,705
|
$3.38
₱198.96
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.72
IRR114,476
|
$6.61
₱389.87
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.20
IRR50,705
|
$1.92
₱113.25
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.58
IRR66,682
|
$1.82
₱107.39
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
IRR19,619
|
$1.33
₱78.56
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
IRR31,695
|
$0.64
₱37.68
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.49
IRR20,439
|
$1.14
₱67.35
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
IRR12,800
|
$0.67
₱39.71
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
IRR10,893
|
$0.97
₱57.35
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
IRR10,038
|
$1.21
₱71.18
|
|
pay 0.4% more for transportation
|
Iran
|
Philippines
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.50
IRR105,215
|
$4.22
₱248.93
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$11.01
IRR463,292
|
$11.49
₱677.31
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$70,890.26
IRR2,983,948,367
|
$26,375.77
₱1,554,561.30
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.96
IRR124,763
|
$2.70
₱159.07
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
|
Iran
|
Philippines
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.98
IRR504,250
|
$29.28
₱1,725.90
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$337.20
IRR14,193,543
|
$242.58
₱14,297.69
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$231.30
IRR9,736,159
|
$157.31
₱9,271.87
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$12.31
IRR518,198
|
$81.80
₱4,821.50
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for childcare
|
Iran
|
Philippines
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$88.94
IRR3,743,674
|
$165.07
₱9,729.31
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,004.45
IRR42,279,609
|
$5,295.45
₱312,108.28
|
|
pay 91.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Iran
|
Philippines
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.81
IRR34,250
|
$1.23
₱72.52
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.24
IRR52,346
|
$2.19
₱128.92
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.96
IRR82,616
|
$2.57
₱151.20
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.71
IRR745,446
|
$29.66
₱1,747.92
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.59
IRR66,817
|
$5.28
₱311.21
|
|
pay 15.2% less for clothing
|
Iran
|
Philippines
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.35
IRR1,403,980
|
$35.44
₱2,088.69
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.13
IRR1,226,076
|
$22.98
₱1,354.49
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.63
IRR4,404,180
|
$64.92
₱3,826.03
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.71
IRR2,765,898
|
$60.53
₱3,567.58
|
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