Cost of living comparison
Philippines is 53.3% cheaper than Israel.
If you lived in Philippines instead of Israel, you would:
pay 78.0% less for restaurants
|
Israel
|
Philippines
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.92
₪70.96
|
$3.60
₱211.24
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.73
₪55.23
|
$3.18
₱186.57
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.61
₪9.78
|
$0.73
₱42.87
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.05
₪7.69
|
$0.40
₱23.47
|
|
pay 6.2% less for groceries
|
Israel
|
Philippines
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.24
₪8.41
|
$1.17
₱68.57
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.94
₪26.02
|
$3.38
₱198.30
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.77
₪25.38
|
$6.61
₱388.59
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.74
₪14.02
|
$1.92
₱112.88
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.50
₪16.86
|
$1.82
₱107.04
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.39
₪5.21
|
$1.33
₱78.30
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
₪3.38
|
$0.64
₱37.56
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
₪2.96
|
$1.14
₱67.12
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
₪3.36
|
$0.67
₱39.58
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
₪2.36
|
$0.97
₱57.16
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
₪2.26
|
$1.21
₱70.94
|
|
pay 57.6% less for transportation
|
Israel
|
Philippines
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.15
₪26.80
|
$4.22
₱248.10
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$55.86
₪209.44
|
$11.49
₱675.07
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,349.49
₪143,795.25
|
$26,375.77
₱1,549,424.62
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.71
₪47.64
|
$2.70
₱158.55
|
|
pay 49.7% less for housing
|
Israel
|
Philippines
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.90
₪100.86
|
$29.28
₱1,720.20
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$996.96
₪3,738.20
|
$242.58
₱14,250.45
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$867.88
₪3,254.19
|
$157.31
₱9,241.24
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$164.21
₪615.71
|
$81.80
₱4,805.57
|
|
pay 68.2% less for childcare
|
Israel
|
Philippines
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$878.81
₪3,295.18
|
$165.07
₱9,697.16
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,812.07
₪44,290.54
|
$5,295.45
₱311,077.00
|
|
pay 61.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Israel
|
Philippines
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.94
₪29.77
|
$1.23
₱72.28
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.67
₪13.77
|
$2.19
₱128.49
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.64
₪36.13
|
$2.57
₱150.70
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.13
₪240.48
|
$29.66
₱1,742.15
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.47
₪43.02
|
$5.28
₱310.18
|
|
pay 52.5% less for clothing
|
Israel
|
Philippines
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.32
₪312.41
|
$35.44
₱2,081.79
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.42
₪200.29
|
$22.98
₱1,350.01
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$112.69
₪422.54
|
$64.92
₱3,813.39
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$128.71
₪482.61
|
$60.53
₱3,555.79
|
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