Cost of living comparison
Philippines is 2.9% cheaper than Jordan.
If you lived in Philippines instead of Jordan, you would:
pay 5.3% less for restaurants
Jordan
|
Philippines
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.22
JOD3.700
|
$3.60
₱211.24
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.63
JOD4.700
|
$3.18
₱186.57
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
JOD0.340
|
$0.73
₱42.87
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
JOD0.260
|
$0.40
₱23.47
|
|
pay 75.3% more for groceries
Jordan
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.51
JOD0.360
|
$1.17
₱68.57
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.30
JOD2.340
|
$3.38
₱198.30
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.28
JOD3.750
|
$6.61
₱388.59
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.90
JOD1.350
|
$1.92
₱112.88
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.20
JOD1.560
|
$1.82
₱107.04
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
JOD0.570
|
$1.33
₱78.30
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
JOD0.500
|
$0.64
₱37.56
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
JOD0.410
|
$1.14
₱67.12
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
JOD0.220
|
$0.67
₱39.58
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
JOD0.260
|
$0.97
₱57.16
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.34
JOD0.240
|
$1.21
₱70.94
|
|
pay 38.5% less for transportation
Jordan
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.41
JOD3.840
|
$4.22
₱248.10
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.82
JOD22.560
|
$11.49
₱675.07
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,243.27
JOD17,900.000
|
$26,375.77
₱1,549,424.62
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.82
JOD6.960
|
$2.70
₱158.55
|
|
pay 8.3% less for housing
Jordan
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.16
JOD22.810
|
$29.28
₱1,720.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$278.15
JOD197.240
|
$242.58
₱14,250.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$203.84
JOD144.550
|
$157.31
₱9,241.24
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$73.53
JOD52.140
|
$81.80
₱4,805.57
|
|
pay 22.8% more for childcare
Jordan
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$139.70
JOD99.060
|
$165.07
₱9,697.16
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,155.50
JOD2,946.670
|
$5,295.45
₱311,077.00
|
|
pay 42.4% less for entertainment and sports
Jordan
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.64
JOD4.000
|
$1.23
₱72.28
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.58
JOD1.830
|
$2.19
₱128.49
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.47
JOD2.460
|
$2.57
₱150.70
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.93
JOD36.110
|
$29.66
₱1,742.15
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.72
JOD7.600
|
$5.28
₱310.18
|
|
pay 23.9% less for clothing
Jordan
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.98
JOD31.900
|
$35.44
₱2,081.79
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.03
JOD27.670
|
$22.98
₱1,350.01
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.72
JOD57.940
|
$64.92
₱3,813.39
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$69.17
JOD49.050
|
$60.53
₱3,555.79
|
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