Cost of living comparison
Philippines is 0.8% more expensive than Peru.
If you lived in Philippines instead of Peru, you would:
pay 21.4% less for restaurants
Peru
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.74
PEN14.25
|
$3.60
₱211.24
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.76
PEN21.95
|
$3.18
₱186.57
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
PEN3.55
|
$0.73
₱42.87
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
PEN1.79
|
$0.40
₱23.47
|
|
pay 59.0% more for groceries
Peru
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.12
PEN8.07
|
$1.17
₱68.57
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
PEN12.26
|
$3.38
₱198.30
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.63
PEN17.63
|
$6.61
₱388.59
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.67
PEN10.18
|
$1.92
₱112.88
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.40
PEN9.16
|
$1.82
₱107.04
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.71
PEN2.70
|
$1.33
₱78.30
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
PEN1.47
|
$0.64
₱37.56
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
PEN1.67
|
$1.14
₱67.12
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
PEN1.73
|
$0.67
₱39.58
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
PEN1.65
|
$0.97
₱57.16
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
PEN1.48
|
$1.21
₱70.94
|
|
pay 27.0% less for transportation
Peru
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.19
PEN19.75
|
$4.22
₱248.10
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.61
PEN67.04
|
$11.49
₱675.07
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,522.48
PEN78,143.27
|
$26,375.77
₱1,549,424.62
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.04
PEN61.07
|
$2.70
₱158.55
|
|
pay 15.8% more for housing
Peru
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.54
PEN108.67
|
$29.28
₱1,720.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$324.84
PEN1,236.91
|
$242.58
₱14,250.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$239.27
PEN911.05
|
$157.31
₱9,241.24
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$37.17
PEN141.53
|
$81.80
₱4,805.57
|
|
pay 13.4% more for childcare
Peru
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$170.53
PEN649.34
|
$165.07
₱9,697.16
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,073.87
PEN15,512.04
|
$5,295.45
₱311,077.00
|
|
pay 25.7% less for entertainment and sports
Peru
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.47
PEN9.40
|
$1.23
₱72.28
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.84
PEN10.83
|
$2.19
₱128.49
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.40
PEN20.56
|
$2.57
₱150.70
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.14
PEN122.38
|
$29.66
₱1,742.15
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.04
PEN19.17
|
$5.28
₱310.18
|
|
pay 8.7% less for clothing
Peru
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.67
PEN162.46
|
$35.44
₱2,081.79
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.03
PEN99.10
|
$22.98
₱1,350.01
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.63
PEN253.72
|
$64.92
₱3,813.39
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.87
PEN239.38
|
$60.53
₱3,555.79
|
|
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