Cost of living comparison
Berlin is 2.9 times more expensive than Philippines.
If you lived in Berlin instead of Philippines, you would:
pay 4.5 times more for restaurants
Philippines
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.66
₱204.40
|
$15.24
€13.73
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.20
₱178.70
|
$10.88
€9.81
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
₱42.96
|
$3.08
€2.77
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
₱24.07
|
$2.74
€2.47
|
|
pay 57.0% more for groceries
Philippines
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.15
₱64.44
|
$2.14
€1.93
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.76
₱210.09
|
$6.94
€6.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.56
₱366.41
|
$4.68
€4.22
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.97
₱109.84
|
$3.49
€3.15
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.81
₱101.16
|
$6.38
€5.75
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.23
₱68.47
|
$1.31
€1.18
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
₱36.09
|
$0.78
€0.70
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
₱60.48
|
$1.06
€0.95
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
₱35.46
|
$1.65
€1.48
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
₱48.36
|
$0.81
€0.73
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.10
₱61.61
|
$0.86
€0.77
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for transportation
Philippines
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.42
₱246.88
|
$7.43
€6.69
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.06
₱673.86
|
$53.34
€48.06
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,092.26
₱1,624,948.52
|
$32,415.23
€29,210.33
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.70
₱150.60
|
$25.46
€22.95
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for housing
Philippines
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.30
₱1,636.32
|
$42.52
€38.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$265.23
₱14,814.55
|
$1,392.07
€1,254.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$157.68
₱8,807.25
|
$988.74
€890.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.84
₱4,739.01
|
$278.35
€250.83
|
|
pay 61.6% more for childcare
Philippines
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$168.61
₱9,417.75
|
$209.09
€188.42
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,730.41
₱264,216.81
|
$9,427.53
€8,495.43
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Philippines
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.35
₱75.32
|
$4.90
€4.41
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.27
₱126.77
|
$4.05
€3.65
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.49
₱139.00
|
$8.93
€8.04
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.04
₱1,901.14
|
$37.56
€33.85
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.09
₱284.29
|
$13.33
€12.02
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
Philippines
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.74
₱2,052.24
|
$88.82
€80.04
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.36
₱1,192.86
|
$41.27
€37.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.86
₱3,622.62
|
$96.51
€86.97
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.49
₱3,211.15
|
$144.43
€130.15
|
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