Cost of living comparison
Finland is 2.5 times more expensive than Philippines.
If you lived in Finland instead of Philippines, you would:
pay 3.9 times more for restaurants
|
Philippines
|
Finland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.60
₱210.88
|
$14.18
€13.50
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.18
₱186.25
|
$10.44
€9.94
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
₱42.80
|
$2.58
€2.45
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.40
₱23.43
|
$1.86
€1.77
|
|
pay 34.3% more for groceries
|
Philippines
|
Finland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
₱68.46
|
$2.29
€2.18
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.38
₱197.96
|
$3.70
€3.52
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.61
₱387.92
|
$4.27
€4.07
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
₱112.69
|
$3.02
€2.87
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.82
₱106.86
|
$5.38
€5.13
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.33
₱78.16
|
$0.99
€0.94
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
₱37.50
|
$0.82
€0.78
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
₱67.01
|
$0.98
€0.93
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
₱39.52
|
$1.67
€1.59
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
₱57.06
|
$0.56
€0.54
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.21
₱70.82
|
$0.75
€0.71
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for transportation
|
Philippines
|
Finland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.22
₱247.68
|
$7.64
€7.28
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$11.49
₱673.92
|
$60.52
€57.62
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,375.77
₱1,546,780.42
|
$31,800.37
€30,280.31
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.70
₱158.28
|
$18.35
€17.48
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
|
Philippines
|
Finland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.28
₱1,717.26
|
$22.24
€21.18
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$242.58
₱14,226.13
|
$734.49
€699.38
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$157.31
₱9,225.47
|
$604.75
€575.85
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$81.80
₱4,797.37
|
$96.90
€92.27
|
|
pay 70.3% more for childcare
|
Philippines
|
Finland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$165.07
₱9,680.61
|
$291.42
€277.49
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,295.45
₱310,546.12
|
$8,693.67
€8,278.11
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Philippines
|
Finland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.23
₱72.16
|
$7.29
€6.94
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.19
₱128.28
|
$4.21
€4.01
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.57
₱150.44
|
$10.54
€10.04
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.66
₱1,739.17
|
$41.73
€39.74
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.28
₱309.65
|
$15.60
€14.85
|
|
pay 63.4% more for clothing
|
Philippines
|
Finland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$35.44
₱2,078.24
|
$75.15
€71.56
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.98
₱1,347.71
|
$31.18
€29.69
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.92
₱3,806.88
|
$82.09
€78.17
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$60.53
₱3,549.72
|
$108.56
€103.37
|
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