Cost of living comparison
Georgia is 30.9% more expensive than Philippines.
If you lived in Georgia instead of Philippines, you would:
pay 86.1% more for restaurants
|
Philippines
|
Georgia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.60
₱211.57
|
$9.82
GEL27.56
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.18
₱186.86
|
$7.91
GEL22.20
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
₱42.94
|
$0.83
GEL2.34
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.40
₱23.50
|
$0.43
GEL1.22
|
|
pay 16.7% less for groceries
|
Philippines
|
Georgia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
₱68.68
|
$0.60
GEL1.70
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.38
₱198.60
|
$3.99
GEL11.20
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.61
₱389.19
|
$7.10
GEL19.93
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
₱113.05
|
$2.30
GEL6.46
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.82
₱107.20
|
$2.62
GEL7.36
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.33
₱78.42
|
$0.53
GEL1.50
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
₱37.62
|
$0.74
GEL2.08
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
₱67.23
|
$0.71
GEL2.00
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
₱39.64
|
$0.68
GEL1.91
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
₱57.25
|
$0.29
GEL0.81
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.21
₱71.05
|
$0.33
GEL0.92
|
|
pay 30.5% more for transportation
|
Philippines
|
Georgia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.22
₱248.49
|
$4.48
GEL12.58
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$11.49
₱676.12
|
$13.38
GEL37.57
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,375.77
₱1,551,818.20
|
$20,514.71
GEL57,595.04
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.70
₱158.79
|
$5.97
GEL16.77
|
|
pay 30.1% more for housing
|
Philippines
|
Georgia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.28
₱1,722.86
|
$15.81
GEL44.38
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$242.58
₱14,272.46
|
$472.27
GEL1,325.89
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$157.31
₱9,255.51
|
$323.81
GEL909.10
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$81.80
₱4,812.99
|
$54.01
GEL151.64
|
|
pay 3.2% less for childcare
|
Philippines
|
Georgia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$165.07
₱9,712.14
|
$199.75
GEL560.81
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,295.45
₱311,557.55
|
$3,840.26
GEL10,781.52
|
|
pay 19.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Philippines
|
Georgia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.23
₱72.39
|
$1.54
GEL4.34
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.19
₱128.69
|
$2.45
GEL6.89
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.57
₱150.93
|
$2.92
GEL8.21
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.66
₱1,744.84
|
$39.78
GEL111.67
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.28
₱310.66
|
$5.96
GEL16.72
|
|
pay 69.9% more for clothing
|
Philippines
|
Georgia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$35.44
₱2,085.00
|
$62.01
GEL174.11
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.98
₱1,352.10
|
$41.33
GEL116.04
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.92
₱3,819.28
|
$100.06
GEL280.91
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$60.53
₱3,561.29
|
$103.32
GEL290.07
|
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