Cost of living comparison

 Philippines
compared to
 Santa Rosa (CA), United States
Santa Rosa vs. Philippines Cost of Living Summary

Santa Rosa is 4.5 times more expensive than Philippines overall.

Restaurants
pay 5.2 times more in Santa Rosa
Groceries
pay 2.7 times more in Santa Rosa
Transportation
pay 2.2 times more in Santa Rosa
Housing
pay 6.4 times more in Santa Rosa
Childcare
pay 9.4 times more in Santa Rosa
Entertainment and Sports
pay 3.8 times more in Santa Rosa
Clothing
pay 76.3% more in Santa Rosa

The cost of childcare, housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, groceries, and transportation in Santa Rosa are more expensive than in Philippines. Notably, childcare, housing, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Santa Rosa.

Santa Rosa vs. Philippines Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Santa Rosa instead of Philippines, you would:

pay 5.2 times more for restaurants

 
Philippines
Santa Rosa
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $3.60
₱205.63
$20.00
 
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$3.18
₱181.61
$12.00
 
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.73
₱41.73
$2.90
 

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pay 2.7 times more for groceries

 
Philippines
Santa Rosa
Bread
1 loaf
$1.17
₱66.75
$5.01
 
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.38
₱193.03
$8.51
 
Milk (1 gallon) $6.61
₱378.26
$4.25
 

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pay 2.2 times more for transportation

 
Philippines
Santa Rosa
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.22
₱241.51
$5.10
 
Monthly public transit pass $11.49
₱657.13
$30.00
 
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $26,375.77
₱1,508,245.59
$35,000.00
 

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pay 6.4 times more for housing

 
Philippines
Santa Rosa
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$29.28
₱1,674.48
$73.12
 
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $242.58
₱13,871.72
$2,215.00
 
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $157.31
₱8,995.63
$1,809.09
 

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pay 9.4 times more for childcare

 
Philippines
Santa Rosa
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $165.07
₱9,439.44
$1,866.67
 
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $5,295.45
₱302,809.51
$40,000.00
 

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pay 3.8 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Philippines
Santa Rosa
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.23
₱70.36
$7.50
 
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.19
₱125.08
$4.71
 
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.57
₱146.69
$12.00
 

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pay 76.3% more for clothing

 
Philippines
Santa Rosa
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$35.44
₱2,026.46
$57.86
 
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$22.98
₱1,314.13
$43.25
 
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$64.92
₱3,712.04
$103.71
 

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2025
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