Cost of living comparison
Philippines is 32.9% cheaper than Slovakia.
If you lived in Philippines instead of Slovakia, you would:
pay 60.2% less for restaurants
Slovakia
|
Philippines
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.14
€7.82
|
$3.60
₱211.94
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.98
€7.66
|
$3.18
₱187.19
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.58
€1.52
|
$0.73
₱43.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
€1.33
|
$0.40
₱23.54
|
|
pay 10.9% more for groceries
Slovakia
|
Philippines
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.35
€1.29
|
$1.17
₱68.80
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.03
€5.79
|
$3.38
₱198.96
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.89
€3.73
|
$6.61
₱389.87
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.43
€3.29
|
$1.92
₱113.25
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.12
€2.99
|
$1.82
₱107.39
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.70
|
$1.33
₱78.56
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.76
|
$0.64
₱37.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.92
|
$1.14
₱67.35
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
€1.45
|
$0.67
₱39.71
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
€0.56
|
$0.97
₱57.35
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.59
|
$1.21
₱71.18
|
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pay 39.8% less for transportation
Slovakia
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.34
€6.09
|
$4.22
₱248.93
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$26.69
€25.62
|
$11.49
₱677.31
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,429.89
€23,449.69
|
$26,375.77
₱1,554,561.30
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.64
€11.17
|
$2.70
₱159.07
|
|
pay 33.4% less for housing
Slovakia
|
Philippines
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.60
€19.77
|
$29.28
₱1,725.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$566.87
€544.13
|
$242.58
₱14,297.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$468.12
€449.34
|
$157.31
₱9,271.87
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$171.07
€164.21
|
$81.80
₱4,821.50
|
|
pay 46.6% less for childcare
Slovakia
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$400.86
€384.77
|
$165.07
₱9,729.31
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,069.66
€7,745.88
|
$5,295.45
₱312,108.28
|
|
pay 31.5% less for entertainment and sports
Slovakia
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.99
€1.91
|
$1.23
₱72.52
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.35
€2.25
|
$2.19
₱128.92
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.24
€5.03
|
$2.57
₱151.20
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.04
€38.43
|
$29.66
₱1,747.92
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.21
€7.89
|
$5.28
₱311.21
|
|
pay 29.4% less for clothing
Slovakia
|
Philippines
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$63.57
€61.02
|
$35.44
₱2,088.69
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.21
€28.03
|
$22.98
₱1,354.49
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.92
€75.76
|
$64.92
₱3,826.03
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.27
€88.57
|
$60.53
₱3,567.58
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