Cost of living comparison
Athens is 2.8 times more expensive than Tarlac City.
If you lived in Athens instead of Tarlac City, you would:
pay 3.9 times more for restaurants
Tarlac City
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.17
₱121.33
|
$16.24
€14.64
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.13
₱174.71
|
$9.75
€8.78
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.72
₱40.44
|
$2.12
€1.91
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.26
₱14.56
|
$0.54
€0.49
|
|
pay 61.2% more for groceries
Tarlac City
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.10
₱61.33
|
$1.31
€1.18
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.34
₱242.66
|
$6.88
€6.20
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.03
₱336.81
|
$6.38
€5.75
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.93
₱107.71
|
$4.72
€4.25
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.41
₱79.03
|
$5.03
€4.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.02
₱57.24
|
$0.87
€0.78
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
₱39.40
|
$0.89
€0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
₱39.62
|
$0.61
€0.55
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
₱24.58
|
$0.98
€0.88
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
₱28.98
|
$0.58
€0.52
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
₱20.69
|
$0.60
€0.54
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for transportation
Tarlac City
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.34
₱242.13
|
$7.66
€6.90
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.82
₱436.78
|
$32.49
€29.28
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,230.95
₱2,135,390.00
|
$27,399.57
€24,690.58
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.54
₱141.71
|
$12.13
€10.93
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for housing
Tarlac City
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$25.20
₱1,407.42
|
$32.57
€29.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$125.99
₱7,037.08
|
$630.26
€567.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$99.92
₱5,581.13
|
$532.87
€480.18
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$79.73
₱4,453.49
|
$165.03
€148.72
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for childcare
Tarlac City
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$148.68
₱8,304.29
|
$482.99
€435.23
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,909.98
₱218,392.16
|
$10,389.46
€9,362.25
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Tarlac City
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.96
₱53.38
|
$5.41
€4.88
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.56
₱87.36
|
$3.62
€3.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.13
₱118.90
|
$4.98
€4.49
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.44
₱2,426.58
|
$46.52
€41.92
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.78
₱266.92
|
$9.75
€8.78
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
Tarlac City
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$32.58
₱1,819.93
|
$89.99
€81.09
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.25
₱1,019.16
|
$34.83
€31.38
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$50.40
₱2,814.83
|
$95.37
€85.94
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.49
₱2,038.33
|
$116.71
€105.17
|
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