Cost of living comparison
London is 7.2 times more expensive than Tarlac City.
If you lived in London instead of Tarlac City, you would:
pay 6.6 times more for restaurants
Tarlac City
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.17
₱121.33
|
$25.22
£19.18
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.13
₱174.71
|
$10.09
£7.67
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.72
₱40.44
|
$2.54
£1.93
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.26
₱14.56
|
$2.08
£1.58
|
|
pay 89.1% more for groceries
Tarlac City
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.10
₱61.33
|
$1.96
£1.49
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.34
₱242.66
|
$4.74
£3.60
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.03
₱336.81
|
$6.34
£4.82
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.93
₱107.71
|
$3.99
£3.04
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.41
₱79.03
|
$4.28
£3.25
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.02
₱57.24
|
$1.47
£1.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
₱39.40
|
$0.75
£0.57
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
₱39.62
|
$1.48
£1.13
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
₱24.58
|
$1.76
£1.34
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
₱28.98
|
$0.73
£0.55
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
₱20.69
|
$0.67
£0.51
|
|
pay 11.2 times more for transportation
Tarlac City
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.34
₱242.13
|
$7.20
£5.47
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.82
₱436.78
|
$252.24
£191.77
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,230.95
₱2,135,390.00
|
$34,406.00
£26,157.50
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.54
₱141.71
|
$25.33
£19.25
|
|
pay 11.7 times more for housing
Tarlac City
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$25.20
₱1,407.42
|
$39.12
£29.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$125.99
₱7,037.08
|
$2,697.16
£2,050.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$99.92
₱5,581.13
|
$2,027.26
£1,541.25
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$79.73
₱4,453.49
|
$284.51
£216.30
|
|
pay 11.0 times more for childcare
Tarlac City
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$148.68
₱8,304.29
|
$2,321.07
£1,764.62
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,909.98
₱218,392.16
|
$25,293.41
£19,229.56
|
|
pay 5.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Tarlac City
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.96
₱53.38
|
$8.20
£6.23
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.56
₱87.36
|
$4.56
£3.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.13
₱118.90
|
$18.92
£14.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.44
₱2,426.58
|
$58.95
£44.82
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.78
₱266.92
|
$18.92
£14.38
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for clothing
Tarlac City
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$32.58
₱1,819.93
|
$103.07
£78.36
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.25
₱1,019.16
|
$49.65
£37.75
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$50.40
₱2,814.83
|
$112.31
£85.39
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.49
₱2,038.33
|
$123.32
£93.75
|
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