Cost of living comparison
Quito is 97.0% more expensive than Tarlac City.
If you lived in Quito instead of Tarlac City, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Tarlac City
|
Quito
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.17
₱121.33
|
$4.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.13
₱174.71
|
$8.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.72
₱40.44
|
$1.11
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.26
₱14.56
|
$0.76
|
|
pay 18.6% more for groceries
Tarlac City
|
Quito
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.10
₱61.33
|
$1.58
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.34
₱242.66
|
$4.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.03
₱336.81
|
$4.02
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.93
₱107.71
|
$2.23
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.41
₱79.03
|
$3.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.02
₱57.24
|
$1.06
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
₱39.40
|
$0.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
₱39.62
|
$0.67
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
₱24.58
|
$0.59
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
₱28.98
|
$0.65
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
₱20.69
|
$0.47
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
Tarlac City
|
Quito
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.34
₱242.13
|
$2.81
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.82
₱436.78
|
$20.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,230.95
₱2,135,390.00
|
$20,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.54
₱141.71
|
$13.50
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Tarlac City
|
Quito
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$25.20
₱1,407.42
|
$34.65
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$125.99
₱7,037.08
|
$446.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$99.92
₱5,581.13
|
$320.83
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$79.73
₱4,453.49
|
$31.61
|
|
pay 84.3% more for childcare
Tarlac City
|
Quito
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$148.68
₱8,304.29
|
$275.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,909.98
₱218,392.16
|
$7,180.00
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Tarlac City
|
Quito
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.96
₱53.38
|
$3.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.56
₱87.36
|
$2.79
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.13
₱118.90
|
$6.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.44
₱2,426.58
|
$40.67
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.78
₱266.92
|
$7.00
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
Tarlac City
|
Quito
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$32.58
₱1,819.93
|
$46.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.25
₱1,019.16
|
$44.92
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$50.40
₱2,814.83
|
$98.08
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.49
₱2,038.33
|
$86.36
|
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