Cost of living comparison

 Tonga
compared to
 Philippines
Philippines vs. Tonga Cost of Living Summary

Philippines is 2.6 times more expensive than Tonga overall.

Restaurants
pay 70.7% less in Philippines
Groceries
pay 23.0% less in Philippines
Transportation
pay 38.9% more in Philippines
Housing
pay 60.1% less in Philippines
Childcare
pay 11.0 times more in Philippines
Entertainment and Sports
pay 51.5% less in Philippines
Clothing
pay 3.7 times more in Philippines

The cost of childcare, clothing, and transportation in Philippines are more expensive than in Tonga. Expenses including restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in Philippines. Notably, childcare and clothing are significantly more expensive in Philippines.

Philippines vs. Tonga Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Philippines instead of Tonga, you would:

pay 70.7% less for restaurants

 
Tonga
Philippines
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $8.40
TOP20.23
$3.60
₱203.23
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$10.50
TOP25.29
$3.18
₱179.49
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.66
TOP6.41
$0.73
₱41.24

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pay 23.0% less for groceries

 
Tonga
Philippines
Bread
1 loaf
$1.05
TOP2.53
$1.17
₱65.97
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.55
TOP10.96
$3.38
₱190.77
Milk (1 gallon) $5.99
TOP14.42
$6.61
₱373.84

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pay 38.9% more for transportation

 
Tonga
Philippines
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.57
TOP13.40
$4.22
₱238.69
Monthly public transit pass $42.01
TOP101.15
$11.49
₱649.46
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $5,881.34
TOP14,160.85
$26,375.77
₱1,490,626.52

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pay 60.1% less for housing

 
Tonga
Philippines
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$126.03
TOP303.45
$29.28
₱1,654.92
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area ?? $242.58
₱13,709.67
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center ?? $157.31
₱8,890.55

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pay 11.0 times more for childcare

 
Tonga
Philippines
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $159.64
TOP384.37
$165.07
₱9,329.17
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $252.06
TOP606.89
$5,295.45
₱299,272.14

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pay 51.5% less for entertainment and sports

 
Tonga
Philippines
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.36
TOP8.09
$1.23
₱69.54
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.94
TOP7.08
$2.19
₱123.62
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$10.29
TOP24.78
$2.57
₱144.98

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pay 3.7 times more for clothing

 
Tonga
Philippines
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$4.20
TOP10.11
$35.44
₱2,002.79
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$17.85
TOP42.99
$22.98
₱1,298.78
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$21.00
TOP50.57
$64.92
₱3,668.68

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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: July 2025
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