Cost of living comparison
Philippines is 0.7% more expensive than Turkey.
If you lived in Philippines instead of Turkey, you would:
pay 36.4% less for restaurants
|
Turkey
|
Philippines
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.91
TRY237.30
|
$3.60
₱210.20
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.91
TRY237.33
|
$3.18
₱185.65
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.17
TRY40.32
|
$0.73
₱42.66
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
TRY14.53
|
$0.40
₱23.35
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
|
Turkey
|
Philippines
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.02
TRY34.86
|
$1.17
₱68.23
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.97
TRY170.69
|
$3.38
₱197.32
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.15
TRY108.22
|
$6.61
₱386.67
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.40
TRY48.02
|
$1.92
₱112.32
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.40
TRY82.34
|
$1.82
₱106.51
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.37
TRY12.70
|
$1.33
₱77.91
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
TRY29.97
|
$0.64
₱37.37
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.42
TRY14.28
|
$1.14
₱66.79
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
TRY17.50
|
$0.67
₱39.39
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
TRY8.51
|
$0.97
₱56.88
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
TRY7.30
|
$1.21
₱70.60
|
|
pay 35.7% less for transportation
|
Turkey
|
Philippines
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.40
TRY151.07
|
$4.22
₱246.88
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$19.27
TRY661.67
|
$11.49
₱671.75
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$44,819.35
TRY1,539,096.56
|
$26,375.77
₱1,541,795.32
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.29
TRY216.09
|
$2.70
₱157.77
|
|
pay 36.1% more for housing
|
Turkey
|
Philippines
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.31
TRY388.26
|
$29.28
₱1,711.73
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$442.81
TRY15,206.21
|
$242.58
₱14,180.28
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$336.49
TRY11,555.15
|
$157.31
₱9,195.73
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$44.46
TRY1,526.85
|
$81.80
₱4,781.91
|
|
pay 41.4% less for childcare
|
Turkey
|
Philippines
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$408.60
TRY14,031.19
|
$165.07
₱9,649.41
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,892.93
TRY236,703.10
|
$5,295.45
₱309,545.27
|
|
pay 9.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Turkey
|
Philippines
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.54
TRY87.31
|
$1.23
₱71.93
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.62
TRY90.02
|
$2.19
₱127.86
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.91
TRY65.62
|
$2.57
₱149.95
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.34
TRY1,247.85
|
$29.66
₱1,733.57
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.10
TRY175.16
|
$5.28
₱308.65
|
|
pay 26.5% less for clothing
|
Turkey
|
Philippines
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.74
TRY1,467.74
|
$35.44
₱2,071.54
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.74
TRY1,399.18
|
$22.98
₱1,343.37
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.38
TRY3,034.96
|
$64.92
₱3,794.61
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.39
TRY2,554.52
|
$60.53
₱3,538.28
|
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