Cost of living comparison
Philippines is 8.5% cheaper than Zimbabwe.
If you lived in Philippines instead of Zimbabwe, you would:
pay 19.0% less for restaurants
|
Zimbabwe
|
Philippines
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.12
ZWL2,938.25
|
$3.66
₱213.59
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.88
ZWL1,891.75
|
$3.20
₱186.73
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
ZWL177.10
|
$0.77
₱44.89
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
ZWL154.90
|
$0.43
₱25.15
|
|
pay 10.2% more for groceries
|
Zimbabwe
|
Philippines
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.02
ZWL328.99
|
$1.15
₱67.34
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.06
ZWL1,629.71
|
$3.76
₱219.53
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.53
ZWL1,779.89
|
$6.56
₱382.87
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.00
ZWL643.07
|
$1.97
₱114.77
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.15
ZWL692.05
|
$1.81
₱105.70
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
ZWL337.65
|
$1.23
₱71.54
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
ZWL240.54
|
$0.65
₱37.72
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.12
ZWL360.55
|
$1.08
₱63.20
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
ZWL204.35
|
$0.63
₱37.06
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
ZWL165.53
|
$0.87
₱50.54
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.76
ZWL244.81
|
$1.10
₱64.38
|
|
pay 40.7% less for transportation
|
Zimbabwe
|
Philippines
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.36
ZWL2,046.45
|
$4.42
₱257.97
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$31.00
ZWL9,982.00
|
$12.06
₱704.14
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00
|
$29,092.26
₱1,697,970.11
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.94
ZWL7,065.30
|
$2.70
₱157.37
|
|
pay 7.6% less for housing
|
Zimbabwe
|
Philippines
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$127.98
ZWL41,208.33
|
$29.30
₱1,709.86
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$255.77
ZWL82,357.69
|
$265.23
₱15,480.28
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$196.50
ZWL63,273.00
|
$157.68
₱9,203.03
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$52.19
ZWL16,805.56
|
$84.84
₱4,951.97
|
|
pay 35.0% less for childcare
|
Zimbabwe
|
Philippines
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$239.38
ZWL77,078.75
|
$168.61
₱9,840.96
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,928.57
ZWL2,553,000.00
|
$4,730.41
₱276,090.13
|
|
pay 8.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Zimbabwe
|
Philippines
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
$1.35
₱78.71
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.71
ZWL873.30
|
$2.27
₱132.46
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.75
ZWL563.50
|
$2.49
₱145.25
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.56
ZWL11,448.89
|
$34.04
₱1,986.57
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.50
ZWL3,381.00
|
$5.09
₱297.06
|
|
pay 40.5% more for clothing
|
Zimbabwe
|
Philippines
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.52
ZWL6,607.71
|
$36.74
₱2,144.47
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$17.50
ZWL5,635.00
|
$21.36
₱1,246.46
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$42.62
ZWL13,723.33
|
$64.86
₱3,785.41
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$52.81
ZWL17,005.62
|
$57.49
₱3,355.45
|
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