dude movie tickets are P150 in most malls

haha, game show is deal or no deal

branded tshirts are about P1000, and average is yeah P150-P300

original dvds are P1500, and original Ps2/xbox games are P3000

cellphone calls are P6

wow, dude, thaanks a lot Vindicator!!
It goes to show that I am not an active consumer hahaha :))

i say are standards of living are cheap compared to other countries because our wages are lower.

no problem, backtozero

Yeah. If I was an American, I'd take the opportunity and live here...

shit is cheap there

yeah...(the perks of living in a 3rd world country, eh?)

bout there?

i mean come on it's like $2 for a big mac here!

How much is a child prostitute?

i'll do it randomly
movie ticket: $6 matinee, $8.50 after 6
mcdonalds large fries: close to $2 i think
rintone downloads: about $1.99 or $2.49
broadband connection for a month: $40 or $50
video games are the same price
this is just off the top of my head.

I should've gone to college in the Philippines!

oh and you should include that globe platinum theatre, the one where each person has a butler and unlimited popcorn and drinks. P350(?)

or $7

where do you study backtozero?

That's so cheap! The sad part is that minimum wage is so low there. $6 a day won't get you very far. :(

My mom is constantly trying to get me to go to the Philippines... I think I may, just to go shopping.

Broadband Connection (1 month) - P1000 [$30]
Telephone Connection (1 month) - P700 [$28
Cable TV (1 month) - P750 [$30
T-Shirt, average-good quality - P150-300 [$10-12
T-Shirt, branded, best quality - P500-P700 [$14-18
Highest TV Gameshow CashPrize - P 2M [$1,000,000
McDonalds' BigMac - P85 [$about 1.50
McDonalds' Large Fries - P36 [$over 2
KFC Bucket Meal - P500 [$12
Movie Ticket - P80-150 [$2-8
XBOX/PS2 Games - P3000 [$60]
Original DVD - P500-P1500 [$19-22
Lunch - P50 [about $7
Local Cellphone Calls - $79a month for 1200min.
1 ringtone or logo download - P15 [$0.3]
College Education at Leading State University - (per sem) - P6,500 [$6 - 8 thousand i think
College Education at Leading Private College (per sem) - P55,000 [$11k + (my school)
Blank CD - P6 [$1
5-Star Hotel Rate - $150 - 380 a night
3-Star Hotel - $about 120

yeah, you should go to greenhills. It's like bootleg central. shhh

for shopping

Honolulu, Hawaii

Bus ride- $2 one way, $40 a month
Broadband Connection (1 month) - $50
Telephone Connection (1 month) - $30
Cable TV (1 month) - $30-100 depending on the package
T-Shirt, average-good quality - $20
T-Shirt, branded, best quality - $30-50
Highest TV Gameshow CashPrize - A million?
McDonalds' BigMac - $3
McDonalds' Large Fries - $3
KFC Bucket Meal - $20
Movie Ticket - $9
Pirated DVD, average quality - (none)
Pirated DVD [good quality, or compilation of about 2-6movies] -(none)
XBOX/PS2 Games - $50
Original DVD - $20
Lunch: (plate lunch for Hawaii)- $7
Local Cellphone Calls (per minute) - Depends on the plan.
1 SMS Message - $.10
1 ringtone or logo download - Depends on the plan.
College Education at Leading State University - (per sem) - $1,800 for a resident at my state school.
College Education at Leading Private University (per sem) - $7,000
Blank CD - $2
5-Star Hotel Rate - $500-700 (serious)
3-Star Hotel - $300

yep, i think 5star meaning shangri-la in makati is like P10000, so like $200. The one in cebu is twice that i think

i don't know where you guys all live, but movie tickets here are $10-$12 bucks. I live in Los Angeles.

England.

Everything - £LOTS

Wow, I'd never see movies if they were $10-12. I only pay $6.75 because I'm a military wife (thank goodness).

I live in Switzerland...here we go:

Jeepney Ride (about 4 kilometers) – NA
Streetcar/Bus Ride (one end of a city to the other) – about Fr.10 [$8]
Broadband Connection (1 month) – Fr.45 [$35]
Telephone Connection (1 month) – Fr.25 [$20]
Cable TV (1 month) – Fr.25 [$20]
T-Shirt, average-good quality – Fr.15-20 [$12-16]
T-Shirt, branded, best quality – Fr.50-60 [$40-47]
Highest TV Gameshow CashPrize – Fr.1,000,000 [$788,000]
McDonalds' BigMac – Fr.6.50 [$5.20]
McDonalds' Large Medium Fries – Fr.4 [$3]
KFC Bucket Meal - NA
Movie Ticket – Fr.13-15 [$10-12]
Pirated DVD, average quality – NA
Pirated DVD [good quality, or compilation of about 2-6movies] – NA
Original DVD – Fr.20-30 [$16-$24]
Lunch – Fr.8 [$6.50] ...in a Restaurant more than Fr.25 [$20]
Local Cellphone Calls (per minute) – Fr.0.60 [$0.5]
1 SMS Message – Fr.0.20 [$0.15]
1 ringtone or logo download – no idea
College Education at Leading State University - (per sem) – Fr.700 [$550]
College Education at Leading Private University (per sem) – dunno, they’re not that popular here, as they are much more expensive, but not actually better than state unis.
Blank CD (per CD in a pack of 50)– Fr.0.50 [$0.40]
5-Star Hotel Rate – Fr.250-5000 [$200-4000]
3-Star Hotel – Fr.150 [$120]

Vindicator, hehehe.. onga.. tama... pero ang nilagay kong bigmac yung without drinks lang.... weird... napanaginipan ko kagabi yung rice burger ng mcdo.

Schoolmates kami ni feanne. Saan ka pala nakatira, Vindicator? ^^

Australia

Taxi Ride (about 4 kilometers) - $20
Light Train Ride - $5
Broadband Connection (1 month) - $35
Cable TV (1 month) - $35
T-Shirt, average-good quality - $20
T-Shirt, branded, best quality - $40
Highest TV Gameshow CashPrize - $1,000,000
McDonalds' BigMac - $3
McDonalds' Large Fries - $3
Movie Ticket - $10
XBOX/PS2 Games - $80
Original DVD - $30
Lunch: Fish and Chips - $6
1 SMS Message - $0.25
1 ringtone or logo download - $4
College Education at Leading State University - (per sem) - $1000
College Education at Leading Private University (per sem) - $6000]
Blank CD - $0.20

By the way, I am amazed by the prices of your commodities.

The cost of living there is quite quite high. well, relatively.

madaluyong.

nice! malapit ka sa lahat.

china $1= 8RMB(renminbi)

taxi ride = 6rmb (.80$)
pirated dvds = 8 rmb(1$)
mcdonalds big mac with fries and coke = 15 rmb (1.90$)
branded overrun tshirts= 60-70rmb (7.5$)
(u can buy an original diesel t-shirt here for only 7$ )
it's very cheap here.

ya nga eh, i'll be going to the ateneo next year. :)

bad_nobe, pare, everything is made in china.

but i still want to go back to phils.yoko na rito.

I just realized that I think I screwed up the pricing for the hotels. Most of the "good" hotels here are $500-700 a night, but they aren't 5 star. The only 5 stars here charge $700 for basic rooms with one bed to $20,000 a night for the suites/stuff the stars and famous people use. It's so extreme.

$twenty thousand a night? Okay... :( It makes me sad.. quite...
I mean there are far more important things than that. Yeah but whatever..

Vindicator! Tatanong ko sana yun.. hehe.. Ayus, Ateneo! Tapos na ba yung ACET?

Kawawa yung mga kabatch mong magu-UP kasi magtataas na daw by 300% yung tuition... at sa next year's freshmen magstastart yung increase. :(

badnobe, mura nga lahat!
Yung mga kakilala kong nagtatrabaho sa China, laging may isang bag na puno ng piratedvds.. ewan ko lang kung mahigpit pa ngaun...

bakit naman ayaw mo na dyan? Ay, you're a graphic designer there, ayt?

kawawa, "UPers". tapos na.

oo nga eh :(

hah, you surely can ACE the ACET!

Singapore
I'm using the currency of SG$1 to US $1.60

T-Shirt, average-good quality - US$14.31
McDonalds' BigMac -US $3.75
McDonalds' Large Fries - US$1.50
Movie Ticket - US$6(weekend rate,cheaper on weekdays)
Original CD-$US12.50
A short bus ride for adults(a few stops)-US0.40

Dominican Republic (RD $35= 1 dollar)
Minimun wage= Sometimes less than RD$3,415 (us$98)
Regular salary= RD$28,000-60,000 (us$500-1,700)

Streetcar/Bus Ride (about 2 or 3 km)- RD$25 (us$0.70)
Broadband Connection (1 month) – RD$1995 (us$57)
Telephone VIP Connection (1 month) –RD$1000 (us$28.5)
Cable TV (6 boxes)(1 month) – RD$1575 (us$45)
T-Shirt, average-good quality – RD$500 (us$14-20)
T-Shirt, branded, best quality – RD$1500 [$43]
McDonalds' Value Meal RD$150 (us$4)
Movie Ticket – RD$175 ($5)
Pirated DVD, (whatever quality) – RD$100 (us$3)
Original DVD – RD$1500 (us$43)
Lunch – RD$300 (us$8)...in a Restaurant RD$800 [$23]
College Education at Leading Private University (per sem) RD$35,000 ($1000) * There are cheaper like half the price.

ei, btw.. punk!~

Is it true that in Singapore, you're paid to have children?

Just to add on:

Singapore S$1 to USD$1.60

Bus ride - $ 0.65 t0 $1.80[US$1.04]
Light Train Ride - $1.40? [US$2.24]
Broadband Connection (1 month) - $58.80 [$94.08]
Telephone Connection (1 month) - $10.50[$16.80]
Cable TV (1 month) - $25.20 to $100 [$40.32]
Highest TV Gameshow CashPrize - $1m [US1.6m]
Pirated DVD, average quality - $4 [$6.40]
Original DVD - $60? [$96]
Lunch - $2.50 to $5.00 [$4]
Local Cellphone Calls (per minute) - $0.20 [$0.32]
1 SMS Message - $0.05 [$0.08]
1 ringtone or logo download - $3.00 [$4.80]
College Education at Leading State University - (per sem) - $3000 [$4800]
Blank CD - $0.80 [$1.28]


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This was fun!
And yep, we get paid to have babies, cos no one wants to have them!

But then again, the amt which's paid is... not too substantial, if you factor in the cost of education, necessities, food, shelter, clothes, childcare and all that stuff!

=)

that's cheap for americans but most filippinos can't afford things... it's expensive. i'm from the philippines... grew up in europe, but currently living in the states :)

mahirap ang buhay sa pinas

a big mac is 1.70? WHERE!?

Newark, DE

Home of no sales tax. :D

Broadband Connection (1 month) - $35.00
Telephone Connection (1 month) - $15.00
Cable TV (1 month) - $15.00 (For local channels etc.)
T-Shirt, average-good quality - 10-$15.00
T-Shirt, branded, best quality - $19.00 - $25.00
Highest TV Gameshow CashPrize - $5,000,000 (Deal or No Deal)
McDonalds' BigMac - $2.80
McDonalds' Large Fries - $1.75
KFC Bucket Meal - $19.99 (for like a 16 piece I think)
Movie Ticket - $6.50 (matinee) $9.25 any other time.
Pirated DVD, average quality - $5.00-$6.00
Official DVD: $15.00-$21.000
XBOX/PS2 Games - $19.99 (Older Games) - $50.00 (Brand New) - $60.00 (For 360 etc.)
Local Cellphone Calls (per minute) - ??? I pay like $70.00 a month for like 1000 shared minutes between 3 phones.