Philippines
Compared with Hong Kong, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Hong Kong = 1×
Philippines
vs
Hong Kong
Overall verdict
Philippines is about 0.77× Hong Kong.
Average across 5 categories, 6 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Hong Kong = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Hong Kong. A bar running right means Philippines is pricier; running left means cheaper. The thin bar behind shows the range from the cheapest to the priciest item in that category.
← Cheaper than Hong Kong
Hong Kong = 1×
Philippines is pricier →
Hong Kong
Hong Kong = 1×
Philippines is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Philippines, Electricity 1kWh (household) costs 1.1× what it does in Hong Kong — but Diesel 1L costs only 0.3×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
-
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×1.14Philippines
HK$1.64
USD 0.209Hong Kong
HK$1.44
USD 0.184
-
iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×1.07Philippines
HK$7,355
PHP 57,990Hong Kong
HK$6,899
HKD 6,899
-
Big Mac 1 burger ×0.89Philippines
HK$22.16
PHP 169Hong Kong
HK$25.00
HKD 25
-
PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×0.83Philippines
HK$329.62
PHP 2,599Hong Kong
HK$399.00
HKD 399
-
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.32Philippines
HK$10.37
USD 1.322Hong Kong
HK$32.05
USD 4.086
-
Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.28Philippines
HK$9.89
USD 1.261Hong Kong
HK$35.12
USD 4.478
See what really changed
Big Mac, 2021 → 2026At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+19%
in PHP
142 → 169
142 → 169
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
+1%
in HKD
It rose 19% in local currency, but 1% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Philippines's inflation.
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