Philippines
Compared with Romania, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Romania = 1×
Philippines
vs
Romania
Overall verdict
Philippines is about 0.72× Romania.
Average across 4 categories, 6 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Romania = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Romania. 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 Romania
Romania = 1×
Philippines is pricier →
Romania
Romania = 1×
Philippines is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Philippines, Electricity 1kWh (household) costs 0.9× what it does in Romania — but Diesel 1L costs only 0.6×. 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 ×0.94Philippines
RON 0.92
USD 0.209Romania
RON 0.98
USD 0.222
-
Big Mac 1 burger ×0.71Philippines
RON 12.47
PHP 169Romania
RON 17.45
RON 17.45
-
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.69Philippines
RON 6.08
USD 1.322Romania
RON 8.79
USD 1.911
-
PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×0.62Philippines
RON 193.31
PHP 2,599Romania
RON 313.96
EUR 59.99
-
Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.60Philippines
RON 5.80
USD 1.261Romania
RON 9.60
USD 2.087
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
+7%
in RON
It rose 19% in local currency, but 7% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Philippines's inflation.
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