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Cost of
Groceries (recent December 1, 2004)
|
Name |
Price |
| Ruffles Potato
Chips (6.5 oz.) |
93 pesos |
|
Delmonte Ketchup (340 grams)
|
26 pesos |
|
Spaghetti (1 lb |
50 pesos |
|
Pringles Potato Chips (195 grams) |
77 pesos |
|
Campbell's Cream of Mushroom
Soup (can |
40 pesos |
|
Hunts Pork & Bean (390 grams)
|
29 pesos |
| Fruit
Cocktail (15 oz.) |
49 pesos |
|
Can corn (418 grams) |
34 pesos |
|
Smuckers Strawberry Preserves
(12 oz.) |
1---00 pesos |
|
Wesson Oil (64 oz.) |
250 pesos |
|
Armour Vienna sausage (9.25
oz.) |
71 pesos |
| Ragu
Spaghetti Sauce |
60 pesos |
|
Whole Chicken |
P99/kilo |
|
Pork Chops |
P135/kilo |
|
Beef Steak |
P158/kilo |
|
Beef Ribs |
P115/kilo |
|
Pork Adobo |
P135/kilo |
|
Ground Pork |
P125/kilo |
|
Dozen Eggs |
48 pesos |
|
Fresh Milk (1000 ml) |
50 pesos |
|
Sugar (1 kg) |
28 pesos |
|
Blue Bonnet Margarine (1 lb.) |
110 pesos |
|
Corn Flakes Cereal (300 grams) |
81 pesos |
|
Rice (1 kg) |
28 pesos |
|
Motts Apple Juice (64 oz.) |
40 pesos |
|
Coke (1.5 liters) |
28 pesos |
|
San Miguel (1 bottle) |
17 pesos |
|
Pepsi (can 33 ml) |
13 pesos |
|
Kraft cheese slices (12 slices) |
126 pesos |
|
Kraft Cheddar Cheese (block 8 oz.) --- |
218 pesos |
|
Maxwell House Instant coffee (7 oz.) |
299 pesos |
|
Coffee Mate Dairy Creamer (8 oz.) |
114 pesos |
|
Surf Laundry Detergent (2.5 kg) |
185 pesos |
|
Skippy Peanut Butter (12 oz.) |
86 pesos |
|
Ground Beef |
P140/kilo |
|
Johnson's Baby Shampoo (500 ml) |
127 pesos |
|
Head & Shoulders Shampoo (200 ml) |
88 pesos |
|
Listerine (500 ml) |
216 pesos |
|
Safe Guard Bar Soap (large) |
2---8 pesos |
|
Kleenex (medium box) |
47 pesos |
|
Kleenex Toilet Paper (4 rolls) |
61 pesos |
A Sample Budget (Cost
of Living) for Cebu City
| JAN 2003 (XR: $1 = PHP 53.70) |
BUDGET |
|
|
|
| House Rent |
PHP 12,000 |
| Electricity |
PHP 3,000 |
| Bottled Gas |
PHP 250 |
| Telephone |
PHP 1,500 |
| Cell Phone |
PHP 150 |
| Internet (DSL) |
PHP 2,500 |
| Cable TV (Sky Cable) |
PHP 505 |
| Maid |
PHP 2,000 |
| Visa Extension |
PHP 1,260 |
| Mail Service |
PHP 350 |
| Medical Treatment |
PHP 1,000 |
| Dental Treatment |
PHP 1,000 |
| Medicine |
PHP 1,000 |
| Food (Groceries) |
PHP 10,000 |
| Food (Restaurant) |
PHP 2,500 |
| Distilled Water |
PHP 450 |
| Household |
PHP 3,000 |
| Personal Care |
PHP 1,000 |
| Clothing |
PHP 1,500 |
| Entertainment (Bar Hopping & etc) |
PHP 20,000 |
| Computer (Hardware/Software Purchases) |
PHP 1,000 |
| Home Liquor Cabinet / Beer |
PHP 2,500 |
| Miscellaneous, Taxis & etc. |
PHP 4,000 |
| PESO TOTAL |
PHP 72,465 |
| Peso Totals in USD |
$1,367 |
|
|
| U.S. Mail Box (USABox.com) |
$20 |
| Insurance (Health & Dental for children) |
$140 |
| Postage |
$0 |
| Credit Card # 1 |
$0 |
| Savings |
$473 |
| Miscellaneous |
$0 |
| DOLLAR TOTAL |
$633 |
| Budget Total In USD |
$2,000
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