Your USD goes further in Philippines

+8.0% further

$2,000 now goes as far as $2,159.48 did 1 year ago.

$2,000 gets you 125,604 PHP

That is 9,276 PHP more than the same budget bought 1 year ago, worth about $147.70 today.

PHP per 1 USD Then 58.16 · Today 62.80

1 year ago Today

What the difference covers in Philippines

The same $2,000 budget, at typical local prices, compared with 1 year ago.

Stay Estimate

Mid-range hotel

2,300 PHP a night

4 more nights

Costs you today: $36.62
Cost you 1 year ago: $39.54

Stay Estimate

Four-star hotel

4,000 PHP a night

2 more nights

Costs you today: $63.69
Cost you 1 year ago: $68.77

Eat Big Mac price

Fast-food meal

169 PHP a Big Mac

54 more Big Macs

Costs you today: $2.69
Cost you 1 year ago: $2.91

Eat Estimate

Dinner for two

1,400 PHP a dinner

6 more dinners

Costs you today: $22.29
Cost you 1 year ago: $24.07

Do Estimate

Museum entry

530 PHP a ticket

17 more tickets

Costs you today: $8.44
Cost you 1 year ago: $9.11

Do Estimate

Guided day tour

2,600 PHP a tour

3 more tours

Costs you today: $41.40
Cost you 1 year ago: $44.70

Get around Estimate

Airport taxi

1,200 PHP a ride

7 more rides

Costs you today: $19.11
Cost you 1 year ago: $20.63

Get around Estimate

Intercity bus ticket

950 PHP a ticket

9 more tickets

Costs you today: $15.13
Cost you 1 year ago: $16.33

Rate history

PHP per 1 USD. A rising line means your money buys more.

Rate 1 year ago

A price of	Costs you today	Cost you 1 year ago
500 PHP	$7.96	$8.60
2,000 PHP	$31.85	$34.39
20,000 PHP	$318.46	$343.86
50,000 PHP	$796.15	$859.64

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Typical travel prices are estimates from World Bank price levels (International Comparison Program 2021, brought up to 2025) and vary by city and season. Fast-food prices come from The Economist's Big Mac index. The comparison follows exchange rates only and does not include changes in local prices.

Sources: World Bank ICP (CC BY 4.0), The Economist Big Mac index, Frankfurter (central bank rates)