| Philadelphia | El Palmar | |
| Chicken breasts at the market | USD 9.90 | USD 5.93 |
| Apartment (3 bedrooms) outside of centre | USD 1 760.00 | USD 552.80 |
| Utilities (Electricity, Heating, ...) for medium apartment | USD 159.89 | USD 102.46 |
| Rice (white) | USD 3.37 | USD 1.28 |
| Local draught beer | USD 4.00 | USD 2.24 |