FILIPINOS are among the highest-paying consumers in terms of the share of utilities to their income, according to a UK-based energy consultant Utility Bidder.
“The Philippines [has] under 39 percent of their average monthly wages paid out on gas and water. The island country in South East Asia also ranks in the top 3 for broadband, spending 18 percent of their monthly salary on an internet connection,” Utility Bidder said. In Nigeria, the country that came in second in the ranking, citizens pay more than half of their monthly wages purely for internet access.
In second place, Singapore also has one of the highest incomes on the list of £3,370 per month, resulting in utility bills only adding up to 6.3 percent of this total. Next up, utility bills in Ireland take 6.5 percent of the average monthly income.