Price measured in working minutes

How long to work for Chickenjoy?

See how long a minimum-wage worker in Metro Manila had to work for one source-backed meal.

NCR non-agriculture minimum wage in effect on July 1 of each year.

68 minutes

Time needed today

at ₱695.00 daily wage

(₱86.88 per hour)

decrease 32%

Since 1997

Less time needed to earn Chickenjoy

101.2 minutes

In 1997

at ₱185.00 daily wage

(₱23.13 per hour)

Minutes of work over time

Selected year: 2026

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Minutes of work needed68.4 min
1997201020202026
  • Verified
  • Estimated
2026 · 68.4 minutes1-pc + rice + drinkPromo

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2026

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NCR non-agriculture minimum wage in effect on July 1 of each year.480-minute workday

480-minute workday

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Minutes of work needed2026 · 1-pc + rice + drink...