Cost of living comparison
Manila is 22.3% cheaper than Athens.
If you lived in Manila instead of Athens, you would:
pay 47.2% less for restaurants
Athens
|
Manila
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.24
€14.96
|
$5.21
₱305.06
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.75
€8.98
|
$4.34
₱254.22
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.12
€1.95
|
$0.95
₱55.61
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
€0.50
|
$0.48
₱28.38
|
|
pay 26.3% more for groceries
Athens
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.31
€1.21
|
$1.33
₱77.88
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.88
€6.34
|
$4.28
₱250.21
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.38
€5.87
|
$6.97
₱407.93
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.72
€4.34
|
$2.08
₱121.50
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.03
€4.63
|
$2.27
₱133.11
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.80
|
$1.48
₱86.60
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.82
|
$0.77
₱44.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.56
|
$1.53
₱89.71
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.90
|
$0.97
₱56.59
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
€0.53
|
$1.09
₱63.60
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.55
|
$1.37
₱80.20
|
|
pay 48.9% less for transportation
Athens
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.66
€7.06
|
$4.31
₱252.24
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.49
€29.93
|
$10.12
₱592.13
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,399.57
€25,237.94
|
$26,066.56
₱1,525,323.64
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.13
€11.17
|
$2.66
₱155.58
|
|
pay 33.2% less for housing
Athens
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.57
€30.00
|
$28.90
₱1,691.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$630.26
€580.54
|
$465.25
₱27,224.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$532.87
€490.83
|
$244.37
₱14,299.85
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$165.03
€152.01
|
$96.97
₱5,674.39
|
|
pay 21.0% more for childcare
Athens
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$482.99
€444.88
|
$499.25
₱29,214.18
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,389.46
€9,569.80
|
$14,398.67
₱842,559.72
|
|
pay 36.0% less for entertainment and sports
Athens
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.41
€4.99
|
$1.22
₱71.18
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.62
€3.34
|
$2.95
₱172.64
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.98
€4.59
|
$2.95
₱172.87
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.52
€42.85
|
$41.83
₱2,447.78
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.75
€8.98
|
$6.52
₱381.33
|
|
pay 38.3% less for clothing
Athens
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.99
€82.89
|
$33.02
₱1,932.02
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.83
€32.08
|
$27.26
₱1,595.17
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.37
€87.84
|
$73.19
₱4,282.81
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$116.71
€107.50
|
$64.44
₱3,770.85
|
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