Cost of living comparison
Manila is 47.2% cheaper than Brussels.
If you lived in Manila instead of Brussels, you would:
pay 70.8% less for restaurants
Brussels
|
Manila
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.59
€18.01
|
$5.21
₱300.89
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.97
€11.01
|
$4.34
₱250.74
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.72
€2.50
|
$0.95
₱54.85
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.58
€2.37
|
$0.48
₱27.99
|
|
pay 9.3% less for groceries
Brussels
|
Manila
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.68
€2.47
|
$1.33
₱76.81
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.38
€7.71
|
$4.28
₱246.79
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.89
€5.41
|
$6.97
₱402.35
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.11
€3.78
|
$2.08
₱119.84
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.43
€4.99
|
$2.27
₱131.29
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.23
€1.13
|
$1.48
₱85.41
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.82
|
$0.77
₱44.29
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.20
|
$1.53
₱88.49
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.30
€1.20
|
$0.97
₱55.82
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.80
|
$1.09
₱62.73
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.77
|
$1.37
₱79.11
|
|
pay 56.5% less for transportation
Brussels
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.19
€6.61
|
$4.31
₱248.78
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.34
€49.02
|
$10.12
₱584.02
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,021.96
€28,513.84
|
$26,066.56
₱1,504,444.50
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.16
€22.21
|
$2.66
₱153.45
|
|
pay 58.0% less for housing
Brussels
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$57.82
€53.15
|
$28.90
₱1,668.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,165.94
€1,071.67
|
$465.25
₱26,852.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$976.56
€897.61
|
$244.37
₱14,104.10
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$182.93
€168.14
|
$96.97
₱5,596.72
|
|
pay 43.6% less for childcare
Brussels
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$989.17
€909.19
|
$499.25
₱28,814.29
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$23,148.55
€21,276.99
|
$14,398.67
₱831,026.49
|
|
pay 40.8% less for entertainment and sports
Brussels
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.44
€5.00
|
$1.22
₱70.21
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.88
€3.57
|
$2.95
₱170.28
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.25
€8.50
|
$2.95
₱170.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.92
€32.09
|
$41.83
₱2,414.28
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.15
€13.01
|
$6.52
₱376.11
|
|
pay 51.6% less for clothing
Brussels
|
Manila
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$104.24
€95.82
|
$33.02
₱1,905.57
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.59
€45.58
|
$27.26
₱1,573.34
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$117.47
€107.97
|
$73.19
₱4,224.19
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$144.77
€133.06
|
$64.44
₱3,719.24
|
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