Cost of living comparison
Manila is 56.4% more expensive than Klang.
If you lived in Manila instead of Klang, you would:
pay 42.8% more for restaurants
Klang
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.55
MYR12.01
|
$5.21
₱305.06
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.83
MYR18.02
|
$4.34
₱254.22
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
MYR3.27
|
$0.95
₱55.61
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
MYR1.96
|
$0.48
₱28.38
|
|
pay 83.9% more for groceries
Klang
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.82
MYR3.88
|
$1.33
₱77.88
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.76
MYR27.11
|
$4.28
₱250.21
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.93
MYR27.94
|
$6.97
₱407.93
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.72
MYR8.10
|
$2.08
₱121.50
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.60
MYR7.54
|
$2.27
₱133.11
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
MYR4.72
|
$1.48
₱86.60
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
MYR2.60
|
$0.77
₱44.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
MYR4.84
|
$1.53
₱89.71
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
MYR2.26
|
$0.97
₱56.59
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
MYR1.59
|
$1.09
₱63.60
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.31
MYR1.44
|
$1.37
₱80.20
|
|
pay 20.4% more for transportation
Klang
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.65
MYR7.77
|
$4.31
₱252.24
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.26
MYR100.09
|
$10.12
₱592.13
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,371.21
MYR133,557.48
|
$26,066.56
₱1,525,323.64
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.30
MYR15.51
|
$2.66
₱155.58
|
|
pay 78.6% more for housing
Klang
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.83
MYR116.88
|
$28.90
₱1,691.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$283.48
MYR1,334.47
|
$465.25
₱27,224.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$233.87
MYR1,100.94
|
$244.37
₱14,299.85
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.43
MYR138.55
|
$96.97
₱5,674.39
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
Klang
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$195.90
MYR922.21
|
$499.25
₱29,214.18
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,315.19
MYR25,021.26
|
$14,398.67
₱842,559.72
|
|
pay 0.6% more for entertainment and sports
Klang
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.25
MYR20.02
|
$1.22
₱71.18
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.85
MYR13.41
|
$2.95
₱172.64
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.83
MYR18.02
|
$2.95
₱172.87
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.96
MYR159.89
|
$41.83
₱2,447.78
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.83
MYR18.02
|
$6.52
₱381.33
|
|
pay 5.3% more for clothing
Klang
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.24
MYR283.57
|
$33.02
₱1,932.02
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.95
MYR164.51
|
$27.26
₱1,595.17
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$50.11
MYR235.91
|
$73.19
₱4,282.81
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$45.26
MYR213.04
|
$64.44
₱3,770.85
|
|
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