Cost of living comparison
Warsaw is 71.1% more expensive than Manila.
If you lived in Warsaw instead of Manila, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
Manila
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.21
₱300.89
|
$10.16
PLN39.81
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.34
₱250.74
|
$8.38
PLN32.84
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
₱54.85
|
$1.81
PLN7.09
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
₱27.99
|
$1.70
PLN6.65
|
|
pay 17.2% less for groceries
Manila
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.33
₱76.81
|
$1.10
PLN4.29
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
₱246.79
|
$4.61
PLN18.08
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.97
₱402.35
|
$3.88
PLN15.18
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.08
₱119.84
|
$3.08
PLN12.08
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.27
₱131.29
|
$2.68
PLN10.49
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.48
₱85.41
|
$0.43
PLN1.69
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
₱44.29
|
$0.74
PLN2.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.53
₱88.49
|
$0.85
PLN3.33
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
₱55.82
|
$1.38
PLN5.39
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
₱62.73
|
$0.39
PLN1.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.37
₱79.11
|
$0.54
PLN2.10
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Manila
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.31
₱248.78
|
$6.40
PLN25.07
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.12
₱584.02
|
$27.94
PLN109.47
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,066.56
₱1,504,444.50
|
$31,011.90
PLN121,508.04
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.66
₱153.45
|
$8.13
PLN31.84
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Manila
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.90
₱1,668.22
|
$16.13
PLN63.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$465.25
₱26,852.01
|
$1,108.48
PLN4,343.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$244.37
₱14,104.10
|
$848.90
PLN3,326.08
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$96.97
₱5,596.72
|
$229.74
PLN900.16
|
|
pay 0.9% more for childcare
Manila
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$499.25
₱28,814.29
|
$527.99
PLN2,068.73
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,398.67
₱831,026.49
|
$13,833.43
PLN54,200.88
|
|
pay 67.9% more for entertainment and sports
Manila
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.22
₱70.21
|
$4.06
PLN15.92
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.95
₱170.28
|
$3.66
PLN14.35
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.95
₱170.50
|
$4.83
PLN18.91
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.83
₱2,414.28
|
$42.12
PLN165.04
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.52
₱376.11
|
$7.62
PLN29.85
|
|
pay 81.8% more for clothing
Manila
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.02
₱1,905.57
|
$93.42
PLN366.04
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.26
₱1,573.34
|
$42.56
PLN166.75
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.19
₱4,224.19
|
$90.76
PLN355.60
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$64.44
₱3,719.24
|
$105.66
PLN413.98
|
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