Cost of living comparison
Manila is 27.3% more expensive than Roseau.
If you lived in Manila instead of Roseau, you would:
pay 40.6% less for restaurants
Roseau
|
Manila
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$5.21
₱291.19
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.11
EC$16.50
|
$4.34
₱242.66
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.62
EC$4.38
|
$0.95
₱53.08
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
EC$3.50
|
$0.48
₱27.09
|
|
pay 7.8% more for groceries
Roseau
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.31
EC$6.25
|
$1.33
₱74.34
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
$4.28
₱238.83
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$14.71
EC$39.75
|
$6.97
₱389.38
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.93
EC$13.33
|
$2.08
₱115.97
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.27
₱127.06
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.68
EC$4.54
|
$1.48
₱82.66
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.77
₱42.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.53
₱85.63
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$0.97
₱54.02
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.30
EC$3.50
|
$1.09
₱60.71
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.30
EC$3.50
|
$1.37
₱76.56
|
|
pay 48.4% less for transportation
Roseau
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.49
EC$12.13
|
$4.31
₱240.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$10.12
₱565.19
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$26,066.56
₱1,455,947.72
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
$2.66
₱148.51
|
|
pay 6.8% less for housing
Roseau
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.29
EC$168.33
|
$28.90
₱1,614.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$360.77
EC$975.00
|
$465.25
₱25,986.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$234.35
EC$633.33
|
$244.37
₱13,649.45
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$96.97
₱5,416.31
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for childcare
Roseau
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
$499.25
₱27,885.44
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,330.19
EC$9,000.00
|
$14,398.67
₱804,237.79
|
|
pay 24.6% less for entertainment and sports
Roseau
|
Manila
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$1.22
₱67.94
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.96
EC$8.00
|
$2.95
₱164.79
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$2.95
₱165.01
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
$41.83
₱2,336.45
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.10
EC$30.00
|
$6.52
₱363.99
|
|
pay 37.5% less for clothing
Roseau
|
Manila
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.92
EC$191.67
|
$33.02
₱1,844.15
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.24
EC$103.33
|
$27.26
₱1,522.62
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$148.01
EC$400.00
|
$73.19
₱4,088.02
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.70
EC$210.00
|
$64.44
₱3,599.35
|
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