Cost of living comparison
Manila is 17.0% cheaper than Zagreb.
If you lived in Manila instead of Zagreb, you would:
pay 60.4% less for restaurants
Zagreb
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.00
HRK90.91
|
$5.21
₱300.11
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.58
HRK53.03
|
$4.34
₱250.09
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.67
HRK18.71
|
$0.95
₱54.71
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.89
HRK13.24
|
$0.48
₱27.92
|
|
pay 29.3% more for groceries
Zagreb
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.45
HRK10.13
|
$1.33
₱76.62
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.70
HRK39.89
|
$4.28
₱246.15
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.55
HRK31.86
|
$6.97
₱401.31
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.56
HRK24.89
|
$2.08
₱119.53
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.43
HRK31.02
|
$2.27
₱130.95
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.73
HRK5.11
|
$1.48
₱85.19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
HRK5.32
|
$0.77
₱44.18
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
HRK5.84
|
$1.53
₱88.26
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
HRK8.72
|
$0.97
₱55.67
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
HRK4.14
|
$1.09
₱62.57
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
HRK3.93
|
$1.37
₱78.90
|
|
pay 50.5% less for transportation
Zagreb
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.13
HRK42.91
|
$4.31
₱248.14
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$54.15
HRK378.79
|
$10.12
₱582.51
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,625.55
HRK221,227.07
|
$26,066.56
₱1,500,560.46
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.96
HRK69.66
|
$2.66
₱153.06
|
|
pay 32.0% less for housing
Zagreb
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.99
HRK202.77
|
$28.90
₱1,663.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$705.63
HRK4,936.05
|
$465.25
₱26,782.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$571.03
HRK3,994.47
|
$244.37
₱14,067.69
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$152.17
HRK1,064.43
|
$96.97
₱5,582.27
|
|
pay 56.2% more for childcare
Zagreb
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$273.78
HRK1,915.17
|
$499.25
₱28,739.90
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,078.17
HRK77,493.99
|
$14,398.67
₱828,881.01
|
|
pay 19.3% less for entertainment and sports
Zagreb
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.25
HRK22.73
|
$1.22
₱70.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.21
HRK15.48
|
$2.95
₱169.84
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.09
HRK35.61
|
$2.95
₱170.06
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.24
HRK316.43
|
$41.83
₱2,408.04
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.91
HRK55.36
|
$6.52
₱375.14
|
|
pay 42.6% less for clothing
Zagreb
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$96.66
HRK676.17
|
$33.02
₱1,900.65
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.44
HRK296.85
|
$27.26
₱1,569.27
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.78
HRK677.02
|
$73.19
₱4,213.28
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$116.30
HRK813.57
|
$64.44
₱3,709.64
|
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