Cost of living comparison
Manila is 38.6% more expensive than Apia.
If you lived in Manila instead of Apia, you would:
pay 51.0% less for restaurants
Apia
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.59
WST12.84
|
$4.59
₱264.48
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.59
WST29.64
|
$3.67
₱211.58
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.46
WST4.09
|
$1.03
₱59.27
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.10
WST3.07
|
$0.46
₱26.45
|
|
pay 7.4% less for groceries
Apia
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.21
WST3.40
|
$1.32
₱76.37
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.09
WST22.65
|
$3.43
₱197.52
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.17
WST11.67
|
$6.66
₱384.13
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.72
WST7.60
|
$1.88
₱108.27
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.66
WST7.46
|
$2.10
₱121.27
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.10
WST3.08
|
$1.31
₱75.53
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.10
WST3.08
|
$0.69
₱39.99
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.10
WST3.08
|
$1.39
₱79.86
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.16
WST11.66
|
$0.66
₱38.28
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
WST2.14
|
$0.88
₱50.73
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
WST2.33
|
$1.00
₱57.43
|
|
pay 16.5% less for transportation
Apia
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.75
WST10.50
|
$5.45
₱314.30
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$12.48
₱719.38
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$23,857.59
₱1,375,294.45
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.78
WST35.78
|
$2.76
₱159.22
|
|
pay 56.5% less for housing
Apia
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$109.70
WST307.17
|
$38.58
₱2,223.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,100.71
WST3,081.99
|
$559.30
₱32,241.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$440.28
WST1,232.80
|
$299.03
₱17,237.85
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$420.86
WST1,178.41
|
$85.53
₱4,930.23
|
|
pay 5.5 times more for childcare
Apia
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$76.44
WST214.03
|
$388.89
₱22,417.80
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,201.42
WST6,163.98
|
$12,846.39
₱740,543.16
|
|
pay 20.7% less for entertainment and sports
Apia
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.67
WST10.27
|
$1.43
₱82.52
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.24
WST9.06
|
$3.13
₱180.33
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.50
WST15.41
|
$2.75
₱158.69
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.53
WST138.69
|
$48.28
₱2,783.14
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.50
WST15.41
|
$6.24
₱359.69
|
|
pay 24.0% less for clothing
Apia
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.00
WST140.00
|
$38.44
₱2,215.75
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.35
WST138.19
|
$30.87
₱1,779.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.00
WST210.00
|
$74.18
₱4,276.22
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.00
WST280.00
|
$65.74
₱3,789.62
|
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