Cost of living comparison
Manila is 3.6 times more expensive than Asmara.
If you lived in Manila instead of Asmara, you would:
pay 20.4% less for restaurants
Asmara
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.40
ERN171.02
|
$4.59
₱259.56
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.00
ERN30.00
|
$3.67
₱207.65
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.56
ERN23.44
|
$1.03
₱58.16
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.57
ERN23.62
|
$0.46
₱25.96
|
|
pay 39.2% more for groceries
Asmara
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
ERN7.50
|
$1.32
₱74.95
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$3.43
₱193.85
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.47
ERN82.08
|
$6.66
₱376.98
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.80
ERN72.00
|
$1.88
₱106.25
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.10
₱119.01
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.97
ERN29.48
|
$1.31
₱74.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.45
ERN6.80
|
$0.69
₱39.25
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
ERN12.85
|
$1.39
₱78.38
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
ERN9.83
|
$0.66
₱37.57
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
ERN10.58
|
$0.88
₱49.79
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
ERN6.80
|
$1.00
₱56.36
|
|
pay 43.8% less for transportation
Asmara
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.20
ERN123.03
|
$5.45
₱308.45
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$12.48
₱706.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$23,857.59
₱1,349,707.12
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.00
ERN89.99
|
$2.76
₱156.25
|
|
pay 69.5% more for housing
Asmara
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$38.58
₱2,182.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$650.00
ERN9,750.00
|
$559.30
₱31,641.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$600.00
ERN9,000.00
|
$299.03
₱16,917.14
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$22.94
ERN344.12
|
$85.53
₱4,838.50
|
|
pay 16.3 times more for childcare
Asmara
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$25.00
ERN375.00
|
$388.89
₱22,000.72
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$750.00
ERN11,250.00
|
$12,846.39
₱726,765.37
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Asmara
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
$1.43
₱80.98
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.84
ERN12.58
|
$3.13
₱176.97
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.50
ERN37.50
|
$2.75
₱155.74
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$48.28
₱2,731.36
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
$6.24
₱353.00
|
|
pay 31.8% more for clothing
Asmara
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$30.00
ERN450.00
|
$38.44
₱2,174.53
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.00
ERN450.00
|
$30.87
₱1,746.68
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$74.18
₱4,196.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$40.00
ERN600.00
|
$65.74
₱3,719.11
|
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