Cost of living comparison
Manila is 21.9% cheaper than Athens.
If you lived in Manila instead of Athens, you would:
pay 48.0% less for restaurants
Athens
|
Manila
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€15.00
|
$5.12
₱299.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.65
€9.00
|
$4.26
₱249.17
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.06
€1.92
|
$0.87
₱51.03
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
€0.51
|
$0.49
₱28.72
|
|
pay 36.0% more for groceries
Athens
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.27
€1.19
|
$1.35
₱79.02
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.59
€6.15
|
$5.30
₱310.01
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.29
€5.87
|
$6.79
₱397.08
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.50
€4.20
|
$2.08
₱121.50
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.89
€4.56
|
$2.42
₱141.41
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.87
|
$1.52
₱88.95
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.83
|
$0.80
₱46.99
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.56
|
$1.52
₱88.97
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.86
|
$0.98
₱57.09
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.53
|
$1.20
₱70.20
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.49
|
$1.48
₱86.80
|
|
pay 52.0% less for transportation
Athens
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.64
€7.12
|
$4.14
₱242.07
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.01
€28.00
|
$9.93
₱580.36
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,384.48
€28,347.69
|
$25,575.45
₱1,495,012.61
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.86
€12.00
|
$2.67
₱155.98
|
|
pay 31.6% less for housing
Athens
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.55
€30.37
|
$28.80
₱1,683.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$634.68
€592.14
|
$468.88
₱27,408.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$557.32
€519.96
|
$234.44
₱13,704.28
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$153.41
€143.13
|
$106.33
₱6,215.51
|
|
pay 18.0% more for childcare
Athens
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$463.20
€432.15
|
$482.52
₱28,205.90
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,722.29
€10,003.53
|
$14,127.39
₱825,816.49
|
|
pay 35.4% less for entertainment and sports
Athens
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.36
€5.00
|
$1.36
₱79.73
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.71
€3.46
|
$2.70
₱157.66
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.88
€4.55
|
$3.07
₱179.40
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.36
€46.05
|
$40.61
₱2,373.90
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.65
€9.00
|
$7.67
₱448.50
|
|
pay 40.0% less for clothing
Athens
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$86.11
€80.34
|
$33.31
₱1,947.27
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.32
€35.75
|
$26.60
₱1,554.71
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.75
€87.47
|
$74.03
₱4,327.15
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.38
€107.65
|
$60.89
₱3,559.41
|
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