Cost of living comparison
Manila is 22.7% cheaper than Athens.
If you lived in Manila instead of Athens, you would:
pay 47.2% less for restaurants
Athens
|
Manila
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.38
|
$4.59
₱259.56
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.80
€8.25
|
$3.67
₱207.65
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
€1.89
|
$1.03
₱58.16
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
€0.52
|
$0.46
₱25.96
|
|
pay 14.3% more for groceries
Athens
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
€1.22
|
$1.32
₱74.95
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.55
€6.14
|
$3.43
₱193.85
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.06
€6.63
|
$6.66
₱376.98
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.44
€4.16
|
$1.88
₱106.25
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.44
€4.16
|
$2.10
₱119.01
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.83
|
$1.31
₱74.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.85
|
$0.69
₱39.25
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.52
|
$1.39
₱78.38
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.87
|
$0.66
₱37.57
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.51
|
$0.88
₱49.79
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
€0.44
|
$1.00
₱56.36
|
|
pay 43.9% less for transportation
Athens
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.01
€7.52
|
$5.45
₱308.45
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.98
€30.95
|
$12.48
₱706.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,287.34
€23,725.85
|
$23,857.59
₱1,349,707.12
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.43
€10.73
|
$2.76
₱156.25
|
|
pay 21.5% less for housing
Athens
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.96
€31.86
|
$38.58
₱2,182.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$553.55
€519.37
|
$559.30
₱31,641.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$521.82
€489.59
|
$299.03
₱16,917.14
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$202.27
€189.78
|
$85.53
₱4,838.50
|
|
pay 3.8% more for childcare
Athens
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$488.12
€457.98
|
$388.89
₱22,000.72
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,050.80
€9,430.16
|
$12,846.39
₱726,765.37
|
|
pay 31.2% less for entertainment and sports
Athens
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.67
€4.38
|
$1.43
₱80.98
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.68
€3.45
|
$3.13
₱176.97
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.28
€4.95
|
$2.75
₱155.74
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.80
€42.98
|
$48.28
₱2,731.36
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.80
€8.25
|
$6.24
₱353.00
|
|
pay 33.0% less for clothing
Athens
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.84
€79.60
|
$38.44
₱2,174.53
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.04
€35.69
|
$30.87
₱1,746.68
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.00
€84.45
|
$74.18
₱4,196.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.33
€104.46
|
$65.74
₱3,719.11
|
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