Cost of living comparison
Manila is 26.9% cheaper than Basseterre.
If you lived in Manila instead of Basseterre, you would:
pay 58.7% less for restaurants
Basseterre
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.95
EC$35.00
|
$4.59
₱258.71
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.98
EC$37.77
|
$3.67
₱206.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.86
EC$5.02
|
$1.03
₱57.97
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
EC$2.57
|
$0.46
₱25.87
|
|
pay 14.8% less for groceries
Basseterre
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.07
EC$10.99
|
$1.32
₱74.71
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.51
EC$14.88
|
$3.43
₱193.22
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.66
EC$36.91
|
$6.66
₱375.75
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.33
EC$14.40
|
$1.88
₱105.91
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.74
EC$12.80
|
$2.10
₱118.62
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.01
EC$2.72
|
$1.31
₱73.88
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
$0.69
₱39.12
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
$1.39
₱78.12
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.63
EC$4.40
|
$0.66
₱37.44
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
EC$1.36
|
$0.88
₱49.62
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
EC$1.93
|
$1.00
₱56.18
|
|
pay 41.1% less for transportation
Basseterre
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$9.25
EC$25.00
|
$5.45
₱307.45
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$12.48
₱703.69
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$23,857.59
₱1,345,293.41
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$2.76
₱155.74
|
|
pay 13.7% less for housing
Basseterre
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.65
EC$145.00
|
$38.58
₱2,175.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$610.53
EC$1,650.00
|
$559.30
₱31,538.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$370.02
EC$1,000.00
|
$299.03
₱16,861.82
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.89
EC$229.41
|
$85.53
₱4,822.68
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Basseterre
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$388.89
₱21,928.78
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$12,846.39
₱724,388.76
|
pay 37.3% less for entertainment and sports
Basseterre
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
$1.43
₱80.72
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
$3.13
₱176.39
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
$2.75
₱155.23
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$92.51
EC$250.00
|
$48.28
₱2,722.43
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$6.24
₱351.85
|
|
pay 3.9% more for clothing
Basseterre
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
$38.44
₱2,167.42
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$30.87
₱1,740.97
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$74.18
₱4,182.94
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$65.74
₱3,706.95
|
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