Cost of living comparison
Manila is 25.6% cheaper than Berlin.
If you lived in Manila instead of Berlin, you would:
pay 69.3% less for restaurants
Berlin
|
Manila
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.24
€14.02
|
$5.21
₱299.87
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.88
€10.01
|
$4.34
₱249.89
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.08
€2.83
|
$0.95
₱54.66
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.74
€2.52
|
$0.48
₱27.90
|
|
pay 2.1% less for groceries
Berlin
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.14
€1.97
|
$1.33
₱76.55
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.94
€6.38
|
$4.28
₱245.95
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.68
€4.30
|
$6.97
₱400.98
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.49
€3.21
|
$2.08
₱119.43
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.38
€5.87
|
$2.27
₱130.84
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.20
|
$1.48
₱85.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.72
|
$0.77
₱44.14
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
€0.97
|
$1.53
₱88.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.65
€1.51
|
$0.97
₱55.63
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$1.09
₱62.52
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.79
|
$1.37
₱78.84
|
|
pay 58.0% less for transportation
Berlin
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.43
€6.83
|
$4.31
₱247.94
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.34
€49.06
|
$10.12
₱582.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,415.23
€29,813.91
|
$26,066.56
₱1,499,348.34
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.46
€23.42
|
$2.66
₱152.93
|
|
pay 59.8% less for housing
Berlin
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.52
€39.11
|
$28.90
₱1,662.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,392.07
€1,280.36
|
$465.25
₱26,761.05
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$988.74
€909.39
|
$244.37
₱14,056.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$278.35
€256.01
|
$96.97
₱5,577.76
|
|
pay 95.8% more for childcare
Berlin
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$209.09
€192.31
|
$499.25
₱28,716.69
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,427.53
€8,670.97
|
$14,398.67
₱828,211.46
|
|
pay 41.8% less for entertainment and sports
Berlin
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.90
€4.51
|
$1.22
₱69.97
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.05
€3.72
|
$2.95
₱169.70
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.93
€8.21
|
$2.95
₱169.93
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.56
€34.55
|
$41.83
₱2,406.10
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.33
€12.26
|
$6.52
₱374.84
|
|
pay 44.1% less for clothing
Berlin
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.82
€81.69
|
$33.02
₱1,899.12
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.27
€37.96
|
$27.26
₱1,568.01
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.51
€88.77
|
$73.19
₱4,209.88
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$144.43
€132.84
|
$64.44
₱3,706.64
|
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