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Manila vs. Bishops Stortford Cost of Living Summary

Manila is 39.8% cheaper than Bishops Stortford.

Restaurants: pay 56.0% less in Manila
Groceries: pay 12.8% more in Manila
Transportation: pay 52.5% less in Manila
Housing: pay 57.4% less in Manila
Childcare: pay 58.5% less in Manila
Entertainment and Sports: pay 50.0% less in Manila
Clothing: pay 17.1% less in Manila

Expenses including childcare, housing, restaurants, transportation, entertainment and sports, and clothing are lower in Manila.

Manila vs. Bishops Stortford Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Manila instead of Bishops Stortford, you would:

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pay 56.0% less for restaurants

	Bishops Stortford	Manila
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$20.03 £14.98	$6.02 ₱355.94	-69.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.68 £7.24	$4.30 ₱254.24	-55.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.74 £1.30	$0.97 ₱57.42	-44.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.11 £0.83	$0.50 ₱29.77	-54.5%
Average			-56.0%

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pay 12.8% more for groceries

	Bishops Stortford	Manila
Bread 1 loaf	$1.41 £1.05	$1.33 ₱78.84	-5.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.07 £3.05	$4.28 ₱252.76	+5.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.31 £3.97	$7.32 ₱432.73	+37.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.61 £2.70	$2.21 ₱130.84	-38.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.68 £2.76	$2.28 ₱134.98	-38.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.42 £1.06	$1.52 ₱89.60	+6.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.68 £0.51	$0.82 ₱48.61	+21.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.31 £0.98	$1.64 ₱96.75	+24.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.29 £0.97	$1.02 ₱60.52	-20.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 £0.59	$1.17 ₱69.16	+49.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.69 £0.52	$1.37 ₱81.25	+99.4%
Average			+12.8%

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pay 52.5% less for transportation

	Bishops Stortford	Manila
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.18 £5.37	$4.18 ₱247.09	-41.8%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$13.76 ₱813.57
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,772.71 £28,247.61	$25,288.58 ₱1,494,934.54	-33.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.69 £12.48	$2.92 ₱172.88	-82.5%
Average			-52.5%

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pay 57.4% less for housing

	Bishops Stortford	Manila
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$36.50 £27.30	$27.10 ₱1,602.13	-25.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,393.30 £1,041.95	$512.96 ₱30,323.92	-63.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,246.40 £932.10	$251.74 ₱14,881.48	-79.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$256.75 £192.00	$100.49 ₱5,940.52	-60.9%
Average			-57.4%

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pay 58.5% less for childcare

	Bishops Stortford	Manila
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,891.86 £1,414.79	$138.58 ₱8,192.20	-92.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,515.39 £16,837.71	$17,035.39 ₱1,007,046.89	-24.3%
Average			-58.5%

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pay 50.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Bishops Stortford	Manila
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.01 £4.49	$1.46 ₱86.44	-75.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.23 £3.16	$2.59 ₱152.95	-38.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$20.03 £14.98	$3.27 ₱193.22	-83.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$55.42 £41.45	$42.13 ₱2,490.71	-24.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.35 £7.74	$7.48 ₱442.38	-27.7%
Average			-50.0%

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pay 17.1% less for clothing

	Bishops Stortford	Manila
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$46.74 £34.95	$49.23 ₱2,910.08	+5.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.06 £29.96	$29.70 ₱1,755.55	-25.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.13 £59.92	$80.85 ₱4,779.65	+0.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$96.82 £72.40	$49.70 ₱2,937.78	-48.7%
Average			-17.1%

Bishops Stortford vs. Manila - Cost of clothing

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