Cost of living comparison
Manila is 21.3% cheaper than Bridgetown.
If you lived in Manila instead of Bridgetown, you would:
pay 57.0% less for restaurants
|
Bridgetown
|
Manila
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
BBD40.00
|
$5.21
₱293.20
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.97
BBD17.95
|
$4.34
₱244.33
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.58
BBD3.17
|
$0.95
₱53.44
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.29
BBD2.58
|
$0.48
₱27.28
|
|
pay 35.8% less for groceries
|
Bridgetown
|
Manila
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.81
BBD5.62
|
$1.33
₱74.85
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.65
BBD29.29
|
$4.28
₱240.48
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$14.07
BBD28.15
|
$6.97
₱392.06
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.18
BBD10.36
|
$2.08
₱116.77
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.50
BBD9.00
|
$2.27
₱127.93
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.70
BBD3.41
|
$1.48
₱83.23
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.24
BBD2.47
|
$0.77
₱43.16
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.66
BBD3.32
|
$1.53
₱86.22
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.61
BBD3.21
|
$0.97
₱54.39
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
BBD2.29
|
$1.09
₱61.12
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.48
BBD2.96
|
$1.37
₱77.08
|
|
pay 57.0% less for transportation
|
Bridgetown
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.32
BBD16.64
|
$4.31
₱242.42
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$27.00
BBD54.00
|
$10.12
₱569.09
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
BBD70,000.00
|
$26,066.56
₱1,465,983.32
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$31.50
BBD63.00
|
$2.66
₱149.53
|
|
pay 16.3% less for housing
|
Bridgetown
|
Manila
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.07
BBD102.14
|
$28.90
₱1,625.57
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$575.00
BBD1,150.00
|
$465.25
₱26,165.54
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$466.67
BBD933.33
|
$244.37
₱13,743.53
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.91
BBD133.82
|
$96.97
₱5,453.64
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
|
Bridgetown
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$241.67
BBD483.33
|
$499.25
₱28,077.65
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,500.00
BBD13,000.00
|
$14,398.67
₱809,781.26
|
|
pay 47.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Bridgetown
|
Manila
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
BBD5.00
|
$1.22
₱68.41
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.10
BBD10.19
|
$2.95
₱165.92
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.00
BBD16.00
|
$2.95
₱166.14
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$73.75
BBD147.50
|
$41.83
₱2,352.55
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.50
BBD21.00
|
$6.52
₱366.50
|
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pay 49.6% less for clothing
|
Bridgetown
|
Manila
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.50
BBD145.00
|
$33.02
₱1,856.86
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.00
BBD120.00
|
$27.26
₱1,533.11
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$134.38
BBD268.75
|
$73.19
₱4,116.19
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.00
BBD230.00
|
$64.44
₱3,624.16
|
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