Cost of living comparison
Manila is 2.6 times more expensive than Cairo.
If you lived in Manila instead of Cairo, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Cairo
|
Manila
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.25
E£152.12
|
$4.59
₱258.71
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.23
E£197.75
|
$3.67
₱206.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
E£11.88
|
$1.03
₱57.97
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.15
E£6.85
|
$0.46
₱25.87
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for groceries
Cairo
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
E£27.36
|
$1.32
₱74.71
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.73
E£81.10
|
$3.43
₱193.22
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.44
E£160.74
|
$6.66
₱375.75
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
E£68.41
|
$1.88
₱105.91
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.41
E£112.67
|
$2.10
₱118.62
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
E£24.54
|
$1.31
₱73.88
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.24
E£11.08
|
$0.69
₱39.12
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.16
E£7.39
|
$1.39
₱78.12
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.14
E£6.35
|
$0.66
₱37.44
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.15
E£7.03
|
$0.88
₱49.62
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.14
E£6.65
|
$1.00
₱56.18
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Cairo
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.24
E£57.86
|
$5.45
₱307.45
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.39
E£532.41
|
$12.48
₱703.69
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,600.33
E£1,243,565.49
|
$23,857.59
₱1,345,293.41
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.37
E£63.89
|
$2.76
₱155.74
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for housing
Cairo
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.42
E£674.34
|
$38.58
₱2,175.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$173.02
E£8,088.88
|
$559.30
₱31,538.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$100.76
E£4,710.35
|
$299.03
₱16,861.82
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$18.76
E£877.03
|
$85.53
₱4,822.68
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for childcare
Cairo
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$113.41
E£5,302.05
|
$388.89
₱21,928.78
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,460.81
E£115,043.04
|
$12,846.39
₱724,388.76
|
|
pay 65.3% more for entertainment and sports
Cairo
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.63
E£76.06
|
$1.43
₱80.72
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.71
E£80.13
|
$3.13
₱176.39
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.79
E£83.66
|
$2.75
₱155.23
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.91
E£930.87
|
$48.28
₱2,722.43
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.90
E£182.54
|
$6.24
₱351.85
|
|
pay 5.9% more for clothing
Cairo
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.38
E£1,794.40
|
$38.44
₱2,167.42
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.15
E£1,690.23
|
$30.87
₱1,740.97
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.16
E£4,121.40
|
$74.18
₱4,182.94
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.66
E£1,994.58
|
$65.74
₱3,706.95
|
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