Cost of living comparison
Manila is 35.6% cheaper than Canada.
If you lived in Manila instead of Canada, you would:
pay 60.0% less for restaurants
Canada
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.95
CA$21.82
|
$4.59
₱263.93
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.82
CA$12.06
|
$3.67
₱211.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.77
CA$2.42
|
$1.03
₱59.14
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
CA$2.01
|
$0.46
₱26.39
|
|
pay 28.1% less for groceries
Canada
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
CA$3.13
|
$1.32
₱76.21
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.39
CA$7.37
|
$3.43
₱197.12
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.61
CA$10.41
|
$6.66
₱383.34
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.04
CA$4.15
|
$1.88
₱108.04
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.81
CA$6.57
|
$2.10
₱121.02
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.62
CA$2.22
|
$1.31
₱75.37
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
CA$0.93
|
$0.69
₱39.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.60
CA$2.19
|
$1.39
₱79.70
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.71
CA$2.34
|
$0.66
₱38.20
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
CA$1.54
|
$0.88
₱50.63
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
CA$1.52
|
$1.00
₱57.31
|
|
pay 35.2% less for transportation
Canada
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.96
CA$6.79
|
$5.45
₱313.65
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.09
CA$86.31
|
$12.48
₱717.90
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,101.60
CA$28,867.73
|
$23,857.59
₱1,372,455.35
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.98
CA$23.23
|
$2.76
₱158.89
|
|
pay 44.9% less for housing
Canada
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.04
CA$87.61
|
$38.58
₱2,219.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,066.70
CA$1,459.28
|
$559.30
₱32,175.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$952.71
CA$1,303.34
|
$299.03
₱17,202.27
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$112.22
CA$153.52
|
$85.53
₱4,920.05
|
|
pay 25.6% less for childcare
Canada
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$746.92
CA$1,021.81
|
$388.89
₱22,371.52
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,296.08
CA$18,189.50
|
$12,846.39
₱739,014.42
|
|
pay 36.0% less for entertainment and sports
Canada
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.67
CA$6.39
|
$1.43
₱82.35
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.31
CA$4.53
|
$3.13
₱179.95
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.96
CA$16.36
|
$2.75
₱158.36
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.49
CA$59.49
|
$48.28
₱2,777.39
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.20
CA$13.95
|
$6.24
₱358.95
|
|
pay 19.2% less for clothing
Canada
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.87
CA$68.22
|
$38.44
₱2,211.18
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.92
CA$50.50
|
$30.87
₱1,776.12
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.02
CA$106.74
|
$74.18
₱4,267.39
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.82
CA$133.83
|
$65.74
₱3,781.79
|
|
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