Cost of living comparison
Manila is 41.4% cheaper than Copenhagen.
If you lived in Manila instead of Copenhagen, you would:
pay 75.2% less for restaurants
Copenhagen
|
Manila
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.03
kr133.26
|
$4.59
₱264.14
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.18
kr92.26
|
$3.67
₱211.32
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.32
kr23.23
|
$1.03
₱59.19
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.83
kr19.84
|
$0.46
₱26.41
|
|
pay 26.6% less for groceries
Copenhagen
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.08
kr21.54
|
$1.32
₱76.27
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.50
kr45.50
|
$3.43
₱197.27
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.51
kr52.56
|
$6.66
₱383.64
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.85
kr33.93
|
$1.88
₱108.13
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.26
kr36.82
|
$2.10
₱121.11
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.34
kr9.36
|
$1.31
₱75.43
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.17
kr8.16
|
$0.69
₱39.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.27
kr8.90
|
$1.39
₱79.76
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.91
kr13.40
|
$0.66
₱38.23
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
kr5.86
|
$0.88
₱50.67
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
kr5.06
|
$1.00
₱57.36
|
|
pay 63.1% less for transportation
Copenhagen
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.69
kr60.84
|
$5.45
₱313.90
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$79.06
kr553.53
|
$12.48
₱718.47
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$40,992.01
kr287,017.83
|
$23,857.59
₱1,373,552.73
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.89
kr174.26
|
$2.76
₱159.02
|
|
pay 48.2% less for housing
Copenhagen
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.33
kr261.39
|
$38.58
₱2,221.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,802.29
kr12,619.27
|
$559.30
₱32,200.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,332.46
kr9,329.59
|
$299.03
₱17,216.02
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$169.53
kr1,187.02
|
$85.53
₱4,923.99
|
|
pay 24.9% more for childcare
Copenhagen
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$530.51
kr3,714.51
|
$388.89
₱22,389.41
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,272.42
kr50,920.04
|
$12,846.39
₱739,605.31
|
|
pay 50.7% less for entertainment and sports
Copenhagen
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.05
kr56.38
|
$1.43
₱82.41
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.13
kr42.94
|
$3.13
₱180.10
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.78
kr61.50
|
$2.75
₱158.49
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.50
kr304.56
|
$48.28
₱2,779.62
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$17.57
kr123.01
|
$6.24
₱359.24
|
|
pay 50.8% less for clothing
Copenhagen
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$107.06
kr749.58
|
$38.44
₱2,212.95
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.35
kr359.56
|
$30.87
₱1,777.54
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$119.70
kr838.11
|
$74.18
₱4,270.80
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$169.20
kr1,184.70
|
$65.74
₱3,784.82
|
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