Cost of living comparison
Manila is 29.9% cheaper than Douglas.
If you lived in Manila instead of Douglas, you would:
pay 63.7% less for restaurants
Douglas
|
Manila
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$22.36
£18.08
|
$4.59
₱264.14
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.43
£6.82
|
$3.67
₱211.32
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.92
£1.56
|
$1.03
₱59.19
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.65
£1.33
|
$0.46
₱26.41
|
|
pay 6.0% more for groceries
Douglas
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
£1.20
|
$1.32
₱76.27
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.19
£2.58
|
$3.43
₱197.27
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.12
£4.14
|
$6.66
₱383.64
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.94
£2.37
|
$1.88
₱108.13
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.13
£2.53
|
$2.10
₱121.11
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.09
£0.88
|
$1.31
₱75.43
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
£0.46
|
$0.69
₱39.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.18
£0.96
|
$1.39
₱79.76
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.35
£1.09
|
$0.66
₱38.23
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
£0.41
|
$0.88
₱50.67
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
£0.65
|
$1.00
₱57.36
|
|
pay 42.9% less for transportation
Douglas
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.94
£5.61
|
$5.45
₱313.90
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.75
£32.13
|
$12.48
₱718.47
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,599.90
£19,079.89
|
$23,857.59
₱1,373,552.73
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.90
£12.85
|
$2.76
₱159.02
|
|
pay 41.4% less for housing
Douglas
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.51
£40.84
|
$38.58
₱2,221.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,090.29
£881.47
|
$559.30
₱32,200.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$908.29
£734.32
|
$299.03
₱17,216.02
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$115.99
£93.77
|
$85.53
₱4,923.99
|
|
pay 40.5% less for childcare
Douglas
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$838.42
£677.84
|
$388.89
₱22,389.41
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,699.93
£14,309.91
|
$12,846.39
₱739,605.31
|
|
pay 34.4% less for entertainment and sports
Douglas
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.35
£3.51
|
$1.43
₱82.41
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.62
£2.93
|
$3.13
₱180.10
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.91
£12.05
|
$2.75
₱158.49
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.88
£30.63
|
$48.28
₱2,779.62
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.94
£8.03
|
$6.24
₱359.24
|
|
pay 7.4% more for clothing
Douglas
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.06
£39.67
|
$38.44
₱2,212.95
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.28
£28.52
|
$30.87
₱1,777.54
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.00
£42.85
|
$74.18
₱4,270.80
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.00
£42.85
|
$65.74
₱3,784.82
|
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