Cost of living comparison
Manila is 28.3% more expensive than Ecuador.
If you lived in Manila instead of Ecuador, you would:
pay 1.0% more for restaurants
Ecuador
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.45
|
$5.21
₱304.27
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.27
|
$4.34
₱253.56
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
|
$0.95
₱55.46
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
|
$0.48
₱28.31
|
|
pay 68.4% more for groceries
Ecuador
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.65
|
$1.33
₱77.68
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.79
|
$4.28
₱249.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.08
|
$6.97
₱406.87
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
|
$2.08
₱121.19
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.44
|
$2.27
₱132.77
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.92
|
$1.48
₱86.37
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
|
$0.77
₱44.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
|
$1.53
₱89.48
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
|
$0.97
₱56.45
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
|
$1.09
₱63.43
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
|
$1.37
₱80.00
|
|
pay 8.4% less for transportation
Ecuador
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.48
|
$4.31
₱251.58
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.66
|
$10.12
₱590.59
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,909.09
|
$26,066.56
₱1,521,374.79
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.40
|
$2.66
₱155.18
|
|
pay 44.1% more for housing
Ecuador
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.66
|
$28.90
₱1,686.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$347.73
|
$465.25
₱27,154.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$270.55
|
$244.37
₱14,262.83
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.41
|
$96.97
₱5,659.70
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Ecuador
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$219.10
|
$499.25
₱29,138.55
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,167.67
|
$14,398.67
₱840,378.45
|
|
pay 7.8% less for entertainment and sports
Ecuador
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.18
|
$1.22
₱71.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.34
|
$2.95
₱172.19
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.88
|
$2.95
₱172.42
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.11
|
$41.83
₱2,441.44
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.62
|
$6.52
₱380.34
|
|
pay 29.8% less for clothing
Ecuador
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.21
|
$33.02
₱1,927.02
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.65
|
$27.26
₱1,591.04
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.02
|
$73.19
₱4,271.72
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.02
|
$64.44
₱3,761.09
|
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