Cost of living comparison
Manila is 47.7% cheaper than Gainesville.
If you lived in Manila instead of Gainesville, you would:
pay 66.2% less for restaurants
Gainesville
|
Manila
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.00
|
$5.21
₱303.44
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
|
$4.34
₱252.87
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.27
|
$0.95
₱55.31
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.15
|
$0.48
₱28.23
|
|
pay 41.5% less for groceries
Gainesville
|
Manila
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.37
|
$1.33
₱77.46
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.52
|
$4.28
₱248.88
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.32
|
$6.97
₱405.75
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.00
|
$2.08
₱120.85
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.80
|
$2.27
₱132.40
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.75
|
$1.48
₱86.14
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.21
|
$0.77
₱44.67
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.10
|
$1.53
₱89.24
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.44
|
$0.97
₱56.29
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.73
|
$1.09
₱63.26
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.74
|
$1.37
₱79.78
|
|
pay 25.8% less for transportation
Gainesville
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.42
|
$4.31
₱250.89
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$10.12
₱588.97
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,000.00
|
$26,066.56
₱1,517,191.08
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.42
|
$2.66
₱154.75
|
|
pay 67.2% less for housing
Gainesville
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$75.00
|
$28.90
₱1,682.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,505.56
|
$465.25
₱27,079.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,200.00
|
$244.37
₱14,223.60
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$234.65
|
$96.97
₱5,644.14
|
|
pay 43.4% less for childcare
Gainesville
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,500.00
|
$499.25
₱29,058.42
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,000.00
|
$14,398.67
₱838,067.45
|
|
pay 52.3% less for entertainment and sports
Gainesville
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.25
|
$1.22
₱70.80
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.52
|
$2.95
₱171.72
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.00
|
$2.95
₱171.95
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.00
|
$41.83
₱2,434.73
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.00
|
$6.52
₱379.30
|
|
pay 37.8% less for clothing
Gainesville
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.00
|
$33.02
₱1,921.72
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.00
|
$27.26
₱1,586.67
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.75
|
$73.19
₱4,259.98
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$150.00
|
$64.44
₱3,750.75
|
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