Cost of living comparison
Manila is 58.6% cheaper than George Town.
If you lived in Manila instead of George Town, you would:
pay 73.4% less for restaurants
George Town
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.00
$15.04
|
$4.59
₱264.48
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
$10.02
|
$3.67
₱211.58
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.22
$2.69
|
$1.03
₱59.27
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.49
$2.08
|
$0.46
₱26.45
|
|
pay 58.6% less for groceries
George Town
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.74
$3.96
|
$1.32
₱76.37
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.32
$4.45
|
$3.43
₱197.52
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$17.47
$14.60
|
$6.66
₱384.13
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.81
$5.69
|
$1.88
₱108.27
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.57
$3.82
|
$2.10
₱121.27
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.42
$2.86
|
$1.31
₱75.53
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.39
$1.16
|
$0.69
₱39.99
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.71
$2.27
|
$1.39
₱79.86
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.00
$2.51
|
$0.66
₱38.28
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.60
$2.17
|
$0.88
₱50.73
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.79
$1.50
|
$1.00
₱57.43
|
|
pay 36.5% less for transportation
George Town
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.60
$5.52
|
$5.45
₱314.30
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.00
$25.06
|
$12.48
₱719.38
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,995.22
$30,070.30
|
$23,857.59
₱1,375,294.45
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$2.76
₱159.22
|
|
pay 76.6% less for housing
George Town
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$131.85
$110.15
|
$38.58
₱2,223.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,699.64
$2,255.27
|
$559.30
₱32,241.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,899.75
$1,587.04
|
$299.03
₱17,237.85
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$308.06
$257.36
|
$85.53
₱4,930.23
|
|
pay 45.5% less for childcare
George Town
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$929.88
$776.82
|
$388.89
₱22,417.80
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$19,137.46
$15,987.38
|
$12,846.39
₱740,543.16
|
|
pay 59.0% less for entertainment and sports
George Town
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.60
$5.51
|
$1.43
₱82.52
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.85
$4.89
|
$3.13
₱180.33
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.00
$10.02
|
$2.75
₱158.69
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.79
$55.80
|
$48.28
₱2,783.14
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.00
$15.04
|
$6.24
₱359.69
|
|
pay 60.6% less for clothing
George Town
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.99
$70.16
|
$38.44
₱2,215.75
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$106.49
$88.96
|
$30.87
₱1,779.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$181.18
$151.35
|
$74.18
₱4,276.22
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$155.98
$130.30
|
$65.74
₱3,789.62
|
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