Cost of living comparison
Manila is 2.1 times more expensive than Georgetown.
If you lived in Manila instead of Georgetown, you would:
pay 31.4% less for restaurants
Georgetown
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.09
$1,480
|
$4.59
₱264.14
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.09
$1,480
|
$3.67
₱211.32
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
$249
|
$1.03
₱59.19
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
$133
|
$0.46
₱26.41
|
|
pay 12.1% less for groceries
Georgetown
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
$312
|
$1.32
₱76.27
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.89
$1,020
|
$3.43
₱197.27
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.79
$2,671
|
$6.66
₱383.64
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.90
$606
|
$1.88
₱108.13
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.49
$521
|
$2.10
₱121.11
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.30
$479
|
$1.31
₱75.43
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.03
$215
|
$0.69
₱39.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.48
$309
|
$1.39
₱79.76
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
$179
|
$0.66
₱38.23
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
$131
|
$0.88
₱50.67
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
$122
|
$1.00
₱57.36
|
|
pay 13.0% less for transportation
Georgetown
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.78
$789
|
$5.45
₱313.90
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.09
$6,908
|
$12.48
₱718.47
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,600.24
$3,256,743
|
$23,857.59
₱1,373,552.73
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.27
$4,441
|
$2.76
₱159.02
|
|
pay 22.9% more for housing
Georgetown
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.56
$12,435
|
$38.58
₱2,221.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$360.46
$75,251
|
$559.30
₱32,200.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$228.98
$47,803
|
$299.03
₱17,216.02
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.66
$12,663
|
$85.53
₱4,923.99
|
|
pay 8.8 times more for childcare
Georgetown
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$94.55
$19,738
|
$388.89
₱22,389.41
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$954.92
$199,352
|
$12,846.39
₱739,605.31
|
|
pay 8.0% more for entertainment and sports
Georgetown
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.36
$493
|
$1.43
₱82.41
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.43
$716
|
$3.13
₱180.10
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.36
$493
|
$2.75
₱158.49
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.36
$5,921
|
$48.28
₱2,779.62
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.15
$1,283
|
$6.24
₱359.24
|
|
pay 5.6% more for clothing
Georgetown
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.39
$5,510
|
$38.44
₱2,212.95
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.49
$9,704
|
$30.87
₱1,777.54
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.91
$14,803
|
$74.18
₱4,270.80
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.24
$12,994
|
$65.74
₱3,784.82
|
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