Cost of living comparison
Manila is 20.5% cheaper than Georgetown.
- Restaurants
-
pay 41.5% less in Manila
- Groceries
-
pay 9.7% less in Manila
- Transportation
-
pay 22.4% less in Manila
- Housing
-
pay 4.8% less in Manila
- Childcare
-
pay 42.1% less in Manila
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 1.5% more in Manila
- Clothing
-
pay 24.4% less in Manila
Expenses including childcare, restaurants, clothing, transportation, groceries, and housing are lower in Manila.
If you lived in Manila instead of Georgetown, you would:
pay 41.5% less for restaurants
Georgetown
|
Manila
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.88
GYD2,488.55
|
$5.12
₱298.83
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.55
GYD1,791.75
|
$4.26
₱249.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
GYD253.83
|
$0.87
₱51.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
GYD149.31
|
$0.49
₱28.71
|
|
pay 9.7% less for groceries
Georgetown
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.01
GYD420.21
|
$1.35
₱78.98
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.36
GYD1,122.10
|
$5.30
₱309.83
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.31
GYD2,579.15
|
$6.79
₱396.85
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
GYD713.38
|
$2.08
₱121.43
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.63
GYD550.57
|
$2.42
₱141.33
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.78
GYD373.43
|
$1.52
₱88.90
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.20
GYD252.24
|
$0.80
₱46.96
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.70
GYD355.75
|
$1.52
₱88.92
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.05
GYD428.54
|
$0.98
₱57.06
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
GYD148.01
|
$1.20
₱70.16
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.93
GYD195.07
|
$1.48
₱86.75
|
|
pay 22.4% less for transportation
Georgetown
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.00
GYD838.40
|
$4.14
₱241.93
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.51
GYD5,972.51
|
$9.93
₱580.02
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,680.67
GYD3,284,882.71
|
$25,575.45
₱1,494,143.30
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.99
GYD6,072.06
|
$2.67
₱155.89
|
|
pay 4.8% less for housing
Georgetown
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$61.18
GYD12,816.02
|
$28.80
₱1,682.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$617.07
GYD129,268.45
|
$468.88
₱27,392.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$281.14
GYD58,895.62
|
$234.44
₱13,696.31
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.00
GYD12,778.69
|
$106.33
₱6,211.90
|
|
pay 42.1% less for childcare
Georgetown
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$876.83
GYD183,684.04
|
$482.52
₱28,189.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$23,225.94
GYD4,865,513.91
|
$14,127.39
₱825,336.30
|
|
pay 1.5% more for entertainment and sports
Georgetown
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.14
GYD447.94
|
$1.36
₱79.69
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.88
GYD812.93
|
$2.70
₱157.56
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.19
GYD457.89
|
$3.07
₱179.30
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.81
GYD8,129.26
|
$40.61
₱2,372.52
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.94
GYD1,244.27
|
$7.67
₱448.24
|
|
pay 24.4% less for clothing
Georgetown
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.01
GYD7,963.35
|
$33.31
₱1,946.14
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.27
GYD10,949.61
|
$26.60
₱1,553.81
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.63
GYD17,519.37
|
$74.03
₱4,324.63
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.78
GYD16,922.12
|
$60.89
₱3,557.34
|
|
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