Cost of living comparison
Manila is 43.1% cheaper than Hong Kong.
If you lived in Manila instead of Hong Kong, you would:
pay 37.7% less for restaurants
Hong Kong
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.64
HK$59.86
|
$4.59
₱264.14
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.73
HK$44.90
|
$3.67
₱211.32
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
HK$9.62
|
$1.03
₱59.19
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
HK$8.66
|
$0.46
₱26.41
|
|
pay 40.5% less for groceries
Hong Kong
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
HK$17.91
|
$1.32
₱76.27
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$12.63
HK$98.91
|
$3.43
₱197.27
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.66
HK$91.30
|
$6.66
₱383.64
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.47
HK$27.15
|
$1.88
₱108.13
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.48
HK$35.08
|
$2.10
₱121.11
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.03
HK$15.90
|
$1.31
₱75.43
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
HK$8.86
|
$0.69
₱39.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.75
HK$13.73
|
$1.39
₱79.76
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.35
HK$10.56
|
$0.66
₱38.23
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
HK$9.46
|
$0.88
₱50.67
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.18
HK$9.22
|
$1.00
₱57.36
|
|
pay 59.0% less for transportation
Hong Kong
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$10.64
HK$83.35
|
$5.45
₱313.90
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.70
HK$498.83
|
$12.48
₱718.47
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,122.07
HK$259,393.87
|
$23,857.59
₱1,373,552.73
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.12
HK$102.76
|
$2.76
₱159.02
|
|
pay 34.3% less for housing
Hong Kong
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.34
HK$182.78
|
$38.58
₱2,221.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,288.41
HK$17,921.54
|
$559.30
₱32,200.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,628.63
HK$12,754.51
|
$299.03
₱17,216.02
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$157.03
HK$1,229.81
|
$85.53
₱4,923.99
|
|
pay 40.8% less for childcare
Hong Kong
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$771.50
HK$6,041.98
|
$388.89
₱22,389.41
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,861.18
HK$147,710.40
|
$12,846.39
₱739,605.31
|
|
pay 54.4% less for entertainment and sports
Hong Kong
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.37
HK$49.88
|
$1.43
₱82.41
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.02
HK$39.32
|
$3.13
₱180.10
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.28
HK$64.85
|
$2.75
₱158.49
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$79.37
HK$621.55
|
$48.28
₱2,779.62
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.74
HK$99.77
|
$6.24
₱359.24
|
|
pay 35.1% less for clothing
Hong Kong
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.90
HK$633.58
|
$38.44
₱2,212.95
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.86
HK$312.19
|
$30.87
₱1,777.54
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.35
HK$691.89
|
$74.18
₱4,270.80
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$129.40
HK$1,013.40
|
$65.74
₱3,784.82
|
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