Cost of living comparison
Manila is 44.1% cheaper than Houston.
If you lived in Manila instead of Houston, you would:
pay 64.5% less for restaurants
Houston
|
Manila
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.25
|
$5.21
₱305.06
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.12
|
$4.34
₱254.22
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.49
|
$0.95
₱55.61
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.87
|
$0.48
₱28.38
|
|
pay 8.6% less for groceries
Houston
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.05
|
$1.33
₱77.88
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.28
|
$4.28
₱250.21
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.64
|
$6.97
₱407.93
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.72
|
$2.08
₱121.50
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.95
|
$2.27
₱133.11
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.05
|
$1.48
₱86.60
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.58
|
$0.77
₱44.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.56
|
$1.53
₱89.71
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
|
$0.97
₱56.59
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
|
$1.09
₱63.60
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.04
|
$1.37
₱80.20
|
|
pay 38.8% less for transportation
Houston
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.11
|
$4.31
₱252.24
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$75.00
|
$10.12
₱592.13
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,139.19
|
$26,066.56
₱1,525,323.64
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.16
|
$2.66
₱155.58
|
|
pay 61.0% less for housing
Houston
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$69.26
|
$28.90
₱1,691.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,624.25
|
$465.25
₱27,224.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,230.82
|
$244.37
₱14,299.85
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$147.82
|
$96.97
₱5,674.39
|
|
pay 51.5% less for childcare
Houston
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,244.14
|
$499.25
₱29,214.18
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$25,333.33
|
$14,398.67
₱842,559.72
|
|
pay 47.1% less for entertainment and sports
Houston
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.00
|
$1.22
₱71.18
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.13
|
$2.95
₱172.64
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.75
|
$2.95
₱172.87
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.66
|
$41.83
₱2,447.78
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.00
|
$6.52
₱381.33
|
|
pay 37.5% less for clothing
Houston
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.00
|
$33.02
₱1,932.02
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.40
|
$27.26
₱1,595.17
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.64
|
$73.19
₱4,282.81
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$134.56
|
$64.44
₱3,770.85
|
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