Cost of living comparison
Manila is 34.9% cheaper than Ireland.
If you lived in Manila instead of Ireland, you would:
pay 63.4% less for restaurants
Ireland
|
Manila
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.10
€15.73
|
$5.21
₱299.87
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.80
€9.01
|
$4.34
₱249.89
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.19
€2.01
|
$0.95
₱54.66
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
€1.59
|
$0.48
₱27.90
|
|
pay 6.3% more for groceries
Ireland
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.77
€1.63
|
$1.33
₱76.55
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.27
€3.93
|
$4.28
₱245.95
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.97
€4.57
|
$6.97
₱400.98
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.80
€3.50
|
$2.08
₱119.43
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.34
€3.99
|
$2.27
₱130.84
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
€1.16
|
$1.48
₱85.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.86
|
$0.77
₱44.14
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.26
€1.16
|
$1.53
₱88.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
€1.39
|
$0.97
₱55.63
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.79
|
$1.09
₱62.52
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.55
|
$1.37
₱78.84
|
|
pay 61.8% less for transportation
Ireland
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.23
€6.65
|
$4.31
₱247.94
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$118.73
€109.21
|
$10.12
₱582.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,966.92
€34,000.32
|
$26,066.56
₱1,499,348.34
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.66
€17.16
|
$2.66
₱152.93
|
|
pay 56.8% less for housing
Ireland
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.22
€45.27
|
$28.90
₱1,662.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,390.35
€1,278.78
|
$465.25
₱26,761.05
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,168.86
€1,075.06
|
$244.37
₱14,056.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$162.61
€149.56
|
$96.97
₱5,577.76
|
|
pay 19.0% more for childcare
Ireland
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,101.52
€1,013.12
|
$499.25
₱28,716.69
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,468.96
€6,869.57
|
$14,398.67
₱828,211.46
|
|
pay 51.7% less for entertainment and sports
Ireland
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.02
€5.53
|
$1.22
₱69.97
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.78
€3.47
|
$2.95
₱169.70
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.48
€15.16
|
$2.95
₱169.93
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.33
€53.65
|
$41.83
₱2,406.10
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.21
€11.23
|
$6.52
₱374.84
|
|
pay 35.8% less for clothing
Ireland
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.67
€77.88
|
$33.02
₱1,899.12
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.37
€37.13
|
$27.26
₱1,568.01
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.93
€84.55
|
$73.19
₱4,209.88
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.97
€83.67
|
$64.44
₱3,706.64
|
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