Cost of living comparison
Manila is 23.8% cheaper than Italy.
If you lived in Manila instead of Italy, you would:
pay 62.2% less for restaurants
Italy
|
Manila
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.74
€14.77
|
$4.59
₱264.14
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.09
€8.52
|
$3.67
₱211.32
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.45
€2.29
|
$1.03
₱59.19
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
€1.09
|
$0.46
₱26.41
|
|
pay 3.6% less for groceries
Italy
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.86
€1.74
|
$1.32
₱76.27
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.20
€6.75
|
$3.43
₱197.27
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.88
€4.58
|
$6.66
₱383.64
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.14
€2.95
|
$1.88
₱108.13
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.47
€4.19
|
$2.10
₱121.11
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.90
|
$1.31
₱75.43
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.79
|
$0.69
₱39.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.88
|
$1.39
₱79.76
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
€1.12
|
$0.66
₱38.23
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.61
|
$0.88
₱50.67
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.67
|
$1.00
₱57.36
|
|
pay 48.1% less for transportation
Italy
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.02
€7.52
|
$5.45
₱313.90
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.40
€36.01
|
$12.48
₱718.47
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,887.08
€24,278.61
|
$23,857.59
₱1,373,552.73
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.65
€17.49
|
$2.76
₱159.02
|
|
pay 16.2% less for housing
Italy
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.75
€28.84
|
$38.58
₱2,221.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$608.10
€570.32
|
$559.30
₱32,200.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$488.80
€458.43
|
$299.03
₱17,216.02
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$151.72
€142.29
|
$85.53
₱4,923.99
|
|
pay 9.2% more for childcare
Italy
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$459.30
€430.76
|
$388.89
₱22,389.41
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,604.44
€9,007.68
|
$12,846.39
₱739,605.31
|
|
pay 14.1% less for entertainment and sports
Italy
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.83
€4.53
|
$1.43
₱82.41
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.60
€1.50
|
$3.13
₱180.10
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.30
€5.91
|
$2.75
₱158.49
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.79
€48.57
|
$48.28
₱2,779.62
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.32
€8.74
|
$6.24
₱359.24
|
|
pay 31.9% less for clothing
Italy
|
Manila
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.37
€75.37
|
$38.44
₱2,212.95
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.54
€34.27
|
$30.87
₱1,777.54
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.56
€83.99
|
$74.18
₱4,270.80
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.84
€107.71
|
$65.74
₱3,784.82
|
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