Cost of living comparison
Manila is 24.0% cheaper than Italy.
If you lived in Manila instead of Italy, you would:
pay 61.5% less for restaurants
Italy
|
Manila
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.81
€14.54
|
$5.21
₱304.27
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.17
€9.35
|
$4.34
₱253.56
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.51
€2.31
|
$0.95
₱55.46
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
€1.11
|
$0.48
₱28.31
|
|
pay 6.5% more for groceries
Italy
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.05
€1.89
|
$1.33
₱77.68
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.81
€6.27
|
$4.28
₱249.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.59
€5.14
|
$6.97
₱406.87
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
€3.13
|
$2.08
₱121.19
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.01
€4.61
|
$2.27
₱132.77
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.88
|
$1.48
₱86.37
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.79
|
$0.77
₱44.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.92
|
$1.53
₱89.48
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.28
€1.17
|
$0.97
₱56.45
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.70
|
$1.09
₱63.43
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.64
|
$1.37
₱80.00
|
|
pay 51.1% less for transportation
Italy
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.33
€6.74
|
$4.31
₱251.58
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.24
€35.16
|
$10.12
₱590.59
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,985.59
€24,815.49
|
$26,066.56
₱1,521,374.79
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.55
€17.98
|
$2.66
₱155.18
|
|
pay 30.9% less for housing
Italy
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.86
€27.46
|
$28.90
₱1,686.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$660.64
€607.51
|
$465.25
₱27,154.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$504.89
€464.29
|
$244.37
₱14,262.83
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$158.99
€146.20
|
$96.97
₱5,659.70
|
|
pay 22.9% more for childcare
Italy
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$519.28
€477.52
|
$499.25
₱29,138.55
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,615.09
€8,841.87
|
$14,398.67
₱840,378.45
|
|
pay 20.5% less for entertainment and sports
Italy
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.97
€4.57
|
$1.22
₱71.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
€1.53
|
$2.95
₱172.19
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.16
€5.67
|
$2.95
₱172.42
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.41
€48.20
|
$41.83
₱2,441.44
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.51
€8.75
|
$6.52
₱380.34
|
|
pay 33.5% less for clothing
Italy
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.74
€70.57
|
$33.02
₱1,927.02
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.05
€31.31
|
$27.26
₱1,591.04
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.06
€77.30
|
$73.19
₱4,271.72
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.51
€106.22
|
$64.44
₱3,761.09
|
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