Cost of living comparison
Manila is 21.4% more expensive than Lima.
If you lived in Manila instead of Lima, you would:
pay 5.7% less for restaurants
Lima
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.01
PEN14.78
|
$4.59
₱259.56
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.35
PEN19.71
|
$3.67
₱207.65
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
PEN3.22
|
$1.03
₱58.16
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
PEN2.20
|
$0.46
₱25.96
|
|
pay 57.1% more for groceries
Lima
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.90
PEN7.01
|
$1.32
₱74.95
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.58
PEN13.20
|
$3.43
₱193.85
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.74
PEN17.46
|
$6.66
₱376.98
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
PEN7.70
|
$1.88
₱106.25
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.36
PEN8.69
|
$2.10
₱119.01
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
PEN2.74
|
$1.31
₱74.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
PEN1.71
|
$0.69
₱39.25
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
PEN1.66
|
$1.39
₱78.38
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
PEN1.70
|
$0.66
₱37.57
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
PEN1.41
|
$0.88
₱49.79
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
PEN1.55
|
$1.00
₱56.36
|
|
pay 24.5% less for transportation
Lima
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.56
PEN20.48
|
$5.45
₱308.45
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$16.75
PEN61.70
|
$12.48
₱706.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,401.64
PEN78,836.65
|
$23,857.59
₱1,349,707.12
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.52
PEN57.16
|
$2.76
₱156.25
|
|
pay 22.8% more for housing
Lima
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.39
PEN104.59
|
$38.58
₱2,182.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$503.74
PEN1,855.60
|
$559.30
₱31,641.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$328.82
PEN1,211.26
|
$299.03
₱16,917.14
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$55.84
PEN205.69
|
$85.53
₱4,838.50
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Lima
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$200.22
PEN737.53
|
$388.89
₱22,000.72
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,654.15
PEN20,828.04
|
$12,846.39
₱726,765.37
|
|
pay 8.5% less for entertainment and sports
Lima
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.14
PEN7.88
|
$1.43
₱80.98
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.69
PEN9.91
|
$3.13
₱176.97
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.35
PEN19.71
|
$2.75
₱155.74
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.28
PEN137.34
|
$48.28
₱2,731.36
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.69
PEN24.64
|
$6.24
₱353.00
|
|
pay 1.9% less for clothing
Lima
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.06
PEN154.95
|
$38.44
₱2,174.53
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.40
PEN104.61
|
$30.87
₱1,746.68
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.34
PEN266.48
|
$74.18
₱4,196.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.12
PEN269.36
|
$65.74
₱3,719.11
|
|
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