Cost of living comparison
Manila is 16.9% more expensive than Lima.
If you lived in Manila instead of Lima, you would:
pay 7.6% less for restaurants
|
Lima
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.23
PEN19.48
|
$5.12
₱296.17
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.10
PEN22.73
|
$4.26
₱246.81
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
PEN3.09
|
$0.87
₱50.55
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
PEN1.90
|
$0.49
₱28.45
|
|
pay 70.6% more for groceries
|
Lima
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.42
PEN9.04
|
$1.35
₱78.27
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.22
PEN15.74
|
$5.30
₱307.08
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.95
PEN18.46
|
$6.79
₱393.32
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.70
PEN10.08
|
$2.08
₱120.35
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.25
PEN8.38
|
$2.42
₱140.07
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
PEN3.26
|
$1.52
₱88.11
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
PEN1.88
|
$0.80
₱46.55
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.79
|
$1.52
₱88.13
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
PEN1.95
|
$0.98
₱56.55
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
PEN1.99
|
$1.20
₱69.54
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.78
|
$1.48
₱85.98
|
|
pay 39.5% less for transportation
|
Lima
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.39
PEN20.08
|
$4.14
₱239.78
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.85
PEN88.93
|
$9.93
₱574.87
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,163.52
PEN86,363.53
|
$25,575.45
₱1,480,869.57
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.14
PEN75.10
|
$2.67
₱154.50
|
|
pay 24.0% more for housing
|
Lima
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.56
PEN99.04
|
$28.80
₱1,667.86
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$575.58
PEN2,146.01
|
$468.88
₱27,149.23
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$363.71
PEN1,356.05
|
$234.44
₱13,574.64
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$44.01
PEN164.08
|
$106.33
₱6,156.71
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for childcare
|
Lima
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$213.68
PEN796.69
|
$482.52
₱27,939.07
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,818.35
PEN29,150.16
|
$14,127.39
₱818,004.14
|
|
pay 9.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Lima
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.12
PEN7.91
|
$1.36
₱78.98
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.62
PEN9.77
|
$2.70
₱156.16
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.30
PEN19.76
|
$3.07
₱177.70
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.52
PEN113.77
|
$40.61
₱2,351.44
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.95
PEN29.64
|
$7.67
₱444.26
|
|
pay 23.7% less for clothing
|
Lima
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.79
PEN159.55
|
$33.31
₱1,928.85
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.98
PEN130.43
|
$26.60
₱1,540.01
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.21
PEN317.69
|
$74.03
₱4,286.21
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.35
PEN351.78
|
$60.89
₱3,525.74
|
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