Cost of living comparison
Manila is 48.1% cheaper than London.
If you lived in Manila instead of London, you would:
pay 66.8% less for restaurants
London
|
Manila
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.12
£16.76
|
$4.59
₱258.71
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.10
£7.23
|
$3.67
₱206.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.30
£1.83
|
$1.03
₱57.97
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.75
£1.39
|
$0.46
₱25.87
|
|
pay 4.2% less for groceries
London
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.57
£1.24
|
$1.32
₱74.71
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.08
£3.24
|
$3.43
₱193.22
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.80
£4.60
|
$6.66
₱375.75
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.53
£2.80
|
$1.88
₱105.91
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.80
£3.01
|
$2.10
₱118.62
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
£0.95
|
$1.31
₱73.88
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
£0.57
|
$0.69
₱39.12
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.16
£0.92
|
$1.39
₱78.12
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
£1.17
|
$0.66
₱37.44
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
£0.51
|
$0.88
₱49.62
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
£0.52
|
$1.00
₱56.18
|
|
pay 59.7% less for transportation
London
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.25
£6.55
|
$5.45
₱307.45
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$198.74
£157.71
|
$12.48
₱703.69
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,052.51
£24,642.90
|
$23,857.59
₱1,345,293.41
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.83
£18.12
|
$2.76
₱155.74
|
|
pay 56.3% less for housing
London
|
Manila
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.24
£28.76
|
$38.58
₱2,175.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,575.57
£2,043.94
|
$559.30
₱31,538.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,776.05
£1,409.45
|
$299.03
₱16,861.82
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$286.24
£227.15
|
$85.53
₱4,822.68
|
|
pay 59.6% less for childcare
London
|
Manila
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,945.82
£1,544.18
|
$388.89
₱21,928.78
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$21,135.46
£16,772.85
|
$12,846.39
₱724,388.76
|
|
pay 52.6% less for entertainment and sports
London
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.45
£5.91
|
$1.43
₱80.72
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.25
£3.37
|
$3.13
₱176.39
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.15
£12.81
|
$2.75
₱155.23
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.73
£45.02
|
$48.28
₱2,722.43
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.91
£11.83
|
$6.24
₱351.85
|
|
pay 37.8% less for clothing
London
|
Manila
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.70
£73.56
|
$38.44
₱2,167.42
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.71
£33.89
|
$30.87
₱1,740.97
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.09
£73.08
|
$74.18
₱4,182.94
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.19
£95.38
|
$65.74
₱3,706.95
|
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