Cost of living comparison
Manila is 44.1% cheaper than Luxembourg.
- Restaurants
-
pay 76.7% less in Manila
- Groceries
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pay 9.5% less in Manila
- Transportation
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pay 43.1% less in Manila
- Housing
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pay 62.2% less in Manila
- Childcare
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pay 41.8% less in Manila
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 45.8% less in Manila
- Clothing
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pay 29.3% less in Manila
Expenses including restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, transportation, childcare, and clothing are lower in Manila.
If you lived in Manila instead of Luxembourg, you would:
pay 76.7% less for restaurants
Luxembourg
|
Manila
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.44
€20.68
|
$5.12
₱298.83
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.86
€12.41
|
$4.26
₱249.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.89
€3.76
|
$0.87
₱51.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$3.59
€3.46
|
$0.49
₱28.71
|
|
pay 9.5% less for groceries
Luxembourg
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.19
€3.08
|
$1.35
₱78.98
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.38
€8.09
|
$5.30
₱309.83
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.80
€5.59
|
$6.79
₱396.85
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.18
€4.03
|
$2.08
₱121.43
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.36
€5.17
|
$2.42
₱141.33
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
€1.17
|
$1.52
₱88.90
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.88
|
$0.80
₱46.96
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.12
€1.09
|
$1.52
₱88.92
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
€1.78
|
$0.98
₱57.06
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
€0.92
|
$1.20
₱70.16
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.96
|
$1.48
₱86.75
|
|
pay 43.1% less for transportation
Luxembourg
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.12
€5.91
|
$4.14
₱241.93
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$9.93
₱580.02
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,027.72
€26,081.00
|
$25,575.45
₱1,494,143.30
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$31.72
€30.61
|
$2.67
₱155.89
|
|
pay 62.2% less for housing
Luxembourg
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.67
€49.86
|
$28.80
₱1,682.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,942.57
€1,874.53
|
$468.88
₱27,392.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,630.61
€1,573.49
|
$234.44
₱13,696.31
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$186.56
€180.03
|
$106.33
₱6,211.90
|
|
pay 41.8% less for childcare
Luxembourg
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,316.93
€1,270.80
|
$482.52
₱28,189.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,684.09
€17,064.65
|
$14,127.39
₱825,336.30
|
|
pay 45.8% less for entertainment and sports
Luxembourg
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.23
€6.98
|
$1.36
₱79.69
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.34
€4.19
|
$2.70
₱157.56
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.16
€5.95
|
$3.07
₱179.30
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.62
€44.02
|
$40.61
₱2,372.52
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.00
€14.48
|
$7.67
₱448.24
|
|
pay 29.3% less for clothing
Luxembourg
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.15
€61.91
|
$33.31
₱1,946.14
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.76
€31.62
|
$26.60
₱1,553.81
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.52
€79.63
|
$74.03
₱4,324.63
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.28
€97.73
|
$60.89
₱3,557.34
|
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