Cost of living comparison
Manila is 25.3% cheaper than Madrid.
If you lived in Manila instead of Madrid, you would:
pay 64.1% less for restaurants
Madrid
|
Manila
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.25
|
$4.59
₱261.81
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.80
€8.17
|
$3.67
₱209.45
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.53
€2.35
|
$1.03
₱58.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.74
€1.61
|
$0.46
₱26.18
|
|
pay 4.1% more for groceries
Madrid
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
€1.16
|
$1.32
₱75.60
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.92
€5.50
|
$3.43
₱195.53
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.90
€3.63
|
$6.66
₱380.25
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.69
€2.49
|
$1.88
₱107.17
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.74
€3.48
|
$2.10
₱120.04
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
€1.00
|
$1.31
₱74.76
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.91
|
$0.69
₱39.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$1.39
₱79.06
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
€0.96
|
$0.66
₱37.89
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.62
|
$0.88
₱50.22
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.68
|
$1.00
₱56.85
|
|
pay 49.8% less for transportation
Madrid
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.44
€6.91
|
$5.45
₱311.13
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$59.37
€55.13
|
$12.48
₱712.12
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,693.49
€25,717.56
|
$23,857.59
₱1,361,397.57
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.63
€12.66
|
$2.76
₱157.61
|
|
pay 32.8% less for housing
Madrid
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.19
€31.75
|
$38.58
₱2,201.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,094.67
€1,016.56
|
$559.30
₱31,915.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$816.29
€758.05
|
$299.03
₱17,063.67
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$125.07
€116.15
|
$85.53
₱4,880.41
|
|
pay 4.3% more for childcare
Madrid
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$529.47
€491.69
|
$388.89
₱22,191.28
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,499.24
€8,821.47
|
$12,846.39
₱733,060.23
|
|
pay 16.9% less for entertainment and sports
Madrid
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.30
€3.06
|
$1.43
₱81.68
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.17
€2.02
|
$3.13
₱178.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.61
€5.21
|
$2.75
₱157.08
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.71
€38.73
|
$48.28
₱2,755.02
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.90
€9.19
|
$6.24
₱356.06
|
|
pay 22.1% less for clothing
Madrid
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.45
€62.64
|
$38.44
₱2,193.36
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.01
€32.51
|
$30.87
₱1,761.81
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.87
€71.39
|
$74.18
₱4,233.01
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.21
€87.48
|
$65.74
₱3,751.32
|
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