Cost of living comparison
London is 4.2 times more expensive than Makati.
If you lived in London instead of Makati, you would:
pay 3.7 times more for restaurants
Makati
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.61
₱269.47
|
$25.22
£19.80
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.34
₱254.22
|
$10.09
£7.92
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
₱54.38
|
$2.54
£1.99
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
₱29.07
|
$2.08
£1.64
|
|
pay 33.8% more for groceries
Makati
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
₱75.91
|
$1.96
£1.53
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.82
₱165.24
|
$4.74
£3.72
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.18
₱420.06
|
$6.34
£4.97
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.97
₱115.19
|
$3.99
£3.13
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.64
₱95.71
|
$4.28
£3.36
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.02
₱118.39
|
$1.47
£1.15
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
₱47.43
|
$0.75
£0.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
₱63.28
|
$1.48
£1.16
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
₱51.51
|
$1.76
£1.38
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.37
₱80.10
|
$0.73
£0.57
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.47
₱86.10
|
$0.67
£0.53
|
|
pay 9.0 times more for transportation
Makati
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.37
₱255.85
|
$7.20
£5.65
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.43
₱610.13
|
$252.24
£198.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,706.49
₱2,440,517.82
|
$34,406.00
£27,012.63
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.66
₱155.58
|
$25.33
£19.88
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for housing
Makati
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.02
₱1,932.08
|
$39.12
£30.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$583.60
₱34,150.30
|
$2,697.16
£2,117.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$322.73
₱18,884.96
|
$2,027.26
£1,591.63
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.57
₱5,826.47
|
$284.51
£223.37
|
|
pay 6.1 times more for childcare
Makati
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$247.15
₱14,462.33
|
$2,321.07
£1,822.30
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,268.11
₱542,337.29
|
$25,293.41
£19,858.21
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Makati
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.74
₱101.69
|
$8.20
£6.44
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.70
₱157.87
|
$4.56
£3.58
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.50
₱146.43
|
$18.92
£14.85
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.00
₱3,101.49
|
$58.95
£46.28
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.95
₱406.75
|
$18.92
£14.85
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
Makati
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.24
₱1,652.43
|
$103.07
£80.92
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.55
₱1,143.99
|
$49.65
£38.98
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.46
₱4,474.28
|
$112.31
£88.18
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.61
₱6,355.52
|
$123.32
£96.82
|
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