Cost of living comparison
Manila is 42.5% more expensive than Managua.
If you lived in Manila instead of Managua, you would:
pay 5.3% less for restaurants
Managua
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.95
C$182.78
|
$4.59
₱264.48
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.52
C$203.74
|
$3.67
₱211.58
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
C$23.82
|
$1.03
₱59.27
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
C$28.01
|
$0.46
₱26.45
|
|
pay 29.2% more for groceries
Managua
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.38
C$50.97
|
$1.32
₱76.37
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.90
C$70.13
|
$3.43
₱197.52
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.95
C$145.65
|
$6.66
₱384.13
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.98
C$73.01
|
$1.88
₱108.27
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.29
C$84.65
|
$2.10
₱121.27
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.18
C$80.56
|
$1.31
₱75.53
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
C$17.83
|
$0.69
₱39.99
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
C$28.61
|
$1.39
₱79.86
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
C$25.61
|
$0.66
₱38.28
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
C$24.88
|
$0.88
₱50.73
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
C$20.30
|
$1.00
₱57.43
|
|
pay 2.0% less for transportation
Managua
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.73
C$174.43
|
$5.45
₱314.30
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
C$368.92
|
$12.48
₱719.38
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,000.00
C$700,948.51
|
$23,857.59
₱1,375,294.45
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.46
C$385.99
|
$2.76
₱159.22
|
|
pay 56.5% more for housing
Managua
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.25
C$2,148.79
|
$38.58
₱2,223.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$235.71
C$8,695.98
|
$559.30
₱32,241.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$186.67
C$6,886.51
|
$299.03
₱17,237.85
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$52.74
C$1,945.64
|
$85.53
₱4,930.23
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for childcare
Managua
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$126.63
C$4,671.79
|
$388.89
₱22,417.80
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,774.75
C$139,258.13
|
$12,846.39
₱740,543.16
|
|
pay 12.6% more for entertainment and sports
Managua
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.95
C$71.94
|
$1.43
₱82.52
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.17
C$79.96
|
$3.13
₱180.33
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
C$110.68
|
$2.75
₱158.69
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.40
C$1,121.55
|
$48.28
₱2,783.14
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.57
C$242.48
|
$6.24
₱359.69
|
|
pay 17.2% less for clothing
Managua
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.93
C$1,731.35
|
$38.44
₱2,215.75
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.70
C$1,575.12
|
$30.87
₱1,779.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.56
C$2,861.39
|
$74.18
₱4,276.22
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.63
C$2,974.48
|
$65.74
₱3,789.62
|
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