Cost of Living Comparison

  1. Cost of Living
  2. Philippines
  3. Manila
  4. Greece
  5. Athens
  6. Comparison
PHP
COMPARED TO
EUR

Athens is 60.0% more expensive than Manila.

If you lived in Athens instead of Manila, you would:
local_dining

pay 2.4 times more for restaurants

  Manila help_outline Athens help_outline  
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $3.41
₱172.28
$11.79
€10.34
+245.8%
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $3.10
₱156.62
$7.07
€6.20
+128.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.74
₱37.53
$1.93
€1.70
+160.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) $0.44
₱22.01
$0.59
€0.52
+35.3%
Average +142.4%
Manila vs. Athens - Cost of restaurants
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local_grocery_store

pay 3.3% more for groceries

  Manila help_outline Athens help_outline  
Bread
1 loaf
 $1.30
₱65.81
$0.93
€0.82
-28.4%
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.13
₱158.38
$4.87
€4.27
+55.6%
Milk (1 gallon) $6.96
₱351.56
$5.71
€5.00
-18.0%
Eggs
1 dozen
 $1.96
₱98.98
$3.65
€3.20
+86.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) $1.80
₱90.74
$3.70
€3.25
+106.3%
Apples (1 lb) $1.22
₱61.52
$0.84
€0.74
-31.0%
Bananas (1 lb) $0.75
₱38.07
$0.81
€0.71
+7.2%
Oranges (1 lb) $1.16
₱58.58
$0.59
€0.52
-48.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb) $0.76
₱38.25
$0.79
€0.69
+3.7%
Potatoes (1 lb) $0.89
₱45.09
$0.45
€0.40
-49.4%
Onions (1 lb) $0.88
₱44.44
$0.46
€0.40
-47.7%
Average +3.3%
Manila vs. Athens - Cost of groceries
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drive_eta

pay 2.2 times more for transportation

  Manila help_outline Athens help_outline  
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.03
₱203.82
$6.88
€6.03
+70.5%
Monthly public transit pass $13.73
₱693.91
$35.37
€31.01
+157.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $26,857.17
₱1,357,361.30
$23,577.32
€20,674.97
-12.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) $3.06
₱154.53
$11.10
€9.74
+263.2%
Average +119.8%
Manila vs. Athens - Cost of transportation
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home

pay 1.4% less for housing

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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $54.12
₱2,735.35
$39.15
€34.33
-27.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $674.48
₱34,088.08
$474.77
€416.32
-29.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $329.52
₱16,653.78
$409.74
€359.30
+24.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
 $103.46
₱5,228.67
$131.87
€115.64
+27.5%
Average -1.4%
Manila vs. Athens - Cost of housing
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child_care

pay 56.2% more for childcare

  Manila help_outline Athens help_outline  
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $203.10
₱10,264.92
$447.01
€391.98
+120.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $9,048.40
₱457,306.14
$8,357.54
€7,328.73
-7.6%
Average +56.2%
Manila vs. Athens - Cost of childcare
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gamepad

pay 79.4% more for entertainment and sports

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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.55
₱78.31
$4.72
€4.13
+204.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.72
₱137.34
$3.66
€3.21
+34.8%
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $2.27
₱114.85
$5.42
€4.76
+138.6%
Monthly membership at local gym $52.73
₱2,664.95
$35.26
€30.92
-33.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema $6.20
₱313.24
$9.43
€8.27
+52.2%
Average +79.4%
Manila vs. Athens - Cost of entertainment and sports
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store

pay 20.6% more for clothing

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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $50.66
₱2,560.48
$84.99
€74.53
+67.8%
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $33.01
₱1,668.23
$33.19
€29.10
+0.6%
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $87.80
₱4,437.29
$83.35
€73.09
-5.1%
Men's business shoes (leather) $88.74
₱4,484.99
$105.84
€92.81
+19.3%
Average +20.6%
Manila vs. Athens - Cost of clothing
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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2021
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