Cost of living comparison
Austria is 2.3 times more expensive than Manila.
If you lived in Austria instead of Manila, you would:
pay 3.3 times more for restaurants
Manila
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.21
₱304.51
|
$15.33
€14.30
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.34
₱253.76
|
$10.30
€9.61
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
₱55.51
|
$2.98
€2.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
₱28.33
|
$2.26
€2.11
|
|
pay 39.3% more for groceries
Manila
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.33
₱77.74
|
$2.50
€2.33
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
₱249.76
|
$8.22
€7.67
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.97
₱407.19
|
$5.57
€5.19
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.08
₱121.28
|
$4.01
€3.74
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.27
₱132.87
|
$5.79
€5.40
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.48
₱86.44
|
$1.16
€1.08
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
₱44.83
|
$0.95
€0.89
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.53
₱89.55
|
$1.30
€1.22
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
₱56.49
|
$1.84
€1.72
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
₱63.48
|
$0.94
€0.88
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.37
₱80.06
|
$0.84
€0.78
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for transportation
Manila
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.31
₱251.78
|
$6.51
€6.08
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.12
₱591.05
|
$49.62
€46.29
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,066.56
₱1,522,547.52
|
$26,063.58
€24,312.66
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.66
₱155.30
|
$19.69
€18.37
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Manila
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.90
₱1,688.29
|
$36.32
€33.88
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$465.25
₱27,175.12
|
$871.49
€812.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$244.37
₱14,273.82
|
$685.35
€639.31
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$96.97
₱5,664.07
|
$267.95
€249.95
|
|
pay 3.4% less for childcare
Manila
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$499.25
₱29,161.01
|
$469.56
€438.02
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,398.67
₱841,026.25
|
$14,286.41
€13,326.67
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Manila
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.22
₱71.05
|
$4.59
€4.28
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.95
₱172.32
|
$3.54
€3.30
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.95
₱172.56
|
$6.46
€6.03
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.83
₱2,443.33
|
$44.34
€41.36
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.52
₱380.64
|
$12.69
€11.83
|
|
pay 86.0% more for clothing
Manila
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.02
₱1,928.50
|
$85.15
€79.43
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.26
₱1,592.27
|
$46.34
€43.23
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.19
₱4,275.01
|
$89.08
€83.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$64.44
₱3,763.99
|
$125.31
€116.90
|
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