Cost of living comparison
Bangkok is 29.4% more expensive than Manila.
If you lived in Bangkok instead of Manila, you would:
pay 23.4% less for restaurants
Manila
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.21
₱304.51
|
$2.77
THB101.81
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.34
₱253.76
|
$5.55
THB203.61
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
₱55.51
|
$0.58
THB21.24
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
₱28.33
|
$0.31
THB11.54
|
|
pay 4.9% less for groceries
Manila
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.33
₱77.74
|
$1.62
THB59.36
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
₱249.76
|
$9.67
THB354.87
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.97
₱407.19
|
$6.60
THB242.11
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.08
₱121.28
|
$2.22
THB81.49
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.27
₱132.87
|
$1.30
THB47.84
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.48
₱86.44
|
$1.37
THB50.25
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
₱44.83
|
$0.70
THB25.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.53
₱89.55
|
$1.02
THB37.45
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
₱56.49
|
$0.78
THB28.44
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
₱63.48
|
$0.69
THB25.40
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.37
₱80.06
|
$0.61
THB22.54
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
Manila
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.31
₱251.78
|
$4.25
THB155.89
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.12
₱591.05
|
$36.06
THB1,323.49
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,066.56
₱1,522,547.52
|
$51,319.04
THB1,883,429.53
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.66
₱155.30
|
$10.52
THB386.01
|
|
pay 6.8% less for housing
Manila
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.90
₱1,688.29
|
$15.07
THB552.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$465.25
₱27,175.12
|
$608.65
THB22,337.65
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$244.37
₱14,273.82
|
$287.69
THB10,558.46
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$96.97
₱5,664.07
|
$70.06
THB2,571.13
|
|
pay 4.3% more for childcare
Manila
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$499.25
₱29,161.01
|
$614.94
THB22,568.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,398.67
₱841,026.25
|
$12,311.97
THB451,854.18
|
|
pay 27.3% more for entertainment and sports
Manila
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.22
₱71.05
|
$2.08
THB76.36
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.95
₱172.32
|
$2.37
THB86.89
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.95
₱172.56
|
$4.16
THB152.71
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.83
₱2,443.33
|
$57.72
THB2,118.21
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.52
₱380.64
|
$6.94
THB254.52
|
|
pay 47.5% more for clothing
Manila
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.02
₱1,928.50
|
$53.87
THB1,977.13
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.26
₱1,592.27
|
$39.30
THB1,442.30
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.19
₱4,275.01
|
$101.75
THB3,734.21
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$64.44
₱3,763.99
|
$92.54
THB3,396.24
|
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