Cost of living comparison
Bangkok is 33.1% more expensive than Manila.
If you lived in Bangkok instead of Manila, you would:
pay 12.2% less for restaurants
Manila
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.59
₱259.56
|
$2.95
฿107.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.67
₱207.65
|
$5.91
฿214.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
₱58.16
|
$0.57
฿20.70
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
₱25.96
|
$0.32
฿11.71
|
|
pay 7.8% more for groceries
Manila
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.32
₱74.95
|
$1.86
฿67.61
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.43
₱193.85
|
$8.67
฿314.93
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.66
₱376.98
|
$6.60
฿239.55
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.88
₱106.25
|
$2.02
฿73.28
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.10
₱119.01
|
$1.46
฿52.91
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
₱74.12
|
$1.36
฿49.44
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
₱39.25
|
$0.63
฿23.03
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.39
₱78.38
|
$0.90
฿32.76
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
₱37.57
|
$0.73
฿26.64
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
₱49.79
|
$0.73
฿26.46
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
₱56.36
|
$0.63
฿22.77
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
Manila
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.45
₱308.45
|
$4.46
฿162.03
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.48
₱706.00
|
$38.39
฿1,394.27
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,857.59
₱1,349,707.12
|
$59,069.18
฿2,145,032.91
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.76
₱156.25
|
$10.60
฿385.03
|
|
pay 16.3% less for housing
Manila
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.58
₱2,182.49
|
$15.74
฿571.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$559.30
₱31,641.73
|
$659.48
฿23,948.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$299.03
₱16,917.14
|
$314.02
฿11,403.37
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$85.53
₱4,838.50
|
$60.89
฿2,211.12
|
|
pay 24.9% more for childcare
Manila
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$388.89
₱22,000.72
|
$562.72
฿20,434.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,846.39
₱726,765.37
|
$13,500.26
฿490,247.27
|
|
pay 29.0% more for entertainment and sports
Manila
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.43
₱80.98
|
$2.36
฿85.80
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.13
₱176.97
|
$2.30
฿83.63
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.75
₱155.74
|
$4.43
฿160.88
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.28
₱2,731.36
|
$56.73
฿2,059.93
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.24
₱353.00
|
$7.97
฿289.58
|
|
pay 43.4% more for clothing
Manila
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.44
₱2,174.53
|
$59.87
฿2,174.23
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.87
₱1,746.68
|
$40.54
฿1,472.13
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.18
₱4,196.66
|
$97.44
฿3,538.33
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.74
₱3,719.11
|
$102.02
฿3,704.61
|
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