Cost of living comparison
Brasilia is 16.5% more expensive than Manila.
If you lived in Brasilia instead of Manila, you would:
pay 44.5% more for restaurants
Manila
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.59
₱261.81
|
$5.93
R$30.09
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.67
₱209.45
|
$6.92
R$35.11
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
₱58.67
|
$1.07
R$5.41
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
₱26.18
|
$0.72
R$3.64
|
|
pay 18.0% less for groceries
Manila
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.32
₱75.60
|
$1.61
R$8.16
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.43
₱195.53
|
$4.63
R$23.47
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.66
₱380.25
|
$4.23
R$21.46
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.88
₱107.17
|
$2.29
R$11.59
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.10
₱120.04
|
$1.82
R$9.24
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
₱74.76
|
$0.78
R$3.95
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
₱39.59
|
$0.53
R$2.71
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.39
₱79.06
|
$0.43
R$2.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
₱37.89
|
$0.70
R$3.53
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
₱50.22
|
$0.48
R$2.43
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
₱56.85
|
$0.47
R$2.38
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
Manila
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.45
₱311.13
|
$4.59
R$23.26
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.48
₱712.12
|
$50.51
R$256.23
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,857.59
₱1,361,397.57
|
$23,730.52
R$120,373.04
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.76
₱157.61
|
$8.99
R$45.59
|
|
pay 31.0% less for housing
Manila
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.58
₱2,201.39
|
$21.45
R$108.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$559.30
₱31,915.79
|
$384.72
R$1,951.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$299.03
₱17,063.67
|
$223.17
R$1,132.03
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$85.53
₱4,880.41
|
$65.73
R$333.43
|
|
pay 13.5% less for childcare
Manila
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$388.89
₱22,191.28
|
$383.64
R$1,946.03
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,846.39
₱733,060.23
|
$9,542.54
R$48,404.55
|
|
pay 10.8% less for entertainment and sports
Manila
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.43
₱81.68
|
$1.98
R$10.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.13
₱178.50
|
$1.62
R$8.22
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.75
₱157.08
|
$2.37
R$12.04
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.28
₱2,755.02
|
$23.91
R$121.27
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.24
₱356.06
|
$7.51
R$38.12
|
|
pay 16.1% more for clothing
Manila
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.44
₱2,193.36
|
$46.01
R$233.38
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.87
₱1,761.81
|
$45.46
R$230.61
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.18
₱4,233.01
|
$75.98
R$385.42
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.74
₱3,751.32
|
$62.59
R$317.48
|
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