Cost of living comparison
Bratislava is 67.1% more expensive than Manila.
If you lived in Bratislava instead of Manila, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Manila
|
Bratislava
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.59
₱263.93
|
$9.90
€9.24
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.67
₱211.15
|
$7.70
€7.19
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
₱59.14
|
$2.03
€1.89
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
₱26.39
|
$1.72
€1.61
|
|
pay 19.3% more for groceries
Manila
|
Bratislava
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.32
₱76.21
|
$1.56
€1.45
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.43
₱197.12
|
$6.41
€5.99
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.66
₱383.34
|
$4.39
€4.10
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.88
₱108.04
|
$3.23
€3.02
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.10
₱121.02
|
$3.26
€3.05
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
₱75.37
|
$0.79
€0.73
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
₱39.91
|
$0.79
€0.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.39
₱79.70
|
$1.02
€0.95
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
₱38.20
|
$1.72
€1.60
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
₱50.63
|
$0.54
€0.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
₱57.31
|
$0.47
€0.44
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
Manila
|
Bratislava
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.45
₱313.65
|
$7.32
€6.84
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.48
₱717.90
|
$32.98
€30.81
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,857.59
₱1,372,455.35
|
$25,287.34
€23,621.06
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.76
₱158.89
|
$13.19
€12.32
|
|
pay 46.9% more for housing
Manila
|
Bratislava
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.58
₱2,219.27
|
$20.98
€19.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$559.30
₱32,175.02
|
$743.39
€694.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$299.03
₱17,202.27
|
$559.19
€522.34
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$85.53
₱4,920.05
|
$182.41
€170.39
|
|
pay 36.5% more for childcare
Manila
|
Bratislava
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$388.89
₱22,371.52
|
$567.15
€529.78
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,846.39
₱739,014.42
|
$16,334.68
€15,258.32
|
|
pay 31.8% more for entertainment and sports
Manila
|
Bratislava
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.43
₱82.35
|
$2.25
€2.11
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.13
₱179.95
|
$2.59
€2.42
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.75
₱158.36
|
$4.95
€4.62
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.28
₱2,777.39
|
$38.69
€36.14
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.24
₱358.95
|
$9.90
€9.24
|
|
pay 39.8% more for clothing
Manila
|
Bratislava
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.44
₱2,211.18
|
$72.13
€67.38
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.87
₱1,776.12
|
$33.23
€31.04
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.18
₱4,267.39
|
$80.53
€75.23
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.74
₱3,781.79
|
$102.09
€95.36
|
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