Cost of living comparison
Brussels is 2.4 times more expensive than Manila.
If you lived in Brussels instead of Manila, you would:
pay 3.6 times more for restaurants
Manila
|
Brussels
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.59
₱263.93
|
$16.49
€15.41
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.67
₱211.15
|
$9.90
€9.24
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
₱59.14
|
$2.58
€2.41
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
₱26.39
|
$2.54
€2.37
|
|
pay 37.7% more for groceries
Manila
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.32
₱76.21
|
$2.31
€2.16
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.43
₱197.12
|
$7.55
€7.05
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.66
₱383.34
|
$4.69
€4.38
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.88
₱108.04
|
$3.50
€3.27
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.10
₱121.02
|
$4.96
€4.63
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
₱75.37
|
$1.14
€1.06
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
₱39.91
|
$0.78
€0.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.39
₱79.70
|
$1.17
€1.09
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
₱38.20
|
$1.36
€1.27
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
₱50.63
|
$0.69
€0.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
₱57.31
|
$0.60
€0.56
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for transportation
Manila
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.45
₱313.65
|
$7.71
€7.20
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.48
₱717.90
|
$53.87
€50.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,857.59
₱1,372,455.35
|
$27,486.24
€25,675.06
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.76
₱158.89
|
$22.76
€21.26
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
Manila
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.58
₱2,219.27
|
$55.77
€52.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$559.30
₱32,175.02
|
$1,043.18
€974.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$299.03
₱17,202.27
|
$873.71
€816.14
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$85.53
₱4,920.05
|
$164.26
€153.43
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Manila
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$388.89
₱22,371.52
|
$944.84
€882.58
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,846.39
₱739,014.42
|
$24,473.75
€22,861.08
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Manila
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.43
₱82.35
|
$5.50
€5.14
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.13
₱179.95
|
$3.72
€3.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.75
₱158.36
|
$8.80
€8.22
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.28
₱2,777.39
|
$34.17
€31.92
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.24
₱358.95
|
$13.19
€12.32
|
|
pay 67.6% more for clothing
Manila
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.44
₱2,211.18
|
$89.22
€83.35
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.87
₱1,776.12
|
$32.58
€30.44
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.18
₱4,267.39
|
$97.94
€91.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.74
₱3,781.79
|
$132.04
€123.34
|
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