Cost of living comparison
Italy is 88.0% more expensive than Manila.
If you lived in Italy instead of Manila, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
Manila
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.21
₱304.51
|
$15.81
€14.75
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.34
₱253.76
|
$10.17
€9.49
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
₱55.51
|
$2.51
€2.34
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
₱28.33
|
$1.21
€1.13
|
|
pay 15.8% more for groceries
Manila
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.33
₱77.74
|
$2.05
€1.92
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
₱249.76
|
$6.81
€6.36
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.97
₱407.19
|
$5.59
€5.21
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.08
₱121.28
|
$3.41
€3.18
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.27
₱132.87
|
$5.01
€4.68
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.48
₱86.44
|
$0.96
€0.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
₱44.83
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.53
₱89.55
|
$1.00
€0.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
₱56.49
|
$1.28
€1.19
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
₱63.48
|
$0.76
€0.71
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.37
₱80.06
|
$0.70
€0.65
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for transportation
Manila
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.31
₱251.78
|
$7.33
€6.84
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.12
₱591.05
|
$38.24
€35.67
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,066.56
₱1,522,547.52
|
$26,985.59
€25,172.73
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.66
₱155.30
|
$19.55
€18.24
|
|
pay 54.0% more for housing
Manila
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.90
₱1,688.29
|
$29.86
€27.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$465.25
₱27,175.12
|
$660.64
€616.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$244.37
₱14,273.82
|
$504.89
€470.97
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$96.97
₱5,664.07
|
$158.99
€148.31
|
|
pay 14.6% less for childcare
Manila
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$499.25
₱29,161.01
|
$519.28
€484.40
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,398.67
₱841,026.25
|
$9,615.09
€8,969.16
|
|
pay 89.0% more for entertainment and sports
Manila
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.22
₱71.05
|
$4.97
€4.63
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.95
₱172.32
|
$1.67
€1.56
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.95
₱172.56
|
$6.16
€5.75
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.83
₱2,443.33
|
$52.41
€48.89
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.52
₱380.64
|
$9.51
€8.87
|
|
pay 62.8% more for clothing
Manila
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.02
₱1,928.50
|
$76.74
€71.59
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.26
₱1,592.27
|
$34.05
€31.76
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.19
₱4,275.01
|
$84.06
€78.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$64.44
₱3,763.99
|
$115.51
€107.75
|
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