Cost of living comparison
Madrid is 2.0 times more expensive than Manila.
If you lived in Madrid instead of Manila, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
Manila
|
Madrid
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.21
₱299.87
|
$15.16
€13.95
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.34
₱249.89
|
$10.32
€9.49
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
₱54.66
|
$2.71
€2.49
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
₱27.90
|
$1.81
€1.66
|
|
pay 7.6% more for groceries
Manila
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.33
₱76.55
|
$1.74
€1.60
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
₱245.95
|
$7.67
€7.05
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.97
₱400.98
|
$4.36
€4.01
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.08
₱119.43
|
$3.02
€2.77
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.27
₱130.84
|
$3.87
€3.56
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.48
₱85.12
|
$1.14
€1.05
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
₱44.14
|
$0.89
€0.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.53
₱88.19
|
$0.97
€0.89
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
₱55.63
|
$1.13
€1.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
₱62.52
|
$0.72
€0.67
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.37
₱78.84
|
$0.77
€0.71
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for transportation
Manila
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.31
₱247.94
|
$6.78
€6.24
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.12
₱582.04
|
$54.15
€49.80
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,066.56
₱1,499,348.34
|
$36,133.87
€33,234.12
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.66
₱152.93
|
$14.65
€13.47
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Manila
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.90
₱1,662.57
|
$33.64
€30.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$465.25
₱26,761.05
|
$1,370.72
€1,260.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$244.37
₱14,056.33
|
$989.21
€909.82
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$96.97
₱5,577.76
|
$123.32
€113.42
|
|
pay 10.9% less for childcare
Manila
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$499.25
₱28,716.69
|
$543.23
€499.63
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,398.67
₱828,211.46
|
$9,978.95
€9,178.14
|
|
pay 78.0% more for entertainment and sports
Manila
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.22
₱69.97
|
$3.79
€3.49
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.95
₱169.70
|
$2.63
€2.41
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.95
₱169.93
|
$6.12
€5.63
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.83
₱2,406.10
|
$48.46
€44.57
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.52
₱374.84
|
$10.83
€9.96
|
|
pay 63.2% more for clothing
Manila
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.02
₱1,899.12
|
$83.95
€77.21
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.26
₱1,568.01
|
$33.93
€31.21
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.19
₱4,209.88
|
$87.19
€80.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$64.44
₱3,706.64
|
$99.93
€91.91
|
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