Cost of living comparison
Poland is 40.0% more expensive than Manila.
If you lived in Poland instead of Manila, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
Manila
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.21
₱304.51
|
$8.74
PLN35.17
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.34
₱253.76
|
$7.35
PLN29.59
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
₱55.51
|
$1.72
PLN6.92
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
₱28.33
|
$1.39
PLN5.59
|
|
pay 22.8% less for groceries
Manila
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.33
₱77.74
|
$1.17
PLN4.70
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
₱249.76
|
$4.22
PLN16.98
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.97
₱407.19
|
$3.59
PLN14.44
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.08
₱121.28
|
$2.85
PLN11.49
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.27
₱132.87
|
$2.73
PLN10.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.48
₱86.44
|
$0.43
PLN1.72
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
₱44.83
|
$0.70
PLN2.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.53
₱89.55
|
$0.75
PLN3.01
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
₱56.49
|
$1.12
PLN4.51
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
₱63.48
|
$0.35
PLN1.41
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.37
₱80.06
|
$0.51
PLN2.04
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Manila
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.31
₱251.78
|
$6.32
PLN25.43
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.12
₱591.05
|
$29.45
PLN118.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,066.56
₱1,522,547.52
|
$30,312.40
PLN122,004.17
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.66
₱155.30
|
$7.94
PLN31.97
|
|
pay 42.5% more for housing
Manila
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.90
₱1,688.29
|
$14.69
PLN59.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$465.25
₱27,175.12
|
$591.18
PLN2,379.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$244.37
₱14,273.82
|
$480.23
PLN1,932.86
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$96.97
₱5,664.07
|
$189.71
PLN763.56
|
|
pay 48.3% less for childcare
Manila
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$499.25
₱29,161.01
|
$301.71
PLN1,214.33
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,398.67
₱841,026.25
|
$6,191.48
PLN24,920.06
|
|
pay 39.5% more for entertainment and sports
Manila
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.22
₱71.05
|
$3.18
PLN12.79
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.95
₱172.32
|
$3.01
PLN12.10
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.95
₱172.56
|
$4.63
PLN18.64
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.83
₱2,443.33
|
$31.65
PLN127.37
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.52
₱380.64
|
$6.64
PLN26.72
|
|
pay 55.2% more for clothing
Manila
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.02
₱1,928.50
|
$76.35
PLN307.30
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.26
₱1,592.27
|
$37.00
PLN148.93
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.19
₱4,275.01
|
$81.47
PLN327.89
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$64.44
₱3,763.99
|
$91.91
PLN369.94
|
|
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