Cost of living comparison
Prague is 82.9% more expensive than Manila.
If you lived in Prague instead of Manila, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
Manila
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.59
₱264.14
|
$10.29
Kč243.86
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.67
₱211.32
|
$8.89
Kč210.60
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
₱59.19
|
$1.76
Kč41.63
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
₱26.41
|
$1.38
Kč32.70
|
|
pay 25.3% more for groceries
Manila
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.32
₱76.27
|
$1.71
Kč40.50
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.43
₱197.27
|
$6.50
Kč154.07
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.66
₱383.64
|
$4.62
Kč109.55
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.88
₱108.13
|
$3.46
Kč81.96
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.10
₱121.11
|
$4.31
Kč102.08
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
₱75.43
|
$0.86
Kč20.41
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
₱39.94
|
$0.81
Kč19.13
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.39
₱79.76
|
$0.98
Kč23.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
₱38.23
|
$1.62
Kč38.35
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
₱50.67
|
$0.49
Kč11.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
₱57.36
|
$0.50
Kč11.74
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
Manila
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.45
₱313.90
|
$7.00
Kč165.92
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.48
₱718.47
|
$25.72
Kč609.64
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,857.59
₱1,373,552.73
|
$28,062.17
Kč665,059.33
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.76
₱159.02
|
$12.58
Kč298.17
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
Manila
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.58
₱2,221.04
|
$26.19
Kč620.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$559.30
₱32,200.75
|
$1,062.03
Kč25,169.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$299.03
₱17,216.02
|
$794.21
Kč18,822.43
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$85.53
₱4,923.99
|
$251.13
Kč5,951.56
|
|
pay 55.6% more for childcare
Manila
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$388.89
₱22,389.41
|
$808.25
Kč19,155.09
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,846.39
₱739,605.31
|
$13,299.60
Kč315,193.78
|
|
pay 62.9% more for entertainment and sports
Manila
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.43
₱82.41
|
$2.34
Kč55.42
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.13
₱180.10
|
$3.21
Kč75.98
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.75
₱158.49
|
$6.73
Kč159.61
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.28
₱2,779.62
|
$60.27
Kč1,428.31
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.24
₱359.24
|
$11.18
Kč264.92
|
|
pay 70.8% more for clothing
Manila
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.44
₱2,212.95
|
$93.07
Kč2,205.66
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.87
₱1,777.54
|
$42.28
Kč1,001.91
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.18
₱4,270.80
|
$96.72
Kč2,292.29
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.74
₱3,784.82
|
$114.16
Kč2,705.58
|
|
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