Cost of living comparison
San Salvador is 40.5% more expensive than Manila.
If you lived in San Salvador instead of Manila, you would:
pay 49.5% more for restaurants
Manila
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.59
₱264.14
|
$9.00
SVC78.58
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.67
₱211.32
|
$6.50
SVC56.75
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
₱59.19
|
$0.71
SVC6.24
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
₱26.41
|
$0.71
SVC6.22
|
|
pay 12.7% more for groceries
Manila
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.32
₱76.27
|
$1.76
SVC15.33
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.43
₱197.27
|
$2.97
SVC25.92
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.66
₱383.64
|
$6.82
SVC59.55
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.88
₱108.13
|
$2.64
SVC23.03
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.10
₱121.11
|
$2.45
SVC21.41
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
₱75.43
|
$1.44
SVC12.53
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
₱39.94
|
$0.76
SVC6.61
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.39
₱79.76
|
$1.06
SVC9.27
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
₱38.23
|
$1.09
SVC9.54
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
₱50.67
|
$1.04
SVC9.05
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
₱57.36
|
$0.83
SVC7.27
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for transportation
Manila
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.45
₱313.90
|
$3.98
SVC34.72
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.48
₱718.47
|
$21.74
SVC189.80
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,857.59
₱1,373,552.73
|
$18,000.00
SVC157,151.02
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.76
₱159.02
|
$29.85
SVC260.65
|
|
pay 18.6% more for housing
Manila
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.58
₱2,221.04
|
$45.33
SVC395.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$559.30
₱32,200.75
|
$672.22
SVC5,868.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$299.03
₱17,216.02
|
$525.00
SVC4,583.57
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$85.53
₱4,923.99
|
$52.28
SVC456.40
|
|
pay 70.3% less for childcare
Manila
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$388.89
₱22,389.41
|
$99.22
SVC866.27
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,846.39
₱739,605.31
|
$4,350.00
SVC37,978.16
|
|
pay 6.0% less for entertainment and sports
Manila
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.43
₱82.41
|
$1.50
SVC13.10
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.13
₱180.10
|
$2.46
SVC21.52
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.75
₱158.49
|
$4.00
SVC34.92
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.28
₱2,779.62
|
$29.44
SVC257.07
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.24
₱359.24
|
$5.00
SVC43.65
|
|
pay 27.9% more for clothing
Manila
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.44
₱2,212.95
|
$53.50
SVC467.09
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.87
₱1,777.54
|
$41.12
SVC359.05
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.18
₱4,270.80
|
$81.36
SVC710.35
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.74
₱3,784.82
|
$85.00
SVC742.10
|
|
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