Cost of living comparison
Santiago is 48.8% more expensive than Manila.
If you lived in Santiago instead of Manila, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Manila
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.59
₱264.48
|
$10.94
CLF0.3800
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.67
₱211.58
|
$8.55
CLF0.2900
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
₱59.27
|
$1.47
CLF0.0500
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
₱26.45
|
$1.20
CLF0.0400
|
|
pay 13.5% more for groceries
Manila
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.32
₱76.37
|
$1.72
CLF0.0600
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.43
₱197.52
|
$6.03
CLF0.2100
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.66
₱384.13
|
$4.75
CLF0.1600
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.88
₱108.27
|
$3.35
CLF0.1200
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.10
₱121.27
|
$3.42
CLF0.1200
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
₱75.53
|
$0.92
CLF0.0300
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
₱39.99
|
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.39
₱79.86
|
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
₱38.28
|
$0.93
CLF0.0300
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
₱50.73
|
$0.66
CLF0.0200
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
₱57.43
|
$0.64
CLF0.0200
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
Manila
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.45
₱314.30
|
$6.15
CLF0.2100
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.48
₱719.38
|
$48.88
CLF1.6800
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,857.59
₱1,375,294.45
|
$17,775.09
CLF610.9300
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.76
₱159.22
|
$10.20
CLF0.3500
|
|
pay 16.3% more for housing
Manila
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.58
₱2,223.86
|
$25.79
CLF0.8900
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$559.30
₱32,241.58
|
$515.89
CLF17.7300
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$299.03
₱17,237.85
|
$484.85
CLF16.6600
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$85.53
₱4,930.23
|
$123.09
CLF4.2300
|
|
pay 19.3% less for childcare
Manila
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$388.89
₱22,417.80
|
$427.49
CLF14.6900
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,846.39
₱740,543.16
|
$6,617.78
CLF227.4500
|
|
pay 56.0% more for entertainment and sports
Manila
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.43
₱82.52
|
$3.91
CLF0.1300
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.13
₱180.33
|
$3.12
CLF0.1100
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.75
₱158.69
|
$5.74
CLF0.2000
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.28
₱2,783.14
|
$39.00
CLF1.3400
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.24
₱359.69
|
$7.33
CLF0.2500
|
|
pay 19.4% more for clothing
Manila
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.44
₱2,215.75
|
$57.07
CLF1.9600
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.87
₱1,779.79
|
$31.83
CLF1.0900
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.18
₱4,276.22
|
$74.61
CLF2.5600
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.74
₱3,789.62
|
$82.33
CLF2.8300
|
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