Cost of living comparison
Santiago is 49.9% more expensive than Manila.
If you lived in Santiago instead of Manila, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Manila
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.21
₱299.87
|
$10.93
CLF0.3800
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.34
₱249.89
|
$8.75
CLF0.3000
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
₱54.66
|
$1.62
CLF0.0600
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
₱27.90
|
$1.31
CLF0.0400
|
|
pay 2.8% less for groceries
Manila
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.33
₱76.55
|
$1.64
CLF0.0600
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
₱245.95
|
$5.60
CLF0.1900
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.97
₱400.98
|
$4.90
CLF0.1700
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.08
₱119.43
|
$4.00
CLF0.1400
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.27
₱130.84
|
$3.05
CLF0.1000
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.48
₱85.12
|
$0.93
CLF0.0300
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
₱44.14
|
$0.77
CLF0.0300
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.53
₱88.19
|
$0.83
CLF0.0300
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
₱55.63
|
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
₱62.52
|
$0.74
CLF0.0300
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.37
₱78.84
|
$0.66
CLF0.0200
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
Manila
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.31
₱247.94
|
$5.36
CLF0.1800
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.12
₱582.04
|
$43.74
CLF1.5100
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,066.56
₱1,499,348.34
|
$17,494.37
CLF602.0900
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.66
₱152.93
|
$12.46
CLF0.4300
|
|
pay 25.3% more for housing
Manila
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.90
₱1,662.57
|
$21.91
CLF0.7500
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$465.25
₱26,761.05
|
$543.19
CLF18.6900
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$244.37
₱14,056.33
|
$457.36
CLF15.7400
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$96.97
₱5,577.76
|
$117.58
CLF4.0500
|
|
pay 35.6% less for childcare
Manila
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$499.25
₱28,716.69
|
$405.22
CLF13.9500
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,398.67
₱828,211.46
|
$6,858.55
CLF236.0400
|
|
pay 49.3% more for entertainment and sports
Manila
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.22
₱69.97
|
$3.28
CLF0.1100
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.95
₱169.70
|
$2.97
CLF0.1000
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.95
₱169.93
|
$5.47
CLF0.1900
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.83
₱2,406.10
|
$39.95
CLF1.3700
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.52
₱374.84
|
$6.23
CLF0.2100
|
|
pay 27.0% more for clothing
Manila
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.02
₱1,899.12
|
$54.28
CLF1.8700
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.26
₱1,568.01
|
$32.49
CLF1.1200
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.19
₱4,209.88
|
$74.64
CLF2.5700
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$64.44
₱3,706.64
|
$78.76
CLF2.7100
|
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