Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 1.2% more expensive than Manila.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Manila, you would:
pay 14.6% less for restaurants
Manila
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.59
₱259.56
|
$2.08
฿75.59
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.67
₱207.65
|
$5.66
฿205.37
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
₱58.16
|
$0.67
฿24.24
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
₱25.96
|
$0.35
฿12.85
|
|
pay 7.9% less for groceries
Manila
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.32
₱74.95
|
$1.48
฿53.87
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.43
₱193.85
|
$7.99
฿290.22
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.66
₱376.98
|
$6.46
฿234.49
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.88
₱106.25
|
$1.75
฿63.42
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.10
₱119.01
|
$1.07
฿38.88
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
₱74.12
|
$1.20
฿43.74
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
₱39.25
|
$0.50
฿18.31
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.39
₱78.38
|
$0.79
฿28.75
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
₱37.57
|
$0.59
฿21.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
₱49.79
|
$0.62
฿22.42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
₱56.36
|
$0.46
฿16.69
|
|
pay 90.1% more for transportation
Manila
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.45
₱308.45
|
$4.57
฿165.90
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.48
₱706.00
|
$24.32
฿883.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,857.59
₱1,349,707.12
|
$31,287.73
฿1,136,179.85
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.76
₱156.25
|
$9.68
฿351.58
|
|
pay 44.1% less for housing
Manila
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.58
₱2,182.49
|
$17.10
฿620.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$559.30
₱31,641.73
|
$290.79
฿10,559.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$299.03
₱16,917.14
|
$207.49
฿7,534.64
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$85.53
₱4,838.50
|
$49.43
฿1,794.98
|
|
pay 18.4% less for childcare
Manila
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$388.89
₱22,000.72
|
$334.45
฿12,145.32
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,846.39
₱726,765.37
|
$9,908.05
฿359,800.06
|
|
pay 2.8% more for entertainment and sports
Manila
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.43
₱80.98
|
$1.90
฿68.94
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.13
₱176.97
|
$1.94
฿70.61
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.75
₱155.74
|
$3.61
฿131.21
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.28
₱2,731.36
|
$47.07
฿1,709.16
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.24
₱353.00
|
$5.63
฿204.53
|
|
pay 0.6% more for clothing
Manila
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.44
₱2,174.53
|
$40.39
฿1,466.76
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.87
₱1,746.68
|
$27.03
฿981.55
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.18
₱4,196.66
|
$82.02
฿2,978.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.74
₱3,719.11
|
$65.30
฿2,371.16
|
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