Cost of living comparison
Zagreb is 59.3% more expensive than Manila.
If you lived in Zagreb instead of Manila, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
Manila
|
Zagreb
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.59
₱264.48
|
$10.99
kn77.47
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.67
₱211.58
|
$7.70
kn54.23
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
₱59.27
|
$2.56
kn18.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
₱26.45
|
$1.81
kn12.72
|
|
pay 9.9% more for groceries
Manila
|
Zagreb
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.32
₱76.37
|
$1.22
kn8.63
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.43
₱197.52
|
$4.97
kn34.99
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.66
₱384.13
|
$5.08
kn35.77
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.88
₱108.27
|
$3.34
kn23.53
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.10
₱121.27
|
$4.51
kn31.80
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
₱75.53
|
$0.68
kn4.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
₱39.99
|
$0.70
kn4.96
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.39
₱79.86
|
$0.81
kn5.72
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
₱38.28
|
$1.17
kn8.27
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
₱50.73
|
$0.54
kn3.79
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
₱57.43
|
$0.52
kn3.69
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
Manila
|
Zagreb
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.45
₱314.30
|
$7.21
kn50.78
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.48
₱719.38
|
$52.55
kn370.29
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,857.59
₱1,375,294.45
|
$27,761.50
kn195,611.43
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.76
₱159.22
|
$9.17
kn64.59
|
|
pay 34.5% more for housing
Manila
|
Zagreb
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.58
₱2,223.86
|
$26.23
kn184.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$559.30
₱32,241.58
|
$633.97
kn4,467.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$299.03
₱17,237.85
|
$491.60
kn3,463.89
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$85.53
₱4,930.23
|
$164.63
kn1,160.02
|
|
pay 51.8% less for childcare
Manila
|
Zagreb
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$388.89
₱22,417.80
|
$157.92
kn1,112.72
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,846.39
₱740,543.16
|
$7,167.37
kn50,502.28
|
|
pay 34.1% more for entertainment and sports
Manila
|
Zagreb
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.43
₱82.52
|
$2.92
kn20.55
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.13
₱180.33
|
$2.03
kn14.29
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.75
₱158.69
|
$5.10
kn35.94
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.28
₱2,783.14
|
$47.97
kn338.02
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.24
₱359.69
|
$7.31
kn51.48
|
|
pay 65.1% more for clothing
Manila
|
Zagreb
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.44
₱2,215.75
|
$91.04
kn641.48
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.87
₱1,779.79
|
$38.84
kn273.70
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.18
₱4,276.22
|
$92.79
kn653.81
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.74
₱3,789.62
|
$113.47
kn799.52
|
|
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