Cost of living comparison
Manila is 56.9% cheaper than Monaco.
If you lived in Manila instead of Monaco, you would:
pay 79.7% less for restaurants
Monaco
|
Manila
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$27.49
€25.78
|
$4.59
₱264.14
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.90
€9.28
|
$3.67
₱211.32
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$5.17
€4.85
|
$1.03
₱59.19
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$6.10
€5.73
|
$0.46
₱26.41
|
|
pay 19.3% less for groceries
Monaco
|
Manila
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.12
€3.87
|
$1.32
₱76.27
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.70
€7.22
|
$3.43
₱197.27
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.28
€6.83
|
$6.66
₱383.64
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.26
€3.06
|
$1.88
₱108.13
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.99
€4.68
|
$2.10
₱121.11
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.78
|
$1.31
₱75.43
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.94
|
$0.69
₱39.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.86
|
$1.39
₱79.76
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.75
€1.64
|
$0.66
₱38.23
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.70
|
$0.88
₱50.67
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.09
|
$1.00
₱57.36
|
|
pay 43.4% less for transportation
Monaco
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.63
€7.16
|
$5.45
₱313.90
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.58
€37.12
|
$12.48
₱718.47
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,988.99
€20,622.73
|
$23,857.59
₱1,373,552.73
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.25
€17.12
|
$2.76
₱159.02
|
|
pay 68.5% less for housing
Monaco
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$77.33
€72.52
|
$38.58
₱2,221.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$5,728.44
€5,372.51
|
$559.30
₱32,200.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$3,664.83
€3,437.12
|
$299.03
₱17,216.02
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$146.95
€137.82
|
$85.53
₱4,923.99
|
|
pay 65.2% less for childcare
Monaco
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$3,518.24
€3,299.64
|
$388.89
₱22,389.41
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$21,988.99
€20,622.73
|
$12,846.39
₱739,605.31
|
|
pay 67.2% less for entertainment and sports
Monaco
|
Manila
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.70
€7.22
|
$1.43
₱82.41
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.74
€4.45
|
$3.13
₱180.10
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.99
€10.31
|
$2.75
₱158.49
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$659.67
€618.68
|
$48.28
₱2,779.62
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.37
|
$6.24
₱359.24
|
|
pay 54.9% less for clothing
Monaco
|
Manila
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$132.67
€124.42
|
$38.44
₱2,212.95
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.08
€31.97
|
$30.87
₱1,777.54
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$153.65
€144.10
|
$74.18
₱4,270.80
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$523.34
€490.82
|
$65.74
₱3,784.82
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