Cost of living comparison
Manila is 92.3% more expensive than Monrovia.
If you lived in Manila instead of Monrovia, you would:
pay 62.0% less for restaurants
Monrovia
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.50
LRD2,418.12
|
$4.59
₱261.81
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.50
LRD2,418.12
|
$3.67
₱209.45
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
LRD290.17
|
$1.03
₱58.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.67
LRD515.87
|
$0.46
₱26.18
|
|
pay 30.8% less for groceries
Monrovia
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
LRD263.99
|
$1.32
₱75.60
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.00
LRD1,934.50
|
$3.43
₱195.53
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.37
LRD1,232.68
|
$6.66
₱380.25
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.33
LRD1,031.73
|
$1.88
₱107.17
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.48
LRD866.04
|
$2.10
₱120.04
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
LRD175.50
|
$1.31
₱74.76
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.25
LRD242.24
|
$0.69
₱39.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.81
LRD350.99
|
$1.39
₱79.06
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.36
LRD456.69
|
$0.66
₱37.89
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
LRD202.12
|
$0.88
₱50.22
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.82
LRD351.60
|
$1.00
₱56.85
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Monrovia
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.94
LRD761.45
|
$5.45
₱311.13
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$12.48
₱712.12
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,069.87
LRD980,766.88
|
$23,857.59
₱1,361,397.57
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.44
LRD2,600.34
|
$2.76
₱157.61
|
|
pay 2.7% less for housing
Monrovia
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.87
LRD9,648.29
|
$38.58
₱2,201.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$680.33
LRD131,610.32
|
$559.30
₱31,915.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$158.33
LRD30,629.58
|
$299.03
₱17,063.67
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$209.64
LRD40,555.08
|
$85.53
₱4,880.41
|
|
pay 6.7 times more for childcare
Monrovia
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$132.44
LRD25,620.70
|
$388.89
₱22,191.28
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,227.33
LRD237,427.32
|
$12,846.39
₱733,060.23
|
|
pay 36.3% less for entertainment and sports
Monrovia
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
LRD483.62
|
$1.43
₱81.68
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.67
LRD709.32
|
$3.13
₱178.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.87
LRD1,329.95
|
$2.75
₱157.08
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.50
LRD12,864.39
|
$48.28
₱2,755.02
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.87
LRD1,910.29
|
$6.24
₱356.06
|
|
pay 98.1% more for clothing
Monrovia
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$11.22
LRD2,169.84
|
$38.44
₱2,193.36
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.58
LRD5,142.53
|
$30.87
₱1,761.81
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.33
LRD9,350.08
|
$74.18
₱4,233.01
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.50
LRD7,060.89
|
$65.74
₱3,751.32
|
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