Cost of living comparison
Manila is 17.4% cheaper than Nicosia.
If you lived in Manila instead of Nicosia, you would:
pay 47.8% less for restaurants
Nicosia
|
Manila
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.00
€11.95
|
$5.21
₱299.87
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.58
€6.97
|
$4.34
₱249.89
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.68
€1.55
|
$0.95
₱54.66
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
€0.81
|
$0.48
₱27.90
|
|
pay 16.1% more for groceries
Nicosia
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.00
€1.84
|
$1.33
₱76.55
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.16
€5.67
|
$4.28
₱245.95
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.42
€5.91
|
$6.97
₱400.98
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.35
€3.08
|
$2.08
₱119.43
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.88
€3.57
|
$2.27
₱130.84
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
€1.17
|
$1.48
₱85.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.83
|
$0.77
₱44.14
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.82
|
$1.53
₱88.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
€1.13
|
$0.97
₱55.63
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
€0.54
|
$1.09
₱62.52
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.50
€0.46
|
$1.37
₱78.84
|
|
pay 47.0% less for transportation
Nicosia
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
€5.24
|
$4.31
₱247.94
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$54.15
€49.80
|
$10.12
₱582.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,020.53
€24,852.13
|
$26,066.56
₱1,499,348.34
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.45
€11.45
|
$2.66
₱152.93
|
|
pay 32.2% less for housing
Nicosia
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.51
€27.14
|
$28.90
₱1,662.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$686.76
€631.64
|
$465.25
₱26,761.05
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$565.47
€520.09
|
$244.37
₱14,056.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$155.79
€143.29
|
$96.97
₱5,577.76
|
|
pay 60.9% more for childcare
Nicosia
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$401.79
€369.54
|
$499.25
₱28,716.69
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,295.41
€6,709.95
|
$14,398.67
₱828,211.46
|
|
pay 42.8% less for entertainment and sports
Nicosia
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.33
€3.98
|
$1.22
₱69.97
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.71
€3.42
|
$2.95
₱169.70
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.41
€4.98
|
$2.95
₱169.93
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$65.52
€60.26
|
$41.83
₱2,406.10
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.83
€9.96
|
$6.52
₱374.84
|
|
pay 29.3% less for clothing
Nicosia
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.82
€72.49
|
$33.02
₱1,899.12
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.68
€29.14
|
$27.26
₱1,568.01
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.03
€76.37
|
$73.19
₱4,209.88
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.57
€88.82
|
$64.44
₱3,706.64
|
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