Cost of living comparison
Manila is 31.5% cheaper than Prague.
If you lived in Manila instead of Prague, you would:
pay 55.6% less for restaurants
Prague
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.29
Kč241.33
|
$4.59
₱258.71
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.89
Kč208.42
|
$3.67
₱206.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.76
Kč41.20
|
$1.03
₱57.97
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.38
Kč32.36
|
$0.46
₱25.87
|
|
pay 7.3% more for groceries
Prague
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.71
Kč40.08
|
$1.32
₱74.71
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.50
Kč152.48
|
$3.43
₱193.22
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.62
Kč108.41
|
$6.66
₱375.75
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.46
Kč81.11
|
$1.88
₱105.91
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.31
Kč101.02
|
$2.10
₱118.62
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
Kč20.20
|
$1.31
₱73.88
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
Kč18.93
|
$0.69
₱39.12
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
Kč22.95
|
$1.39
₱78.12
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.62
Kč37.95
|
$0.66
₱37.44
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
Kč11.38
|
$0.88
₱49.62
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.50
Kč11.62
|
$1.00
₱56.18
|
|
pay 41.6% less for transportation
Prague
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.00
Kč164.20
|
$5.45
₱307.45
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$25.72
Kč603.32
|
$12.48
₱703.69
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,062.17
Kč658,167.26
|
$23,857.59
₱1,345,293.41
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.58
Kč295.08
|
$2.76
₱155.74
|
|
pay 32.0% less for housing
Prague
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.19
Kč614.27
|
$38.58
₱2,175.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,062.03
Kč24,908.64
|
$559.30
₱31,538.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$794.21
Kč18,627.38
|
$299.03
₱16,861.82
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$251.13
Kč5,889.88
|
$85.53
₱4,822.68
|
|
pay 27.6% less for childcare
Prague
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$808.25
Kč18,956.59
|
$388.89
₱21,928.78
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,299.60
Kč311,927.40
|
$12,846.39
₱724,388.76
|
|
pay 32.9% less for entertainment and sports
Prague
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.34
Kč54.85
|
$1.43
₱80.72
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.21
Kč75.19
|
$3.13
₱176.39
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.73
Kč157.96
|
$2.75
₱155.23
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.27
Kč1,413.51
|
$48.28
₱2,722.43
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.18
Kč262.17
|
$6.24
₱351.85
|
|
pay 37.9% less for clothing
Prague
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.07
Kč2,182.80
|
$38.44
₱2,167.42
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.28
Kč991.52
|
$30.87
₱1,740.97
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.72
Kč2,268.53
|
$74.18
₱4,182.94
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.16
Kč2,677.54
|
$65.74
₱3,706.95
|
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