Cost of living comparison
Manila is 2.1 times more expensive than Praia.
If you lived in Manila instead of Praia, you would:
pay 29.7% less for restaurants
Praia
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.67
CVE482.89
|
$4.59
₱264.14
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.91
CVE611.01
|
$3.67
₱211.32
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.41
CVE146.01
|
$1.03
₱59.19
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
CVE98.70
|
$0.46
₱26.41
|
|
pay 18.1% more for groceries
Praia
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
CVE122.46
|
$1.32
₱76.27
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
CVE332.88
|
$3.43
₱197.27
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.53
CVE364.93
|
$6.66
₱383.64
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.47
CVE255.26
|
$1.88
₱108.13
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.98
CVE204.40
|
$2.10
₱121.11
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.23
CVE127.03
|
$1.31
₱75.43
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
CVE92.38
|
$0.69
₱39.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
CVE92.38
|
$1.39
₱79.76
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
CVE97.00
|
$0.66
₱38.23
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
CVE62.36
|
$0.88
₱50.67
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
CVE66.98
|
$1.00
₱57.36
|
|
pay 36.0% less for transportation
Praia
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.38
CVE659.53
|
$5.45
₱313.90
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.69
CVE2,138.52
|
$12.48
₱718.47
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,607.54
CVE2,749,524.85
|
$23,857.59
₱1,373,552.73
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.30
CVE1,374.76
|
$2.76
₱159.02
|
|
pay 57.4% more for housing
Praia
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$60.11
CVE6,211.89
|
$38.58
₱2,221.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$246.37
CVE25,458.56
|
$559.30
₱32,200.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$148.36
CVE15,331.21
|
$299.03
₱17,216.02
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$62.56
CVE6,464.72
|
$85.53
₱4,923.99
|
|
pay 8.6 times more for childcare
Praia
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$76.40
CVE7,894.94
|
$388.89
₱22,389.41
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,064.30
CVE109,980.99
|
$12,846.39
₱739,605.31
|
|
pay 22.7% more for entertainment and sports
Praia
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.27
CVE234.99
|
$1.43
₱82.41
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.49
CVE153.68
|
$3.13
₱180.10
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.43
CVE458.25
|
$2.75
₱158.49
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.92
CVE2,885.30
|
$48.28
₱2,779.62
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.91
CVE611.01
|
$6.24
₱359.24
|
|
pay 15.3% less for clothing
Praia
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$38.44
₱2,212.95
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.56
CVE3,055.03
|
$30.87
₱1,777.54
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.84
CVE8,146.74
|
$74.18
₱4,270.80
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.26
CVE12,220.11
|
$65.74
₱3,784.82
|
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