Cost of living comparison
Manila is 31.4% more expensive than Pretoria.
If you lived in Manila instead of Pretoria, you would:
pay 15.5% less for restaurants
Pretoria
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.72
R126.40
|
$4.59
₱259.56
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.39
R82.55
|
$3.67
₱207.65
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
R16.61
|
$1.03
₱58.16
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
R12.42
|
$0.46
₱25.96
|
|
pay 58.0% more for groceries
Pretoria
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
R15.65
|
$1.32
₱74.95
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.17
R59.73
|
$3.43
₱193.85
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.87
R72.90
|
$6.66
₱376.98
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.68
R31.54
|
$1.88
₱106.25
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.92
R36.16
|
$2.10
₱119.01
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.61
R11.54
|
$1.31
₱74.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
R10.53
|
$0.69
₱39.25
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.53
R9.98
|
$1.39
₱78.38
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
R11.79
|
$0.66
₱37.57
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
R9.38
|
$0.88
₱49.79
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
R9.58
|
$1.00
₱56.36
|
|
pay 22.6% less for transportation
Pretoria
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.68
R88.11
|
$5.45
₱308.45
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.23
R851.28
|
$12.48
₱706.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,020.94
R320,338.99
|
$23,857.59
₱1,349,707.12
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.97
R206.37
|
$2.76
₱156.25
|
|
pay 16.8% more for housing
Pretoria
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$46.98
R884.15
|
$38.58
₱2,182.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$315.25
R5,933.16
|
$559.30
₱31,641.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$329.30
R6,197.57
|
$299.03
₱16,917.14
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$73.25
R1,378.56
|
$85.53
₱4,838.50
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
Pretoria
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$210.41
R3,959.94
|
$388.89
₱22,000.72
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,579.40
R67,365.31
|
$12,846.39
₱726,765.37
|
|
pay 23.8% more for entertainment and sports
Pretoria
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.92
R36.11
|
$1.43
₱80.98
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.64
R30.91
|
$3.13
₱176.97
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.74
R51.59
|
$2.75
₱155.74
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.50
R649.33
|
$48.28
₱2,731.36
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.48
R103.19
|
$6.24
₱353.00
|
|
pay 12.3% less for clothing
Pretoria
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.41
R798.17
|
$38.44
₱2,174.53
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.03
R659.24
|
$30.87
₱1,746.68
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.75
R1,444.53
|
$74.18
₱4,196.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.03
R1,638.00
|
$65.74
₱3,719.11
|
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