Cost of living comparison
Manila is 33.5% cheaper than Reykjavik.
If you lived in Manila instead of Reykjavik, you would:
pay 72.1% less for restaurants
Reykjavik
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.40
kr2,599
|
$4.59
₱264.14
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.62
kr2,207
|
$3.67
₱211.32
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.53
kr358
|
$1.03
₱59.19
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.03
kr286
|
$0.46
₱26.41
|
|
pay 29.6% less for groceries
Reykjavik
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.40
kr481
|
$1.32
₱76.27
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.20
kr1,016
|
$3.43
₱197.27
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.90
kr833
|
$6.66
₱383.64
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.64
kr797
|
$1.88
₱108.13
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.08
kr1,142
|
$2.10
₱121.11
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.57
kr221
|
$1.31
₱75.43
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
kr132
|
$0.69
₱39.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.23
kr174
|
$1.39
₱79.76
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.22
kr313
|
$0.66
₱38.23
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
kr176
|
$0.88
₱50.67
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.69
kr97
|
$1.00
₱57.36
|
|
pay 61.5% less for transportation
Reykjavik
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.90
kr1,257
|
$5.45
₱313.90
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$65.56
kr9,260
|
$12.48
₱718.47
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,150.35
kr5,247,487
|
$23,857.59
₱1,373,552.73
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.44
kr4,159
|
$2.76
₱159.02
|
|
pay 40.0% less for housing
Reykjavik
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.04
kr9,046
|
$38.58
₱2,221.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,613.16
kr227,859
|
$559.30
₱32,200.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,379.70
kr194,883
|
$299.03
₱17,216.02
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.31
kr9,791
|
$85.53
₱4,923.99
|
|
pay 74.9% more for childcare
Reykjavik
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$282.44
kr39,894
|
$388.89
₱22,389.41
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,058.18
kr855,718
|
$12,846.39
₱739,605.31
|
|
pay 55.0% less for entertainment and sports
Reykjavik
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.47
kr1,338
|
$1.43
₱82.41
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.53
kr640
|
$3.13
₱180.10
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.66
kr1,646
|
$2.75
₱158.49
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.30
kr9,507
|
$48.28
₱2,779.62
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.66
kr1,929
|
$6.24
₱359.24
|
|
pay 50.9% less for clothing
Reykjavik
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$108.17
kr15,278
|
$38.44
₱2,212.95
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.41
kr6,132
|
$30.87
₱1,777.54
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$137.74
kr19,456
|
$74.18
₱4,270.80
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$182.49
kr25,777
|
$65.74
₱3,784.82
|
|
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