Cost of living comparison
Manila is 17.6% cheaper than Riga.
If you lived in Manila instead of Riga, you would:
pay 52.2% less for restaurants
Riga
|
Manila
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.25
|
$4.59
₱261.81
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.70
€7.15
|
$3.67
₱209.45
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.41
€1.31
|
$1.03
₱58.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.28
€1.19
|
$0.46
₱26.18
|
|
pay 28.3% more for groceries
Riga
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.33
€1.23
|
$1.32
₱75.60
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.42
€5.03
|
$3.43
₱195.53
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.49
€5.09
|
$6.66
₱380.25
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.66
€2.47
|
$1.88
₱107.17
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.48
€3.24
|
$2.10
₱120.04
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.62
|
$1.31
₱74.76
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.71
|
$0.69
₱39.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.85
|
$1.39
₱79.06
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
€1.26
|
$0.66
₱37.89
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
€0.39
|
$0.88
₱50.22
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
€0.31
|
$1.00
₱56.85
|
|
pay 41.9% less for transportation
Riga
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.79
€7.24
|
$5.45
₱311.13
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.98
€30.63
|
$12.48
₱712.12
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,187.89
€22,462.09
|
$23,857.59
₱1,361,397.57
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.66
€9.90
|
$2.76
₱157.61
|
|
pay 7.8% more for housing
Riga
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.82
€18.40
|
$38.58
₱2,201.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$489.54
€454.62
|
$559.30
₱31,915.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$337.47
€313.39
|
$299.03
₱17,063.67
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$254.35
€236.20
|
$85.53
₱4,880.41
|
|
pay 7.0% less for childcare
Riga
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$404.77
€375.89
|
$388.89
₱22,191.28
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,268.86
€13,250.77
|
$12,846.39
₱733,060.23
|
|
pay 27.3% less for entertainment and sports
Riga
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€4.08
|
$1.43
₱81.68
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.01
€2.80
|
$3.13
₱178.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.95
€4.59
|
$2.75
₱157.08
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.13
€40.98
|
$48.28
₱2,755.02
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
€9.29
|
$6.24
₱356.06
|
|
pay 30.8% less for clothing
Riga
|
Manila
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.46
€66.37
|
$38.44
₱2,193.36
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.87
€41.67
|
$30.87
₱1,761.81
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.12
€71.62
|
$74.18
₱4,233.01
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.87
€104.82
|
$65.74
₱3,751.32
|
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