Cost of living comparison
Manila is 32.5% cheaper than Road Town.
If you lived in Manila instead of Road Town, you would:
pay 65.4% less for restaurants
Road Town
|
Manila
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
|
$5.21
₱299.87
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.50
|
$4.34
₱249.89
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.10
|
$0.95
₱54.66
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
|
$0.48
₱27.90
|
|
pay 33.7% less for groceries
Road Town
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.66
|
$1.33
₱76.55
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.00
|
$4.28
₱245.95
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.81
|
$6.97
₱400.98
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.00
|
$2.08
₱119.43
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.54
|
$2.27
₱130.84
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.66
|
$1.48
₱85.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.37
|
$0.77
₱44.14
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
|
$1.53
₱88.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.04
|
$0.97
₱55.63
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.06
|
$1.09
₱62.52
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.64
|
$1.37
₱78.84
|
|
pay 7.0% less for transportation
Road Town
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
|
$4.31
₱247.94
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$10.12
₱582.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$26,066.56
₱1,499,348.34
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$2.66
₱152.93
|
|
pay 63.3% less for housing
Road Town
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$125.00
|
$28.90
₱1,662.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,666.67
|
$465.25
₱26,761.05
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,366.67
|
$244.37
₱14,056.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.65
|
$96.97
₱5,577.76
|
|
pay 36.3% more for childcare
Road Town
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$375.00
|
$499.25
₱28,716.69
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,320.00
|
$14,398.67
₱828,211.46
|
|
pay 49.7% less for entertainment and sports
Road Town
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.00
|
$1.22
₱69.97
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.75
|
$2.95
₱169.70
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.00
|
$2.95
₱169.93
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$120.00
|
$41.83
₱2,406.10
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
|
$6.52
₱374.84
|
|
pay 44.6% less for clothing
Road Town
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.50
|
$33.02
₱1,899.12
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$55.00
|
$27.26
₱1,568.01
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$130.00
|
$73.19
₱4,209.88
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$140.00
|
$64.44
₱3,706.64
|
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