Cost of living comparison
Manila is 25.8% cheaper than Rome.
If you lived in Manila instead of Rome, you would:
pay 60.7% less for restaurants
Rome
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.24
€15.15
|
$5.21
₱304.51
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.83
€10.10
|
$4.34
₱253.76
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.22
€2.07
|
$0.95
₱55.51
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.15
€1.07
|
$0.48
₱28.33
|
|
pay 4.1% more for groceries
Rome
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.87
€1.74
|
$1.33
₱77.74
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.93
€6.46
|
$4.28
₱249.76
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.37
€5.94
|
$6.97
₱407.19
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.90
€3.64
|
$2.08
₱121.28
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.10
€4.75
|
$2.27
₱132.87
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.02
€0.95
|
$1.48
₱86.44
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.85
|
$0.77
₱44.83
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.95
€0.88
|
$1.53
₱89.55
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.07
|
$0.97
₱56.49
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.67
|
$1.09
₱63.48
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.72
|
$1.37
₱80.06
|
|
pay 50.8% less for transportation
Rome
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.44
€6.94
|
$4.31
₱251.78
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.90
€35.36
|
$10.12
₱591.05
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,749.78
€24,952.76
|
$26,066.56
₱1,522,547.52
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.87
€16.67
|
$2.66
₱155.30
|
|
pay 43.8% less for housing
Rome
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.04
€28.03
|
$28.90
₱1,688.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,171.95
€1,093.22
|
$465.25
₱27,175.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$721.77
€673.28
|
$244.37
₱14,273.82
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$175.72
€163.92
|
$96.97
₱5,664.07
|
|
pay 21.7% more for childcare
Rome
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$516.83
€482.11
|
$499.25
₱29,161.01
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,813.53
€9,154.27
|
$14,398.67
₱841,026.25
|
|
pay 23.8% less for entertainment and sports
Rome
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.41
€5.05
|
$1.22
₱71.05
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.59
€1.48
|
$2.95
₱172.32
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.50
€6.06
|
$2.95
₱172.56
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$62.20
€58.03
|
$41.83
₱2,443.33
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.83
€10.10
|
$6.52
₱380.64
|
|
pay 27.6% less for clothing
Rome
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.31
€62.79
|
$33.02
₱1,928.50
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.97
€28.89
|
$27.26
₱1,592.27
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.10
€75.65
|
$73.19
₱4,275.01
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.39
€96.45
|
$64.44
₱3,763.99
|
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