Cost of living comparison
Manila is 60.8% cheaper than San Francisco.
- Restaurants
-
pay 72.7% less in Manila
- Groceries
-
pay 46.3% less in Manila
- Transportation
-
pay 57.2% less in Manila
- Housing
-
pay 69.3% less in Manila
- Childcare
-
pay 72.8% less in Manila
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 65.0% less in Manila
- Clothing
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pay 42.4% less in Manila
Expenses including childcare, restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, transportation, and groceries are lower in Manila.
If you lived in Manila instead of San Francisco, you would:
pay 72.7% less for restaurants
|
San Francisco
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.00
|
$5.12
₱301.84
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
|
$4.26
₱251.53
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.83
|
$0.87
₱51.51
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.20
|
$0.49
₱28.99
|
|
pay 46.3% less for groceries
|
San Francisco
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.86
|
$1.35
₱79.77
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.38
|
$5.30
₱312.95
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.98
|
$6.79
₱400.84
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.32
|
$2.08
₱122.65
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.49
|
$2.42
₱142.75
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.26
|
$1.52
₱89.79
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.47
|
$0.80
₱47.44
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.54
|
$1.52
₱89.81
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.74
|
$0.98
₱57.64
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.01
|
$1.20
₱70.87
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.86
|
$1.48
₱87.62
|
|
pay 57.2% less for transportation
|
San Francisco
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.27
|
$4.14
₱244.37
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$98.00
|
$9.93
₱585.86
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,753.89
|
$25,575.45
₱1,509,181.64
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.31
|
$2.67
₱157.46
|
|
pay 69.3% less for housing
|
San Francisco
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$65.19
|
$28.80
₱1,699.75
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$3,110.17
|
$468.88
₱27,668.28
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,750.00
|
$234.44
₱13,834.16
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$194.16
|
$106.33
₱6,274.42
|
|
pay 72.8% less for childcare
|
San Francisco
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,829.63
|
$482.52
₱28,473.23
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$38,000.00
|
$14,127.39
₱833,643.19
|
|
pay 65.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
San Francisco
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.00
|
$1.36
₱80.49
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.64
|
$2.70
₱159.15
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.00
|
$3.07
₱181.10
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$94.53
|
$40.61
₱2,396.40
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$17.00
|
$7.67
₱452.75
|
|
pay 42.4% less for clothing
|
San Francisco
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.43
|
$33.31
₱1,965.73
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.08
|
$26.60
₱1,569.45
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.32
|
$74.03
₱4,368.16
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$131.92
|
$60.89
₱3,593.15
|
|
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