Cost of living comparison
Manila is 27.4% more expensive than San Salvador.
If you lived in Manila instead of San Salvador, you would:
pay 21.1% less for restaurants
San Salvador
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.00
SVC78.53
|
$4.59
₱261.81
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.50
SVC56.71
|
$3.67
₱209.45
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
SVC6.23
|
$1.03
₱58.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
SVC6.22
|
$0.46
₱26.18
|
|
pay 6.9% less for groceries
San Salvador
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.76
SVC15.32
|
$1.32
₱75.60
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.97
SVC25.91
|
$3.43
₱195.53
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.82
SVC59.52
|
$6.66
₱380.25
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.64
SVC23.01
|
$1.88
₱107.17
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.45
SVC21.40
|
$2.10
₱120.04
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
SVC12.52
|
$1.31
₱74.76
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
SVC6.60
|
$0.69
₱39.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
SVC9.27
|
$1.39
₱79.06
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
SVC9.54
|
$0.66
₱37.89
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
SVC9.04
|
$0.88
₱50.22
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
SVC7.27
|
$1.00
₱56.85
|
|
pay 15.9% less for transportation
San Salvador
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.98
SVC34.70
|
$5.45
₱311.13
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.74
SVC189.68
|
$12.48
₱712.12
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,000.00
SVC157,052.02
|
$23,857.59
₱1,361,397.57
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.85
SVC260.49
|
$2.76
₱157.61
|
|
pay 2.8% less for housing
San Salvador
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.33
SVC395.54
|
$38.58
₱2,201.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$672.22
SVC5,865.21
|
$559.30
₱31,915.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$525.00
SVC4,580.68
|
$299.03
₱17,063.67
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$52.28
SVC456.12
|
$85.53
₱4,880.41
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for childcare
San Salvador
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$99.22
SVC865.73
|
$388.89
₱22,191.28
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,350.00
SVC37,954.24
|
$12,846.39
₱733,060.23
|
|
pay 16.0% more for entertainment and sports
San Salvador
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SVC13.09
|
$1.43
₱81.68
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.46
SVC21.51
|
$3.13
₱178.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
SVC34.90
|
$2.75
₱157.08
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.44
SVC256.91
|
$48.28
₱2,755.02
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SVC43.63
|
$6.24
₱356.06
|
|
pay 21.1% less for clothing
San Salvador
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.50
SVC466.79
|
$38.44
₱2,193.36
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.12
SVC358.82
|
$30.87
₱1,761.81
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.36
SVC709.91
|
$74.18
₱4,233.01
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.00
SVC741.63
|
$65.74
₱3,751.32
|
|
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