Cost of living comparison
Manila is 3.4% cheaper than Santiago.
If you lived in Manila instead of Santiago, you would:
pay 55.5% less for restaurants
|
Santiago
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.36
CLF0.4400
|
$5.12
₱296.17
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.24
CLF0.2900
|
$4.26
₱246.81
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.78
CLF0.0600
|
$0.87
₱50.55
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
CLF0.0500
|
$0.49
₱28.45
|
|
pay 27.6% more for groceries
|
Santiago
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.48
CLF0.0500
|
$1.35
₱78.27
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.49
CLF0.1900
|
$5.30
₱307.08
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.59
CLF0.1600
|
$6.79
₱393.32
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.97
CLF0.1400
|
$2.08
₱120.35
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.88
CLF0.1000
|
$2.42
₱140.07
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
CLF0.0300
|
$1.52
₱88.11
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
CLF0.0300
|
$0.80
₱46.55
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
CLF0.0300
|
$1.52
₱88.13
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
$0.98
₱56.55
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
CLF0.0300
|
$1.20
₱69.54
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
CLF0.0200
|
$1.48
₱85.98
|
|
pay 34.0% less for transportation
|
Santiago
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.14
CLF0.1800
|
$4.14
₱239.78
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$41.20
CLF1.4600
|
$9.93
₱574.87
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,540.00
CLF655.2400
|
$25,575.45
₱1,480,869.57
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.41
CLF0.4400
|
$2.67
₱154.50
|
|
pay 4.0% less for housing
|
Santiago
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.87
CLF0.7400
|
$28.80
₱1,667.86
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$513.58
CLF18.1500
|
$468.88
₱27,149.23
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$439.93
CLF15.5500
|
$234.44
₱13,574.64
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$104.66
CLF3.7000
|
$106.33
₱6,156.71
|
|
pay 72.2% more for childcare
|
Santiago
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$387.71
CLF13.7000
|
$482.52
₱27,939.07
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,421.89
CLF226.9600
|
$14,127.39
₱818,004.14
|
|
pay 10.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Santiago
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.83
CLF0.1000
|
$1.36
₱78.98
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.09
CLF0.1100
|
$2.70
₱156.16
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.15
CLF0.1800
|
$3.07
₱177.70
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.85
CLF1.2000
|
$40.61
₱2,351.44
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.87
CLF0.2100
|
$7.67
₱444.26
|
|
pay 19.1% less for clothing
|
Santiago
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.80
CLF1.8700
|
$33.31
₱1,928.85
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.11
CLF1.1000
|
$26.60
₱1,540.01
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.37
CLF2.5900
|
$74.03
₱4,286.21
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.04
CLF2.9000
|
$60.89
₱3,525.74
|
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