Cost of living comparison
Manila is 6.2% cheaper than Santiago.
If you lived in Manila instead of Santiago, you would:
pay 51.7% less for restaurants
Santiago
|
Manila
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.93
CLF0.3800
|
$5.21
₱304.51
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.75
CLF0.3000
|
$4.34
₱253.76
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.62
CLF0.0600
|
$0.95
₱55.51
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.31
CLF0.0400
|
$0.48
₱28.33
|
|
pay 23.7% more for groceries
Santiago
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.64
CLF0.0600
|
$1.33
₱77.74
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.60
CLF0.1900
|
$4.28
₱249.76
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.90
CLF0.1700
|
$6.97
₱407.19
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.00
CLF0.1400
|
$2.08
₱121.28
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.05
CLF0.1000
|
$2.27
₱132.87
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.93
CLF0.0300
|
$1.48
₱86.44
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
CLF0.0300
|
$0.77
₱44.83
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
CLF0.0300
|
$1.53
₱89.55
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
$0.97
₱56.49
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
CLF0.0300
|
$1.09
₱63.48
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
CLF0.0200
|
$1.37
₱80.06
|
|
pay 31.6% less for transportation
Santiago
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.36
CLF0.1800
|
$4.31
₱251.78
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.74
CLF1.5000
|
$10.12
₱591.05
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,494.37
CLF600.4400
|
$26,066.56
₱1,522,547.52
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.46
CLF0.4300
|
$2.66
₱155.30
|
|
pay 11.6% less for housing
Santiago
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.91
CLF0.7500
|
$28.90
₱1,688.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$543.19
CLF18.6400
|
$465.25
₱27,175.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$457.36
CLF15.7000
|
$244.37
₱14,273.82
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$117.58
CLF4.0400
|
$96.97
₱5,664.07
|
|
pay 66.5% more for childcare
Santiago
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$405.22
CLF13.9100
|
$499.25
₱29,161.01
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,858.55
CLF235.4000
|
$14,398.67
₱841,026.25
|
|
pay 20.0% less for entertainment and sports
Santiago
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.28
CLF0.1100
|
$1.22
₱71.05
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.97
CLF0.1000
|
$2.95
₱172.32
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.47
CLF0.1900
|
$2.95
₱172.56
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.95
CLF1.3700
|
$41.83
₱2,443.33
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.23
CLF0.2100
|
$6.52
₱380.64
|
|
pay 18.9% less for clothing
Santiago
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.28
CLF1.8600
|
$33.02
₱1,928.50
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.49
CLF1.1200
|
$27.26
₱1,592.27
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.64
CLF2.5600
|
$73.19
₱4,275.01
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.76
CLF2.7000
|
$64.44
₱3,763.99
|
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