Cost of living comparison
Manila is 35.6% cheaper than Seoul.
If you lived in Manila instead of Seoul, you would:
pay 35.2% less for restaurants
Seoul
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.11
₩11,110
|
$5.21
₱299.87
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.90
₩8,080
|
$4.34
₱249.89
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
₩2,089
|
$0.95
₱54.66
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
₩1,126
|
$0.48
₱27.90
|
|
pay 40.4% less for groceries
Seoul
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.09
₩4,234
|
$1.33
₱76.55
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.06
₩8,298
|
$4.28
₱245.95
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.19
₩11,226
|
$6.97
₱400.98
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.27
₩4,483
|
$2.08
₱119.43
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.76
₩6,520
|
$2.27
₱130.84
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.12
₩4,274
|
$1.48
₱85.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.57
₩2,154
|
$0.77
₱44.14
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.58
₩3,535
|
$1.53
₱88.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.72
₩3,720
|
$0.97
₱55.63
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.91
₩2,614
|
$1.09
₱62.52
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.42
₩1,939
|
$1.37
₱78.84
|
|
pay 40.9% less for transportation
Seoul
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.69
₩6,423
|
$4.31
₱247.94
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.15
₩61,861
|
$10.12
₱582.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,815.53
₩38,107,555
|
$26,066.56
₱1,499,348.34
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.44
₩12,928
|
$2.66
₱152.93
|
|
pay 27.1% less for housing
Seoul
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.52
₩32,223
|
$28.90
₱1,662.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$873.53
₩1,196,742
|
$465.25
₱26,761.05
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$528.87
₩724,551
|
$244.37
₱14,056.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$140.47
₩192,445
|
$96.97
₱5,577.76
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Seoul
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$381.75
₩523,001
|
$499.25
₱28,716.69
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$20,838.36
₩28,548,768
|
$14,398.67
₱828,211.46
|
pay 32.7% less for entertainment and sports
Seoul
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.69
₩5,050
|
$1.22
₱69.97
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.88
₩5,311
|
$2.95
₱169.70
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.32
₩4,545
|
$2.95
₱169.93
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.67
₩72,152
|
$41.83
₱2,406.10
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.06
₩15,150
|
$6.52
₱374.84
|
|
pay 37.2% less for clothing
Seoul
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.77
₩83,259
|
$33.02
₱1,899.12
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.72
₩61,262
|
$27.26
₱1,568.01
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.92
₩117,709
|
$73.19
₱4,209.88
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$127.28
₩174,370
|
$64.44
₱3,706.64
|
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