Cost of living comparison
Manila is 13.1% cheaper than Spain.
If you lived in Manila instead of Spain, you would:
pay 58.9% less for restaurants
Spain
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.45
€11.47
|
$4.59
₱258.71
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.47
€7.80
|
$3.67
₱206.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.99
€1.84
|
$1.03
₱57.97
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.40
€1.29
|
$0.46
₱25.87
|
|
pay 17.8% more for groceries
Spain
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
€1.07
|
$1.32
₱74.71
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.73
€5.28
|
$3.43
₱193.22
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.55
€3.27
|
$6.66
₱375.75
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
€2.17
|
$1.88
₱105.91
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.11
€2.86
|
$2.10
₱118.62
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.81
|
$1.31
₱73.88
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.76
|
$0.69
₱39.12
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.68
|
$1.39
₱78.12
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.84
|
$0.66
₱37.44
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
€0.58
|
$0.88
₱49.62
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.60
|
$1.00
₱56.18
|
|
pay 42.4% less for transportation
Spain
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.67
€6.15
|
$5.45
₱307.45
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.84
€36.69
|
$12.48
₱703.69
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,357.72
€22,432.25
|
$23,857.59
₱1,345,293.41
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.14
€13.02
|
$2.76
₱155.74
|
|
pay 23.1% less for housing
Spain
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.62
€37.41
|
$38.58
₱2,175.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$697.48
€642.34
|
$559.30
₱31,538.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$570.67
€525.56
|
$299.03
₱16,861.82
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$106.79
€98.35
|
$85.53
₱4,822.68
|
|
pay 44.0% more for childcare
Spain
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$342.46
€315.39
|
$388.89
₱21,928.78
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,368.05
€6,785.60
|
$12,846.39
₱724,388.76
|
|
pay 8.4% less for entertainment and sports
Spain
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.66
€2.45
|
$1.43
₱80.72
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
€1.70
|
$3.13
₱176.39
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.55
€5.11
|
$2.75
₱155.23
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.33
€39.90
|
$48.28
₱2,722.43
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.42
€7.75
|
$6.24
₱351.85
|
|
pay 20.6% less for clothing
Spain
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.58
€67.76
|
$38.44
₱2,167.42
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.02
€30.41
|
$30.87
₱1,740.97
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.35
€68.47
|
$74.18
₱4,182.94
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.35
€84.13
|
$65.74
₱3,706.95
|
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