Cost of living comparison
Manila is 67.5% more expensive than St. George's.
If you lived in Manila instead of St. George's, you would:
pay 49.2% less for restaurants
St. George's
|
Manila
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.25
EC$25.00
|
$4.59
₱264.48
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
$3.67
₱211.58
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
EC$4.67
|
$1.03
₱59.27
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
EC$3.33
|
$0.46
₱26.45
|
|
pay 19.3% less for groceries
St. George's
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.26
EC$3.40
|
$1.32
₱76.37
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.65
EC$7.17
|
$3.43
₱197.52
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.42
EC$17.35
|
$6.66
₱384.13
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.95
EC$10.67
|
$1.88
₱108.27
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.90
EC$10.53
|
$2.10
₱121.27
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.94
EC$7.96
|
$1.31
₱75.53
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
EC$3.01
|
$0.69
₱39.99
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.16
EC$3.13
|
$1.39
₱79.86
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.53
EC$4.13
|
$0.66
₱38.28
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
EC$3.77
|
$0.88
₱50.73
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
EC$2.33
|
$1.00
₱57.43
|
|
pay 32.6% less for transportation
St. George's
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.65
EC$12.56
|
$5.45
₱314.30
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
$12.48
₱719.38
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,351.15
EC$55,000.00
|
$23,857.59
₱1,375,294.45
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$199.81
EC$540.00
|
$2.76
₱159.22
|
|
pay 4.1% less for housing
St. George's
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$54.64
EC$147.67
|
$38.58
₱2,223.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$663.68
EC$1,793.64
|
$559.30
₱32,241.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$277.52
EC$750.00
|
$299.03
₱17,237.85
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$70.74
EC$191.18
|
$85.53
₱4,930.23
|
|
pay 7.4 times more for childcare
St. George's
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$115.63
EC$312.50
|
$388.89
₱22,417.80
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,128.56
EC$3,050.00
|
$12,846.39
₱740,543.16
|
|
pay 17.8% less for entertainment and sports
St. George's
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$1.43
₱82.52
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
$3.13
₱180.33
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
$2.75
₱158.69
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.25
EC$125.00
|
$48.28
₱2,783.14
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$6.24
₱359.69
|
|
pay 41.8% less for clothing
St. George's
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$91.27
EC$246.67
|
$38.44
₱2,215.75
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.87
EC$126.67
|
$30.87
₱1,779.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.54
EC$293.33
|
$74.18
₱4,276.22
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.94
EC$313.33
|
$65.74
₱3,789.62
|
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