Cost of living comparison
Manila is 76.9% more expensive than St. George's.
If you lived in Manila instead of St. George's, you would:
pay 46.7% less for restaurants
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St. George's
|
Manila
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$5.21
₱295.29
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$4.34
₱246.08
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$0.95
₱53.83
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.48
EC$4.00
|
$0.48
₱27.47
|
|
pay 3.9% less for groceries
|
St. George's
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.69
EC$4.57
|
$1.33
₱75.39
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.32
EC$11.68
|
$4.28
₱242.20
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$14.71
EC$39.75
|
$6.97
₱394.87
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.95
EC$10.67
|
$2.08
₱117.61
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.60
EC$7.04
|
$2.27
₱128.85
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.48
EC$6.70
|
$1.48
₱83.83
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
$0.77
₱43.47
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
EC$2.13
|
$1.53
₱86.84
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.34
EC$3.63
|
$0.97
₱54.78
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
EC$2.54
|
$1.09
₱61.56
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
EC$2.33
|
$1.37
₱77.64
|
|
pay 46.0% less for transportation
|
St. George's
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.18
EC$14.01
|
$4.31
₱244.16
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
$10.12
₱573.16
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,976.41
EC$67,500.00
|
$26,066.56
₱1,476,474.90
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$199.81
EC$540.00
|
$2.66
₱150.60
|
|
pay 28.2% less for housing
|
St. George's
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$46.87
EC$126.67
|
$28.90
₱1,637.21
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$579.70
EC$1,566.67
|
$465.25
₱26,352.80
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$289.85
EC$783.33
|
$244.37
₱13,841.89
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$159.51
EC$431.09
|
$96.97
₱5,492.67
|
|
pay 7.6 times more for childcare
|
St. George's
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$55.50
EC$150.00
|
$499.25
₱28,278.60
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,331.13
EC$6,300.00
|
$14,398.67
₱815,576.61
|
|
pay 7.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
St. George's
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$1.22
₱68.90
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
$2.95
₱167.11
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$2.95
₱167.33
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
$41.83
₱2,369.39
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.10
EC$30.00
|
$6.52
₱369.12
|
|
pay 11.5% more for clothing
|
St. George's
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.90
EC$70.00
|
$33.02
₱1,870.15
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.40
EC$120.00
|
$27.26
₱1,544.09
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$42.55
EC$115.00
|
$73.19
₱4,145.65
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.85
EC$205.00
|
$64.44
₱3,650.09
|
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