Cost of living comparison
Manila is 17.7% cheaper than Stockholm.
If you lived in Manila instead of Stockholm, you would:
pay 63.2% less for restaurants
Stockholm
|
Manila
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.41
kr135.01
|
$4.59
₱259.56
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.59
kr93.47
|
$3.67
₱207.65
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.29
kr24.87
|
$1.03
₱58.16
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.03
kr22.13
|
$0.46
₱25.96
|
|
pay 16.3% less for groceries
Stockholm
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.82
kr30.63
|
$1.32
₱74.95
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.04
kr54.80
|
$3.43
₱193.85
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.61
kr61.01
|
$6.66
₱376.98
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.90
kr42.37
|
$1.88
₱106.25
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.39
kr58.63
|
$2.10
₱119.01
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.37
kr14.87
|
$1.31
₱74.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.19
kr12.95
|
$0.69
₱39.25
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.24
kr13.47
|
$1.39
₱78.38
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.86
kr20.26
|
$0.66
₱37.57
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
kr7.01
|
$0.88
₱49.79
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
kr6.73
|
$1.00
₱56.36
|
|
pay 56.3% less for transportation
Stockholm
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.93
kr86.21
|
$5.45
₱308.45
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$92.63
kr1,007.37
|
$12.48
₱706.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,647.00
kr311,559.07
|
$23,857.59
₱1,349,707.12
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$30.46
kr331.29
|
$2.76
₱156.25
|
|
pay 30.9% less for housing
Stockholm
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.68
kr355.42
|
$38.58
₱2,182.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,446.54
kr15,732.25
|
$559.30
₱31,641.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,036.91
kr11,277.23
|
$299.03
₱16,917.14
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$93.97
kr1,022.02
|
$85.53
₱4,838.50
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Stockholm
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$134.04
kr1,457.78
|
$388.89
₱22,000.72
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,355.38
kr90,871.39
|
$12,846.39
₱726,765.37
|
|
pay 41.4% less for entertainment and sports
Stockholm
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.16
kr77.89
|
$1.43
₱80.98
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.92
kr42.58
|
$3.13
₱176.97
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.68
kr72.70
|
$2.75
₱155.74
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.67
kr485.87
|
$48.28
₱2,731.36
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.32
kr155.78
|
$6.24
₱353.00
|
|
pay 38.0% less for clothing
Stockholm
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.80
kr933.13
|
$38.44
₱2,174.53
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.11
kr436.18
|
$30.87
₱1,746.68
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.88
kr1,064.49
|
$74.18
₱4,196.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$130.15
kr1,415.47
|
$65.74
₱3,719.11
|
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