Cost of living comparison
Manila is 18.8% cheaper than Tallinn.
If you lived in Manila instead of Tallinn, you would:
pay 61.9% less for restaurants
Tallinn
|
Manila
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.29
€13.16
|
$4.59
₱258.71
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.70
€7.09
|
$3.67
₱206.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.23
€2.05
|
$1.03
₱57.97
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
€1.60
|
$0.46
₱25.87
|
|
pay 25.6% more for groceries
Tallinn
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
€1.15
|
$1.32
₱74.71
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.21
€4.80
|
$3.43
₱193.22
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.24
€3.91
|
$6.66
₱375.75
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.72
€2.50
|
$1.88
₱105.91
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.57
€3.29
|
$2.10
₱118.62
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.75
|
$1.31
₱73.88
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
€0.58
|
$0.69
₱39.12
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.90
|
$1.39
₱78.12
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.26
€1.16
|
$0.66
₱37.44
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
€0.43
|
$0.88
₱49.62
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
€0.34
|
$1.00
₱56.18
|
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pay 44.5% less for transportation
Tallinn
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.98
€7.35
|
$5.45
₱307.45
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.98
€30.38
|
$12.48
₱703.69
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,816.68
€24,696.82
|
$23,857.59
₱1,345,293.41
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.33
€9.52
|
$2.76
₱155.74
|
|
pay 23.6% less for housing
Tallinn
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.58
€26.32
|
$38.58
₱2,175.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$724.26
€667.01
|
$559.30
₱31,538.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$533.62
€491.43
|
$299.03
₱16,861.82
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$229.02
€210.92
|
$85.53
₱4,822.68
|
|
pay 45.3% more for childcare
Tallinn
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$371.98
€342.58
|
$388.89
₱21,928.78
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,903.44
€6,357.73
|
$12,846.39
₱724,388.76
|
|
pay 37.8% less for entertainment and sports
Tallinn
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
€5.06
|
$1.43
₱80.72
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.51
€3.23
|
$3.13
₱176.39
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.66
€5.21
|
$2.75
₱155.23
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.35
€52.82
|
$48.28
₱2,722.43
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.90
€9.11
|
$6.24
₱351.85
|
|
pay 34.4% less for clothing
Tallinn
|
Manila
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.77
€82.68
|
$38.44
₱2,167.42
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.27
€37.09
|
$30.87
₱1,740.97
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.33
€82.27
|
$74.18
₱4,182.94
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.92
€101.23
|
$65.74
₱3,706.95
|
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