Cost of living comparison
Manila is 17.1% more expensive than Thailand.
If you lived in Manila instead of Thailand, you would:
pay 35.9% more for restaurants
|
Thailand
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.33
THB79.50
|
$5.12
₱296.17
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.02
THB205.13
|
$4.26
₱246.81
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
THB24.01
|
$0.87
₱50.55
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
THB12.93
|
$0.49
₱28.45
|
|
pay 46.9% more for groceries
|
Thailand
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.40
THB47.68
|
$1.35
₱78.27
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.16
THB278.12
|
$5.30
₱307.08
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.68
THB227.77
|
$6.79
₱393.32
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.05
THB69.72
|
$2.08
₱120.35
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.29
THB43.97
|
$2.42
₱140.07
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.23
THB41.94
|
$1.52
₱88.11
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
THB17.74
|
$0.80
₱46.55
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
THB27.78
|
$1.52
₱88.13
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
THB22.44
|
$0.98
₱56.55
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
THB23.59
|
$1.20
₱69.54
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
THB18.25
|
$1.48
₱85.98
|
|
pay 39.8% less for transportation
|
Thailand
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.47
THB152.22
|
$4.14
₱239.78
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.43
THB866.60
|
$9.93
₱574.87
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,362.48
THB1,068,647.41
|
$25,575.45
₱1,480,869.57
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.67
THB329.36
|
$2.67
₱154.50
|
|
pay 46.4% more for housing
|
Thailand
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.13
THB583.84
|
$28.80
₱1,667.86
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$389.22
THB13,262.31
|
$468.88
₱27,149.23
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$225.23
THB7,674.66
|
$234.44
₱13,574.64
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$55.17
THB1,880.00
|
$106.33
₱6,156.71
|
|
pay 38.9% more for childcare
|
Thailand
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$341.66
THB11,641.69
|
$482.52
₱27,939.07
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,344.18
THB352,468.27
|
$14,127.39
₱818,004.14
|
|
pay 1.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Thailand
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.20
THB74.95
|
$1.36
₱78.98
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.90
THB64.72
|
$2.70
₱156.16
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.85
THB131.09
|
$3.07
₱177.70
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.79
THB1,662.53
|
$40.61
₱2,351.44
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.42
THB184.71
|
$7.67
₱444.26
|
|
pay 10.2% less for clothing
|
Thailand
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.62
THB1,315.87
|
$33.31
₱1,928.85
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.36
THB1,000.43
|
$26.60
₱1,540.01
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.78
THB2,820.70
|
$74.03
₱4,286.21
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.55
THB2,233.71
|
$60.89
₱3,525.74
|
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