Cost of living comparison
Manila is 39.0% cheaper than Valletta.
If you lived in Manila instead of Valletta, you would:
pay 67.0% less for restaurants
Valletta
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.59
€16.20
|
$4.59
₱258.71
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.90
€9.11
|
$3.67
₱206.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.36
€2.17
|
$1.03
₱57.97
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.82
€1.68
|
$0.46
₱25.87
|
|
pay 19.6% less for groceries
Valletta
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.74
€1.60
|
$1.32
₱74.71
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.41
€5.91
|
$3.43
₱193.22
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.04
€3.72
|
$6.66
₱375.75
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.10
€2.85
|
$1.88
₱105.91
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.49
€4.13
|
$2.10
₱118.62
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.25
€1.15
|
$1.31
₱73.88
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.83
|
$0.69
₱39.12
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.09
€1.00
|
$1.39
₱78.12
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.84
€1.70
|
$0.66
₱37.44
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
€1.15
|
$0.88
₱49.62
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.50
€1.38
|
$1.00
₱56.18
|
|
pay 30.5% less for transportation
Valletta
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.66
€5.21
|
$5.45
₱307.45
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.59
€26.33
|
$12.48
₱703.69
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,690.64
€17,213.15
|
$23,857.59
₱1,345,293.41
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.39
€24.30
|
$2.76
₱155.74
|
|
pay 43.2% less for housing
Valletta
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.54
€47.46
|
$38.58
₱2,175.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,026.15
€945.04
|
$559.30
₱31,538.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$907.05
€835.34
|
$299.03
₱16,861.82
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$132.11
€121.67
|
$85.53
₱4,822.68
|
|
pay 9.8% less for childcare
Valletta
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$677.26
€623.72
|
$388.89
₱21,928.78
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,444.77
€9,619.11
|
$12,846.39
₱724,388.76
|
|
pay 46.4% less for entertainment and sports
Valletta
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€4.05
|
$1.43
₱80.72
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.14
€2.90
|
$3.13
₱176.39
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.05
€5.57
|
$2.75
₱155.23
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$91.88
€84.62
|
$48.28
₱2,722.43
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.49
€15.19
|
$6.24
₱351.85
|
|
pay 56.7% less for clothing
Valletta
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$129.19
€118.97
|
$38.44
₱2,167.42
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$71.46
€65.81
|
$30.87
₱1,740.97
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$122.31
€112.64
|
$74.18
₱4,182.94
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$166.29
€153.15
|
$65.74
₱3,706.95
|
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