Cost of living comparison
Manila is 11.3% cheaper than Victoria.
If you lived in Manila instead of Victoria, you would:
pay 66.1% less for restaurants
Victoria
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.88
SCR187.71
|
$4.59
₱263.93
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.67
SCR90.26
|
$3.67
₱211.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.77
SCR50.99
|
$1.03
₱59.14
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.28
SCR30.83
|
$0.46
₱26.39
|
|
pay 11.6% less for groceries
Victoria
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.71
SCR23.11
|
$1.32
₱76.21
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.81
SCR146.19
|
$3.43
₱197.12
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.26
SCR98.21
|
$6.66
₱383.34
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.98
SCR40.25
|
$1.88
₱108.04
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.56
SCR34.67
|
$2.10
₱121.02
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
SCR18.39
|
$1.31
₱75.37
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.28
SCR17.30
|
$0.69
₱39.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
SCR10.06
|
$1.39
₱79.70
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.94
SCR39.72
|
$0.66
₱38.20
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
SCR11.29
|
$0.88
₱50.63
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
SCR8.34
|
$1.00
₱57.31
|
|
pay 33.0% less for transportation
Victoria
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.99
SCR67.45
|
$5.45
₱313.65
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.06
SCR325.50
|
$12.48
₱717.90
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,561.80
SCR332,269.36
|
$23,857.59
₱1,372,455.35
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.32
SCR396.58
|
$2.76
₱158.89
|
|
pay 45.8% less for housing
Victoria
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$123.39
SCR1,669.18
|
$38.58
₱2,219.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$913.34
SCR12,355.57
|
$559.30
₱32,175.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$774.97
SCR10,483.74
|
$299.03
₱17,202.27
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.70
SCR1,348.79
|
$85.53
₱4,920.05
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
Victoria
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$187.50
SCR2,536.43
|
$388.89
₱22,371.52
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,982.14
SCR53,869.98
|
$12,846.39
₱739,014.42
|
|
pay 52.9% less for entertainment and sports
Victoria
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.66
SCR49.53
|
$1.43
₱82.35
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.06
SCR68.43
|
$3.13
₱179.95
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.60
SCR156.92
|
$2.75
₱158.36
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$91.48
SCR1,237.56
|
$48.28
₱2,777.39
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.75
SCR145.48
|
$6.24
₱358.95
|
|
pay 34.7% less for clothing
Victoria
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.26
SCR815.13
|
$38.44
₱2,211.18
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$83.50
SCR1,129.62
|
$30.87
₱1,776.12
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.68
SCR1,307.93
|
$74.18
₱4,267.39
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.50
SCR1,062.00
|
$65.74
₱3,781.79
|
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