Cost of living comparison
Manila is 14.4% cheaper than Vilnius.
If you lived in Manila instead of Vilnius, you would:
pay 60.2% less for restaurants
Vilnius
|
Manila
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.99
€10.31
|
$4.59
₱264.14
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.64
€7.17
|
$3.67
₱211.32
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.38
€2.23
|
$1.03
₱59.19
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.75
€1.64
|
$0.46
₱26.41
|
|
pay 29.2% more for groceries
Vilnius
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.53
€1.44
|
$1.32
₱76.27
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.74
€5.38
|
$3.43
₱197.27
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.77
€5.41
|
$6.66
₱383.64
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.51
€2.36
|
$1.88
₱108.13
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.63
€3.41
|
$2.10
₱121.11
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.62
|
$1.31
₱75.43
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.71
|
$0.69
₱39.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.82
|
$1.39
₱79.76
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.34
€1.25
|
$0.66
₱38.23
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
€0.36
|
$0.88
₱50.67
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
€0.31
|
$1.00
₱57.36
|
|
pay 40.5% less for transportation
Vilnius
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.38
€6.92
|
$5.45
₱313.90
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.88
€29.90
|
$12.48
₱718.47
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,266.35
€25,572.18
|
$23,857.59
₱1,373,552.73
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.36
€6.90
|
$2.76
₱159.02
|
|
pay 7.2% more for housing
Vilnius
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.10
€14.16
|
$38.58
₱2,221.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$817.79
€766.98
|
$559.30
₱32,200.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$555.68
€521.16
|
$299.03
₱17,216.02
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$166.64
€156.29
|
$85.53
₱4,923.99
|
|
pay 13.5% more for childcare
Vilnius
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$475.95
€446.37
|
$388.89
₱22,389.41
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,833.69
€8,284.82
|
$12,846.39
₱739,605.31
|
|
pay 19.5% less for entertainment and sports
Vilnius
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.51
€4.23
|
$1.43
₱82.41
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.08
€2.89
|
$3.13
₱180.10
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.00
€4.69
|
$2.75
₱158.49
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.73
€31.64
|
$48.28
₱2,779.62
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.80
€8.25
|
$6.24
₱359.24
|
|
pay 30.4% less for clothing
Vilnius
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$79.56
€74.62
|
$38.44
₱2,212.95
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.08
€34.78
|
$30.87
₱1,777.54
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.90
€81.50
|
$74.18
₱4,270.80
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.10
€100.44
|
$65.74
₱3,784.82
|
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