Cost of living comparison
Manila is 8.3% cheaper than Warsaw.
If you lived in Manila instead of Warsaw, you would:
pay 50.5% less for restaurants
Warsaw
|
Manila
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.33
zł37.73
|
$4.59
₱264.14
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.82
zł27.59
|
$3.67
₱211.32
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.61
zł6.51
|
$1.03
₱59.19
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
zł5.95
|
$0.46
₱26.41
|
|
pay 54.3% more for groceries
Warsaw
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.04
zł4.21
|
$1.32
₱76.27
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.21
zł17.03
|
$3.43
₱197.27
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.58
zł14.49
|
$6.66
₱383.64
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.77
zł11.21
|
$1.88
₱108.13
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.59
zł10.46
|
$2.10
₱121.11
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.41
zł1.67
|
$1.31
₱75.43
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
zł2.68
|
$0.69
₱39.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
zł3.00
|
$1.39
₱79.76
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.34
zł5.43
|
$0.66
₱38.23
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
zł1.49
|
$0.88
₱50.67
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
zł1.57
|
$1.00
₱57.36
|
|
pay 32.7% less for transportation
Warsaw
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.19
zł25.04
|
$5.45
₱313.90
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$25.65
zł103.75
|
$12.48
₱718.47
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,040.90
zł101,290.05
|
$23,857.59
₱1,373,552.73
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.46
zł30.18
|
$2.76
₱159.02
|
|
pay 7.0% more for housing
Warsaw
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.86
zł56.06
|
$38.58
₱2,221.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$888.26
zł3,593.00
|
$559.30
₱32,200.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$687.84
zł2,782.31
|
$299.03
₱17,216.02
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$198.98
zł804.87
|
$85.53
₱4,923.99
|
|
pay 1.4% more for childcare
Warsaw
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$442.43
zł1,789.64
|
$388.89
₱22,389.41
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,192.96
zł45,275.33
|
$12,846.39
₱739,605.31
|
|
pay 12.0% less for entertainment and sports
Warsaw
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.26
zł13.20
|
$1.43
₱82.41
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.15
zł12.76
|
$3.13
₱180.10
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.20
zł16.98
|
$2.75
₱158.49
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.98
zł137.46
|
$48.28
₱2,779.62
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.99
zł28.29
|
$6.24
₱359.24
|
|
pay 25.7% less for clothing
Warsaw
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.81
zł314.73
|
$38.44
₱2,212.95
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.95
zł137.31
|
$30.87
₱1,777.54
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.04
zł344.00
|
$74.18
₱4,270.80
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.44
zł382.03
|
$65.74
₱3,784.82
|
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