Cost of living comparison
Manila is 5.3% cheaper than Zagreb.
If you lived in Manila instead of Zagreb, you would:
pay 61.2% less for restaurants
Zagreb
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.99
kn76.65
|
$4.59
₱258.71
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.70
kn53.65
|
$3.67
₱206.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.56
kn17.82
|
$1.03
₱57.97
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.81
kn12.59
|
$0.46
₱25.87
|
|
pay 16.6% more for groceries
Zagreb
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.22
kn8.54
|
$1.32
₱74.71
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.97
kn34.62
|
$3.43
₱193.22
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.08
kn35.39
|
$6.66
₱375.75
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.34
kn23.28
|
$1.88
₱105.91
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.51
kn31.46
|
$2.10
₱118.62
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
kn4.76
|
$1.31
₱73.88
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
kn4.91
|
$0.69
₱39.12
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
kn5.66
|
$1.39
₱78.12
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
kn8.18
|
$0.66
₱37.44
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
kn3.75
|
$0.88
₱49.62
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
kn3.65
|
$1.00
₱56.18
|
|
pay 46.2% less for transportation
Zagreb
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.21
kn50.25
|
$5.45
₱307.45
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$52.55
kn366.36
|
$12.48
₱703.69
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,761.50
kn193,537.09
|
$23,857.59
₱1,345,293.41
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.17
kn63.90
|
$2.76
₱155.74
|
|
pay 13.0% less for housing
Zagreb
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.23
kn182.88
|
$38.58
₱2,175.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$633.97
kn4,419.67
|
$559.30
₱31,538.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$491.60
kn3,427.16
|
$299.03
₱16,861.82
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$164.63
kn1,147.72
|
$85.53
₱4,822.68
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Zagreb
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$157.92
kn1,100.92
|
$388.89
₱21,928.78
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,167.37
kn49,966.74
|
$12,846.39
₱724,388.76
|
|
pay 11.3% less for entertainment and sports
Zagreb
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.92
kn20.33
|
$1.43
₱80.72
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.03
kn14.14
|
$3.13
₱176.39
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.10
kn35.56
|
$2.75
₱155.23
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.97
kn334.44
|
$48.28
₱2,722.43
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.31
kn50.93
|
$6.24
₱351.85
|
|
pay 35.1% less for clothing
Zagreb
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$91.04
kn634.68
|
$38.44
₱2,167.42
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.84
kn270.80
|
$30.87
₱1,740.97
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.79
kn646.88
|
$74.18
₱4,182.94
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.47
kn791.04
|
$65.74
₱3,706.95
|
|
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