Cost of living comparison
Manila is 22.0% cheaper than Amarillo.
If you lived in Manila instead of Amarillo, you would:
pay 59.3% less for restaurants
Amarillo
|
Manila
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.00
|
$5.21
₱306.71
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.00
|
$4.34
₱255.59
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.99
|
$0.95
₱55.91
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$0.48
₱28.53
|
|
pay 5.5% less for groceries
Amarillo
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$1.33
₱78.30
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.61
|
$4.28
₱251.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.85
|
$6.97
₱410.13
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.89
|
$2.08
₱122.15
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.62
|
$2.27
₱133.83
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.57
|
$1.48
₱87.07
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
|
$0.77
₱45.15
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.89
|
$1.53
₱90.20
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.62
|
$0.97
₱56.90
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
|
$1.09
₱63.94
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.06
|
$1.37
₱80.64
|
|
pay 52.3% more for transportation
Amarillo
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.83
|
$4.31
₱253.59
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$10.12
₱595.31
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$26,066.56
₱1,533,534.60
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$2.66
₱156.42
|
|
pay 58.7% less for housing
Amarillo
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$72.11
|
$28.90
₱1,700.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$905.00
|
$465.25
₱27,371.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,000.00
|
$244.37
₱14,376.82
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$197.29
|
$96.97
₱5,704.94
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Amarillo
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$499.25
₱29,371.45
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$14,398.67
₱847,095.30
|
pay 51.6% less for entertainment and sports
Amarillo
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.50
|
$1.22
₱71.56
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.25
|
$2.95
₱173.57
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.00
|
$2.95
₱173.80
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$41.83
₱2,460.96
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.50
|
$6.52
₱383.38
|
|
pay 9.1% less for clothing
Amarillo
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.00
|
$33.02
₱1,942.42
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$27.26
₱1,603.76
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.33
|
$73.19
₱4,305.86
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$70.00
|
$64.44
₱3,791.15
|
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