Cost of living comparison

compared to

Manila is 36.6% more expensive than Baku.

If you lived in Manila instead of Baku, you would:

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pay 6.7% less for restaurants

 
Baku
Manila
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $9.41
AZN16.00
$5.12
₱300.48
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$7.65
AZN13.00
$4.26
₱250.40
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.69
AZN1.18
$0.87
₱51.28

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pay 2.4 times more for groceries

 
Baku
Manila
Bread
1 loaf
$0.46
AZN0.78
$1.35
₱79.41
Local cheese (8 oz) $2.77
AZN4.71
$5.30
₱311.55
Milk (1 gallon) $5.13
AZN8.72
$6.79
₱399.05

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pay 2.6% less for transportation

 
Baku
Manila
Gasoline (1 gallon) $2.46
AZN4.19
$4.14
₱243.27
Monthly public transit pass $17.65
AZN30.00
$9.93
₱583.23
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $20,588.24
AZN35,000.00
$25,575.45
₱1,502,410.41

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pay 52.3% more for housing

 
Baku
Manila
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$14.84
AZN25.23
$28.80
₱1,692.12
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $470.77
AZN800.30
$468.88
₱27,544.14
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $261.03
AZN443.75
$234.44
₱13,772.10

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pay 2.2 times more for childcare

 
Baku
Manila
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $232.47
AZN395.20
$482.52
₱28,345.48
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $6,199.10
AZN10,538.46
$14,127.39
₱829,902.89

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pay 6.5% less for entertainment and sports

 
Baku
Manila
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.47
AZN2.50
$1.36
₱80.13
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.60
AZN6.12
$2.70
₱158.44
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$3.53
AZN6.00
$3.07
₱180.29

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pay 42.5% less for clothing

 
Baku
Manila
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$56.06
AZN95.30
$33.31
₱1,956.91
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$57.34
AZN97.48
$26.60
₱1,562.41
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$122.29
AZN207.88
$74.03
₱4,348.56

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