Cost of living comparison
Manila is 35.8% more expensive than Baku.
If you lived in Manila instead of Baku, you would:
pay 6.6% less for restaurants
Baku
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
AZN17.00
|
$5.21
₱293.20
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.65
AZN13.00
|
$4.34
₱244.33
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
AZN1.16
|
$0.95
₱53.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
AZN0.65
|
$0.48
₱27.28
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Baku
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.46
AZN0.77
|
$1.33
₱74.85
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.72
AZN4.63
|
$4.28
₱240.48
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.25
AZN8.93
|
$6.97
₱392.06
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.54
AZN2.62
|
$2.08
₱116.77
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.07
AZN3.51
|
$2.27
₱127.93
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.48
AZN0.81
|
$1.48
₱83.23
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
AZN1.31
|
$0.77
₱43.16
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
AZN1.12
|
$1.53
₱86.22
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
AZN1.31
|
$0.97
₱54.39
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
AZN0.50
|
$1.09
₱61.12
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
AZN0.39
|
$1.37
₱77.08
|
|
pay 1.5% less for transportation
Baku
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.58
AZN4.38
|
$4.31
₱242.42
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.65
AZN30.00
|
$10.12
₱569.09
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,588.24
AZN35,000.00
|
$26,066.56
₱1,465,983.32
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.18
AZN10.50
|
$2.66
₱149.53
|
|
pay 50.7% more for housing
Baku
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.28
AZN24.28
|
$28.90
₱1,625.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$481.00
AZN817.69
|
$465.25
₱26,165.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$270.59
AZN460.00
|
$244.37
₱13,743.53
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$45.42
AZN77.22
|
$96.97
₱5,453.64
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Baku
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$232.09
AZN394.55
|
$499.25
₱28,077.65
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,029.41
AZN10,250.00
|
$14,398.67
₱809,781.26
|
|
pay 11.1% less for entertainment and sports
Baku
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.47
AZN2.50
|
$1.22
₱68.41
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.46
AZN5.89
|
$2.95
₱165.92
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.53
AZN6.00
|
$2.95
₱166.14
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.86
AZN86.47
|
$41.83
₱2,352.55
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.88
AZN10.00
|
$6.52
₱366.50
|
|
pay 40.8% less for clothing
Baku
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.46
AZN101.08
|
$33.02
₱1,856.86
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.78
AZN89.73
|
$27.26
₱1,533.11
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$122.21
AZN207.76
|
$73.19
₱4,116.19
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.12
AZN156.60
|
$64.44
₱3,624.16
|
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