Cost of living comparison
Manila is 13.7% cheaper than Budva.
If you lived in Manila instead of Budva, you would:
pay 52.0% less for restaurants
Budva
|
Manila
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.83
€10.13
|
$5.21
₱306.71
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.50
€6.08
|
$4.34
₱255.59
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.09
€1.96
|
$0.95
₱55.91
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
€1.43
|
$0.48
₱28.53
|
|
pay 51.6% more for groceries
Budva
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.98
€0.91
|
$1.33
₱78.30
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
€4.01
|
$4.28
₱251.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.17
€4.84
|
$6.97
₱410.13
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.87
€2.68
|
$2.08
₱122.15
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.07
€2.87
|
$2.27
₱133.83
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.49
€0.46
|
$1.48
₱87.07
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.76
|
$0.77
₱45.15
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.63
|
$1.53
₱90.20
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
€1.13
|
$0.97
₱56.90
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
€0.45
|
$1.09
₱63.94
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.63
€0.59
|
$1.37
₱80.64
|
|
pay 48.5% less for transportation
Budva
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.22
€5.82
|
$4.31
₱253.59
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$35.20
€32.92
|
$10.12
₱595.31
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,240.65
€27,346.88
|
$26,066.56
₱1,533,534.60
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.08
€13.17
|
$2.66
₱156.42
|
|
pay 27.9% less for housing
Budva
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.61
€26.75
|
$28.90
₱1,700.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$816.11
€763.25
|
$465.25
₱27,371.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$613.69
€573.95
|
$244.37
₱14,376.82
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.14
€100.20
|
$96.97
₱5,704.94
|
|
pay 38.7% more for childcare
Budva
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$400.71
€374.75
|
$499.25
₱29,371.45
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,421.99
€8,811.77
|
$14,398.67
₱847,095.30
|
|
pay 13.4% less for entertainment and sports
Budva
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.25
€3.04
|
$1.22
₱71.56
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.35
€2.19
|
$2.95
₱173.57
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.79
€3.54
|
$2.95
₱173.80
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.92
€44.82
|
$41.83
₱2,460.96
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.23
€5.82
|
$6.52
₱383.38
|
|
pay 44.4% less for clothing
Budva
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.58
€77.23
|
$33.02
₱1,942.42
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.68
€28.70
|
$27.26
₱1,603.76
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$118.45
€110.78
|
$73.19
₱4,305.86
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$203.06
€189.91
|
$64.44
₱3,791.15
|
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