Cost of living comparison
Manila is 1.6% more expensive than Castries.
If you lived in Manila instead of Castries, you would:
pay 47.1% less for restaurants
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Castries
|
Manila
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$5.21
₱304.27
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.33
EC$22.50
|
$4.34
₱253.56
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
$0.95
₱55.46
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
EC$2.83
|
$0.48
₱28.31
|
|
pay 20.4% less for groceries
|
Castries
|
Manila
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.63
EC$4.39
|
$1.33
₱77.68
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.08
EC$8.33
|
$4.28
₱249.56
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.72
EC$20.85
|
$6.97
₱406.87
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.67
EC$9.93
|
$2.08
₱121.19
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
$2.27
₱132.77
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$4.44
EC$11.99
|
$1.48
₱86.37
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
EC$2.04
|
$0.77
₱44.79
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.86
EC$7.72
|
$1.53
₱89.48
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.17
EC$11.27
|
$0.97
₱56.45
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
EC$4.23
|
$1.09
₱63.43
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
$1.37
₱80.00
|
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pay 17.2% less for transportation
|
Castries
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.78
EC$15.61
|
$4.31
₱251.58
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$10.12
₱590.59
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
$26,066.56
₱1,521,374.79
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$2.66
₱155.18
|
|
pay 22.8% less for housing
|
Castries
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.02
EC$121.67
|
$28.90
₱1,686.99
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$653.95
EC$1,767.34
|
$465.25
₱27,154.19
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$374.65
EC$1,012.50
|
$244.37
₱14,262.83
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.60
EC$242.16
|
$96.97
₱5,659.70
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
|
Castries
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$181.93
EC$491.67
|
$499.25
₱29,138.55
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$14,398.67
₱840,378.45
|
|
pay 10.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Castries
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$1.22
₱71.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
$2.95
₱172.19
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$2.95
₱172.42
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.92
EC$91.67
|
$41.83
₱2,441.44
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$6.52
₱380.34
|
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pay 45.0% less for clothing
|
Castries
|
Manila
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.39
EC$203.75
|
$33.02
₱1,927.02
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.19
EC$143.75
|
$27.26
₱1,591.04
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$115.63
EC$312.50
|
$73.19
₱4,271.72
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.84
EC$283.33
|
$64.44
₱3,761.09
|
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