Cost of living comparison
Manila is 2.8 times more expensive than Chennai.
If you lived in Manila instead of Chennai, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
|
Chennai
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.78
₹150.09
|
$5.12
₱300.48
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.45
₹376.06
|
$4.26
₱250.40
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
₹36.67
|
$0.87
₱51.28
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.20
₹17.28
|
$0.49
₱28.86
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for groceries
|
Chennai
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
₹45.59
|
$1.35
₱79.41
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.76
₹317.87
|
$5.30
₱311.55
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.45
₹206.60
|
$6.79
₱399.05
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.93
₹78.35
|
$2.08
₱122.10
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.61
₹136.31
|
$2.42
₱142.11
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
₹107.05
|
$1.52
₱89.39
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.41
₹34.43
|
$0.80
₱47.22
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
₹52.87
|
$1.52
₱89.41
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
₹21.72
|
$0.98
₱57.38
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
₹19.32
|
$1.20
₱70.55
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
₹20.18
|
$1.48
₱87.23
|
|
pay 1.9% less for transportation
|
Chennai
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.63
₹390.63
|
$4.14
₱243.27
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$11.85
₹1,000.59
|
$9.93
₱583.23
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,776.60
₹1,500,884.21
|
$25,575.45
₱1,502,410.41
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.56
₹300.18
|
$2.67
₱156.75
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
|
Chennai
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.05
₹848.60
|
$28.80
₱1,692.12
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$195.87
₹16,537.66
|
$468.88
₱27,544.14
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$116.42
₹9,829.32
|
$234.44
₱13,772.10
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.71
₹2,676.99
|
$106.33
₱6,246.27
|
|
pay 7.8 times more for childcare
|
Chennai
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$84.21
₹7,109.96
|
$482.52
₱28,345.48
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,425.36
₹120,343.62
|
$14,127.39
₱829,902.89
|
|
pay 51.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Chennai
|
Manila
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.01
₹170.10
|
$1.36
₱80.13
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.83
₹154.87
|
$2.70
₱158.44
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.21
₹355.21
|
$3.07
₱180.29
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.49
₹1,645.49
|
$40.61
₱2,385.65
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.96
₹250.15
|
$7.67
₱450.72
|
|
pay 39.9% more for clothing
|
Chennai
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.09
₹2,202.95
|
$33.31
₱1,956.91
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.99
₹2,109.58
|
$26.60
₱1,562.41
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$47.54
₹4,013.90
|
$74.03
₱4,348.56
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$35.84
₹3,026.03
|
$60.89
₱3,577.02
|
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