Cost of living comparison
Manila is 2.8 times more expensive than Chennai.
If you lived in Manila instead of Chennai, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
Chennai
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.80
₹150.79
|
$5.21
₱291.19
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.35
₹365.29
|
$4.34
₱242.66
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
₹39.76
|
$0.95
₱53.08
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.21
₹17.88
|
$0.48
₱27.09
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for groceries
Chennai
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.53
₹44.44
|
$1.33
₱74.34
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.88
₹325.67
|
$4.28
₱238.83
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.43
₹203.70
|
$6.97
₱389.38
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.89
₹74.46
|
$2.08
₱115.97
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.50
₹125.95
|
$2.27
₱127.06
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.23
₹103.37
|
$1.48
₱82.66
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.40
₹33.92
|
$0.77
₱42.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.69
₹57.79
|
$1.53
₱85.63
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
₹19.36
|
$0.97
₱54.02
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
₹18.22
|
$1.09
₱60.71
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
₹17.96
|
$1.37
₱76.56
|
|
pay 4.2% more for transportation
Chennai
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.73
₹396.90
|
$4.31
₱240.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.98
₹1,005.26
|
$10.12
₱565.19
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,576.23
₹1,306,837.70
|
$26,066.56
₱1,455,947.72
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.59
₹301.58
|
$2.66
₱148.51
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
Chennai
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.23
₹774.38
|
$28.90
₱1,614.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$210.00
₹17,618.50
|
$465.25
₱25,986.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$121.87
₹10,224.55
|
$244.37
₱13,649.45
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.33
₹2,544.52
|
$96.97
₱5,416.31
|
|
pay 7.8 times more for childcare
Chennai
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$86.37
₹7,246.25
|
$499.25
₱27,885.44
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,468.96
₹123,244.85
|
$14,398.67
₱804,237.79
|
|
pay 53.7% more for entertainment and sports
Chennai
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.16
₹180.95
|
$1.22
₱67.94
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.64
₹137.56
|
$2.95
₱164.79
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.31
₹361.89
|
$2.95
₱165.01
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$16.99
₹1,425.77
|
$41.83
₱2,336.45
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.00
₹251.31
|
$6.52
₱363.99
|
|
pay 55.1% more for clothing
Chennai
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.30
₹2,122.51
|
$33.02
₱1,844.15
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.65
₹1,984.46
|
$27.26
₱1,522.62
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$43.17
₹3,622.08
|
$73.19
₱4,088.02
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$31.38
₹2,633.10
|
$64.44
₱3,599.35
|
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