Cost of living comparison
Manila is 6.9% cheaper than Chiba.
- Restaurants
-
pay 21.1% less in Manila
- Groceries
-
pay 5.9% less in Manila
- Transportation
-
pay 40.2% less in Manila
- Housing
-
pay 8.3% less in Manila
- Childcare
-
pay 51.4% more in Manila
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 16.8% less in Manila
- Clothing
-
pay 7.3% less in Manila
Expenses including transportation, restaurants, entertainment and sports, housing, clothing, and groceries are lower in Manila.
If you lived in Manila instead of Chiba, you would:
pay 21.1% less for restaurants
Chiba
|
Manila
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.51
¥941
|
$5.12
₱289.08
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.72
¥682
|
$4.26
₱240.90
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
¥151
|
$0.87
₱49.34
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
¥113
|
$0.49
₱27.77
|
|
pay 5.9% less for groceries
Chiba
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.85
¥267
|
$1.35
₱76.40
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.74
¥684
|
$5.30
₱299.72
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.45
¥788
|
$6.79
₱383.90
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.45
¥210
|
$2.08
₱117.46
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.68
¥388
|
$2.42
₱136.72
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.29
¥331
|
$1.52
₱86.00
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
¥160
|
$0.80
₱45.43
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.34
¥194
|
$1.52
₱86.02
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.95
¥281
|
$0.98
₱55.20
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.28
¥185
|
$1.20
₱67.87
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.55
¥224
|
$1.48
₱83.92
|
|
pay 40.2% less for transportation
Chiba
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.10
¥592
|
$4.14
₱234.04
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$104.21
¥15,056
|
$9.93
₱561.10
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,767.76
¥3,144,839
|
$25,575.45
₱1,445,396.42
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.53
¥3,399
|
$2.67
₱150.80
|
|
pay 8.3% less for housing
Chiba
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.92
¥4,611
|
$28.80
₱1,627.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$581.86
¥84,063
|
$468.88
₱26,498.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$390.80
¥56,460
|
$234.44
₱13,249.47
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$78.16
¥11,292
|
$106.33
₱6,009.23
|
|
pay 51.4% more for childcare
Chiba
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$264.88
¥38,268
|
$482.52
₱27,269.81
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,724.11
¥1,693,809
|
$14,127.39
₱798,409.45
|
|
pay 16.8% less for entertainment and sports
Chiba
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.79
¥259
|
$1.36
₱77.09
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.71
¥392
|
$2.70
₱152.42
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.91
¥565
|
$3.07
₱173.45
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.11
¥7,528
|
$40.61
₱2,295.11
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.12
¥1,317
|
$7.67
₱433.62
|
|
pay 7.3% less for clothing
Chiba
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.99
¥5,489
|
$33.31
₱1,882.65
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.68
¥3,999
|
$26.60
₱1,503.12
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$57.86
¥8,359
|
$74.03
₱4,183.54
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.91
¥14,868
|
$60.89
₱3,441.28
|
|
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