Cost of living comparison
Manila is 54.5% cheaper than Chicago.
If you lived in Manila instead of Chicago, you would:
pay 73.2% less for restaurants
|
Chicago
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.00
|
$5.12
₱299.97
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.34
|
$4.26
₱249.97
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.02
|
$0.87
₱51.19
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.44
|
$0.49
₱28.82
|
|
pay 23.7% less for groceries
|
Chicago
|
Manila
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.19
|
$1.35
₱79.28
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.87
|
$5.30
₱311.01
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.94
|
$6.79
₱398.36
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.75
|
$2.08
₱121.89
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.63
|
$2.42
₱141.87
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.44
|
$1.52
₱89.24
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
|
$0.80
₱47.14
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.19
|
$1.52
₱89.26
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
|
$0.98
₱57.28
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
|
$1.20
₱70.43
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.37
|
$1.48
₱87.08
|
|
pay 47.2% less for transportation
|
Chicago
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.16
|
$4.14
₱242.85
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$75.00
|
$9.93
₱582.24
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,965.00
|
$25,575.45
₱1,499,846.45
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.43
|
$2.67
₱156.48
|
|
pay 57.8% less for housing
|
Chicago
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.52
|
$28.80
₱1,689.24
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,360.96
|
$468.88
₱27,497.13
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,512.92
|
$234.44
₱13,748.59
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$126.63
|
$106.33
₱6,235.61
|
|
pay 73.5% less for childcare
|
Chicago
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,475.00
|
$482.52
₱28,297.10
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$42,300.00
|
$14,127.39
₱828,486.61
|
|
pay 61.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Chicago
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.50
|
$1.36
₱79.99
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.30
|
$2.70
₱158.17
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.00
|
$3.07
₱179.98
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$72.00
|
$40.61
₱2,381.57
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.00
|
$7.67
₱449.95
|
|
pay 44.8% less for clothing
|
Chicago
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.98
|
$33.31
₱1,953.57
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.67
|
$26.60
₱1,559.74
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.00
|
$74.03
₱4,341.14
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$146.00
|
$60.89
₱3,570.92
|
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