Cost of living comparison
Manila is 3.1 times more expensive than Coimbatore.
If you lived in Manila instead of Coimbatore, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
|
Coimbatore
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.19
₹100.67
|
$5.12
₱300.95
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.15
₹352.36
|
$4.26
₱250.79
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.40
₹33.76
|
$0.87
₱51.36
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.14
₹12.20
|
$0.49
₱28.91
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for groceries
|
Coimbatore
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.47
₹39.87
|
$1.35
₱79.54
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.76
₹319.28
|
$5.30
₱312.03
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.43
₹206.42
|
$6.79
₱399.66
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.86
₹72.69
|
$2.08
₱122.29
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.55
₹131.67
|
$2.42
₱142.33
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
₹100.77
|
$1.52
₱89.53
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.33
₹28.02
|
$0.80
₱47.30
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
₹62.69
|
$1.52
₱89.55
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
₹18.37
|
$0.98
₱57.47
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
₹20.72
|
$1.20
₱70.66
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
₹17.83
|
$1.48
₱87.37
|
|
pay 18.2% more for transportation
|
Coimbatore
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.67
₹396.31
|
$4.14
₱243.65
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$11.85
₹1,006.73
|
$9.93
₱584.13
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,258.51
₹956,397.09
|
$25,575.45
₱1,504,731.36
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.65
₹310.07
|
$2.67
₱156.99
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for housing
|
Coimbatore
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.97
₹761.78
|
$28.80
₱1,694.74
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$143.54
₹12,193.36
|
$468.88
₱27,586.69
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$95.18
₹8,085.33
|
$234.44
₱13,793.37
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$21.06
₹1,789.41
|
$106.33
₱6,255.92
|
|
pay 8.2 times more for childcare
|
Coimbatore
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$61.67
₹5,239.01
|
$482.52
₱28,389.26
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,659.15
₹140,942.73
|
$14,127.39
₱831,184.94
|
|
pay 72.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Coimbatore
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.78
₹151.01
|
$1.36
₱80.25
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.53
₹130.26
|
$2.70
₱158.68
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.03
₹342.29
|
$3.07
₱180.57
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$14.82
₹1,258.67
|
$40.61
₱2,389.33
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.96
₹251.68
|
$7.67
₱451.42
|
|
pay 65.7% more for clothing
|
Coimbatore
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$23.79
₹2,021.21
|
$33.31
₱1,959.93
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.57
₹1,577.22
|
$26.60
₱1,564.82
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$40.98
₹3,481.62
|
$74.03
₱4,355.28
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$30.62
₹2,600.73
|
$60.89
₱3,582.55
|
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