Cost of living comparison
Manila is 46.9% cheaper than Copenhagen.
If you lived in Manila instead of Copenhagen, you would:
pay 76.8% less for restaurants
|
Copenhagen
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.56
DKK152.59
|
$5.12
₱300.48
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.37
DKK101.73
|
$4.26
₱250.40
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.78
DKK26.76
|
$0.87
₱51.28
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.98
DKK21.08
|
$0.49
₱28.86
|
|
pay 19.2% less for groceries
|
Copenhagen
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.78
DKK26.77
|
$1.35
₱79.41
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.47
DKK45.80
|
$5.30
₱311.55
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.42
DKK52.55
|
$6.79
₱399.05
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.75
DKK33.64
|
$2.08
₱122.10
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.10
DKK36.09
|
$2.42
₱142.11
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.41
DKK9.98
|
$1.52
₱89.39
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.42
DKK10.02
|
$0.80
₱47.22
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.51
DKK10.70
|
$1.52
₱89.41
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.12
DKK14.97
|
$0.98
₱57.38
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.07
DKK7.57
|
$1.20
₱70.55
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
DKK6.40
|
$1.48
₱87.23
|
|
pay 68.8% less for transportation
|
Copenhagen
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.78
DKK55.08
|
$4.14
₱243.27
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$100.30
DKK709.95
|
$9.93
₱583.23
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$50,303.99
DKK356,051.67
|
$25,575.45
₱1,502,410.41
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.43
DKK172.94
|
$2.67
₱156.75
|
|
pay 51.4% less for housing
|
Copenhagen
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.84
DKK260.75
|
$28.80
₱1,692.12
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,691.68
DKK11,973.68
|
$468.88
₱27,544.14
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,264.98
DKK8,953.55
|
$234.44
₱13,772.10
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$151.98
DKK1,075.72
|
$106.33
₱6,246.27
|
|
pay 2.4% less for childcare
|
Copenhagen
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$580.24
DKK4,106.95
|
$482.52
₱28,345.48
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,599.95
DKK89,182.47
|
$14,127.39
₱829,902.89
|
|
pay 54.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Copenhagen
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.62
DKK61.04
|
$1.36
₱80.13
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.19
DKK43.82
|
$2.70
₱158.44
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.05
DKK64.09
|
$3.07
₱180.29
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.41
DKK307.23
|
$40.61
₱2,385.65
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.68
DKK132.25
|
$7.67
₱450.72
|
|
pay 55.2% less for clothing
|
Copenhagen
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$115.64
DKK818.51
|
$33.31
₱1,956.91
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.78
DKK345.30
|
$26.60
₱1,562.41
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$121.38
DKK859.09
|
$74.03
₱4,348.56
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$174.89
DKK1,237.85
|
$60.89
₱3,577.02
|
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