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
DKK154.18
|
$5.12
₱300.95
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.37
DKK102.79
|
$4.26
₱250.79
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.78
DKK27.03
|
$0.87
₱51.36
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.98
DKK21.30
|
$0.49
₱28.91
|
|
pay 19.2% less for groceries
|
Copenhagen
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.78
DKK27.05
|
$1.35
₱79.54
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.47
DKK46.28
|
$5.30
₱312.03
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.42
DKK53.09
|
$6.79
₱399.66
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.75
DKK33.99
|
$2.08
₱122.29
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.10
DKK36.46
|
$2.42
₱142.33
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.41
DKK10.08
|
$1.52
₱89.53
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.42
DKK10.12
|
$0.80
₱47.30
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.51
DKK10.81
|
$1.52
₱89.55
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.12
DKK15.13
|
$0.98
₱57.47
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.07
DKK7.65
|
$1.20
₱70.66
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
DKK6.47
|
$1.48
₱87.37
|
|
pay 68.8% less for transportation
|
Copenhagen
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.78
DKK55.65
|
$4.14
₱243.65
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$100.30
DKK717.33
|
$9.93
₱584.13
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$50,303.99
DKK359,754.05
|
$25,575.45
₱1,504,731.36
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.43
DKK174.74
|
$2.67
₱156.99
|
|
pay 51.4% less for housing
|
Copenhagen
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.84
DKK263.47
|
$28.80
₱1,694.74
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,691.68
DKK12,098.19
|
$468.88
₱27,586.69
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,264.98
DKK9,046.65
|
$234.44
₱13,793.37
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$151.98
DKK1,086.90
|
$106.33
₱6,255.92
|
|
pay 2.4% less for childcare
|
Copenhagen
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$580.24
DKK4,149.66
|
$482.52
₱28,389.26
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,599.95
DKK90,109.82
|
$14,127.39
₱831,184.94
|
|
pay 54.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Copenhagen
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.62
DKK61.67
|
$1.36
₱80.25
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.19
DKK44.27
|
$2.70
₱158.68
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.05
DKK64.76
|
$3.07
₱180.57
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.41
DKK310.42
|
$40.61
₱2,389.33
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.68
DKK133.62
|
$7.67
₱451.42
|
|
pay 55.2% less for clothing
|
Copenhagen
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$115.64
DKK827.02
|
$33.31
₱1,959.93
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.78
DKK348.89
|
$26.60
₱1,564.82
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$121.38
DKK868.03
|
$74.03
₱4,355.28
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$174.89
DKK1,250.72
|
$60.89
₱3,582.55
|
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