Cost of living comparison
Manila is 35.1% cheaper than Farnborough.
- Restaurants
-
pay 62.3% less in Manila
- Groceries
-
pay 49.5% more in Manila
- Transportation
-
pay 52.0% less in Manila
- Housing
-
pay 38.9% less in Manila
- Childcare
-
pay 47.5% less in Manila
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 44.9% less in Manila
- Clothing
-
pay 49.4% less in Manila
Expenses including restaurants, transportation, clothing, childcare, entertainment and sports, and housing are lower in Manila.
If you lived in Manila instead of Farnborough, you would:
pay 62.3% less for restaurants
|
Farnborough
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.50
£11.30
|
$5.12
₱289.35
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.39
£6.11
|
$4.26
₱241.13
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.20
£1.60
|
$0.87
₱49.38
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.80
£1.31
|
$0.49
₱27.80
|
|
pay 49.5% more for groceries
|
Farnborough
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.13
£0.82
|
$1.35
₱76.47
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.25
£3.10
|
$5.30
₱300.00
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.84
£2.80
|
$6.79
₱384.26
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.42
£2.49
|
$2.08
₱117.57
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.68
£2.68
|
$2.42
₱136.85
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
£0.45
|
$1.52
₱86.08
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
£0.44
|
$0.80
₱45.47
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
£0.72
|
$1.52
₱86.10
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.37
£1.00
|
$0.98
₱55.25
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
£0.45
|
$1.20
₱67.93
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.50
£0.36
|
$1.48
₱84.00
|
|
pay 52.0% less for transportation
|
Farnborough
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.97
£5.08
|
$4.14
₱234.26
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$9.93
₱561.62
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,531.14
£26,624.26
|
$25,575.45
₱1,446,751.92
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.13
£13.22
|
$2.67
₱150.94
|
|
pay 38.9% less for housing
|
Farnborough
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.29
£23.53
|
$28.80
₱1,629.44
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,614.42
£1,176.61
|
$468.88
₱26,523.74
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,259.25
£917.75
|
$234.44
₱13,261.89
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$98.76
£71.98
|
$106.33
₱6,014.87
|
|
pay 47.5% less for childcare
|
Farnborough
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,506.79
£1,098.17
|
$482.52
₱27,295.39
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$19,373.06
£14,119.28
|
$14,127.39
₱799,158.20
|
|
pay 44.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Farnborough
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.46
£4.71
|
$1.36
₱77.16
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.17
£3.04
|
$2.70
₱152.57
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.14
£11.77
|
$3.07
₱173.61
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.83
£41.42
|
$40.61
₱2,297.27
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.75
£5.65
|
$7.67
₱434.03
|
|
pay 49.4% less for clothing
|
Farnborough
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.64
£68.24
|
$33.31
₱1,884.41
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$56.50
£41.18
|
$26.60
₱1,504.53
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.20
£78.13
|
$74.03
₱4,187.46
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.11
£87.54
|
$60.89
₱3,444.51
|
|
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