Cost of living comparison
Manila is 26.6% more expensive than Freetown.
If you lived in Manila instead of Freetown, you would:
pay 11.7% less for restaurants
|
Freetown
|
Manila
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$5.12
₱300.95
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$4.26
₱250.79
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
SLL21,591
|
$0.87
₱51.36
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
SLL18,596
|
$0.49
₱28.91
|
|
pay 20.8% more for groceries
|
Freetown
|
Manila
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
$1.35
₱79.54
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$5.30
₱312.03
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
$6.79
₱399.66
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
$2.08
₱122.29
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$2.42
₱142.33
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
$1.52
₱89.53
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.80
₱47.30
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.52
₱89.55
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
$0.98
₱57.47
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$1.20
₱70.66
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
$1.48
₱87.37
|
|
pay 7.9% more for transportation
|
Freetown
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
$4.14
₱243.65
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$9.93
₱584.13
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
$25,575.45
₱1,504,731.36
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
$2.67
₱156.99
|
|
pay 54.1% less for housing
|
Freetown
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$28.80
₱1,694.74
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,361.67
SLL28,553,469
|
$468.88
₱27,586.69
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$978.33
SLL20,515,161
|
$234.44
₱13,793.37
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
$106.33
₱6,255.92
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Freetown
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$482.52
₱28,389.26
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$14,127.39
₱831,184.94
|
pay 7.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Freetown
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
$1.36
₱80.25
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$2.70
₱158.68
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$3.07
₱180.57
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$40.61
₱2,389.33
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$7.67
₱451.42
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for clothing
|
Freetown
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$33.31
₱1,959.93
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$26.60
₱1,564.82
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$74.03
₱4,355.28
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$60.89
₱3,582.55
|
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