Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Manila instead of Frostburg, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
|
Frostburg
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$5.12
₱301.84
|
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|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$4.26
₱251.53
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$0.87
₱51.51
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$0.49
₱28.99
|
pay (unknown) more for groceries
|
Frostburg
|
Manila
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$1.35
₱79.77
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$5.30
₱312.95
|
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| Milk (1 gallon) | ?? |
$6.79
₱400.84
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
?? |
$2.08
₱122.65
|
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| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.42
₱142.75
|
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| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.52
₱89.79
|
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| Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.80
₱47.44
|
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| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.52
₱89.81
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.98
₱57.64
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.20
₱70.87
|
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| Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.48
₱87.62
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Frostburg
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$4.14
₱244.37
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$9.93
₱585.86
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$25,575.45
₱1,509,181.64
|
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| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$2.67
₱157.46
|
pay (unknown) more for housing
|
Frostburg
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$28.80
₱1,699.75
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$468.88
₱27,668.28
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$234.44
₱13,834.16
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$106.33
₱6,274.42
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Frostburg
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$482.52
₱28,473.23
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$14,127.39
₱833,643.19
|
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
|
Frostburg
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) | ?? |
$1.36
₱80.49
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area | ?? |
$2.70
₱159.15
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$3.07
₱181.10
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$40.61
₱2,396.40
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$7.67
₱452.75
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Frostburg
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$33.31
₱1,965.73
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$26.60
₱1,569.45
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$74.03
₱4,368.16
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$60.89
₱3,593.15
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