Cost of living comparison
Manila is 4.6% cheaper than Kingstown.
If you lived in Manila instead of Kingstown, you would:
pay 54.3% less for restaurants
|
Kingstown
|
Manila
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$5.12
₱300.95
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.10
EC$30.00
|
$4.26
₱250.79
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$0.87
₱51.36
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.76
EC$4.75
|
$0.49
₱28.91
|
|
pay 27.9% less for groceries
|
Kingstown
|
Manila
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$1.35
₱79.54
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.26
EC$19.61
|
$5.30
₱312.03
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.14
EC$32.81
|
$6.79
₱399.66
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.60
EC$12.44
|
$2.08
₱122.29
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.98
EC$5.36
|
$2.42
₱142.33
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.76
EC$10.17
|
$1.52
₱89.53
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
EC$2.33
|
$0.80
₱47.30
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.18
EC$11.30
|
$1.52
₱89.55
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.68
EC$4.54
|
$0.98
₱57.47
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.60
EC$4.31
|
$1.20
₱70.66
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.23
EC$3.33
|
$1.48
₱87.37
|
|
pay 66.3% less for transportation
|
Kingstown
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$14.57
EC$39.38
|
$4.14
₱243.65
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$59.20
EC$160.00
|
$9.93
₱584.13
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,376.83
EC$87,500.00
|
$25,575.45
₱1,504,731.36
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.98
EC$67.50
|
$2.67
₱156.99
|
|
pay 9.9% more for housing
|
Kingstown
|
Manila
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.50
EC$150.00
|
$28.80
₱1,694.74
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$296.02
EC$800.00
|
$468.88
₱27,586.69
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$296.02
EC$800.00
|
$234.44
₱13,793.37
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$70.74
EC$191.18
|
$106.33
₱6,255.92
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
|
Kingstown
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$185.01
EC$500.00
|
$482.52
₱28,389.26
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$14,127.39
₱831,184.94
|
|
pay 2.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Kingstown
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$1.36
₱80.25
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.71
EC$7.33
|
$2.70
₱158.68
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
$3.07
₱180.57
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
$40.61
₱2,389.33
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
$7.67
₱451.42
|
|
pay 52.2% less for clothing
|
Kingstown
|
Manila
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$101.76
EC$275.00
|
$33.31
₱1,959.93
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$83.25
EC$225.00
|
$26.60
₱1,564.82
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
$74.03
₱4,355.28
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.76
EC$275.00
|
$60.89
₱3,582.55
|
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