Cost of living comparison
Manila is 9.2% more expensive than Kingstown.
If you lived in Manila instead of Kingstown, you would:
pay 56.1% less for restaurants
|
Kingstown
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.25
EC$25.00
|
$5.21
₱304.27
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.18
EC$27.50
|
$4.34
₱253.56
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$0.95
₱55.46
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.94
EC$5.25
|
$0.48
₱28.31
|
|
pay 34.7% less for groceries
|
Kingstown
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.91
EC$5.17
|
$1.33
₱77.68
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.24
EC$22.26
|
$4.28
₱249.56
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.67
EC$31.55
|
$6.97
₱406.87
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.84
EC$10.37
|
$2.08
₱121.19
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.44
EC$6.60
|
$2.27
₱132.77
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.18
EC$8.59
|
$1.48
₱86.37
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
EC$2.48
|
$0.77
₱44.79
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.47
EC$12.07
|
$1.53
₱89.48
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.02
EC$5.45
|
$0.97
₱56.45
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.60
EC$4.31
|
$1.09
₱63.43
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.26
EC$3.40
|
$1.37
₱80.00
|
|
pay 59.3% less for transportation
|
Kingstown
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.88
EC$21.28
|
$4.31
₱251.58
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$59.20
EC$160.00
|
$10.12
₱590.59
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,376.83
EC$87,500.00
|
$26,066.56
₱1,521,374.79
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.98
EC$67.50
|
$2.66
₱155.18
|
|
pay 1.2% less for housing
|
Kingstown
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.80
EC$140.00
|
$28.90
₱1,686.99
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$425.52
EC$1,150.00
|
$465.25
₱27,154.19
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$314.52
EC$850.00
|
$244.37
₱14,262.83
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$63.67
EC$172.06
|
$96.97
₱5,659.70
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for childcare
|
Kingstown
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$148.01
EC$400.00
|
$499.25
₱29,138.55
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,330.19
EC$9,000.00
|
$14,398.67
₱840,378.45
|
|
pay 21.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Kingstown
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
$1.22
₱71.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.71
EC$7.33
|
$2.95
₱172.19
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
$2.95
₱172.42
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.75
EC$175.00
|
$41.83
₱2,441.44
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
$6.52
₱380.34
|
|
pay 47.9% less for clothing
|
Kingstown
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.64
EC$223.33
|
$33.02
₱1,927.02
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$83.25
EC$225.00
|
$27.26
₱1,591.04
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.67
EC$266.67
|
$73.19
₱4,271.72
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.84
EC$283.33
|
$64.44
₱3,761.09
|
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