Cost of living comparison
Manila is 29.5% cheaper than Lisbon.
If you lived in Manila instead of Lisbon, you would:
pay 58.9% less for restaurants
|
Lisbon
|
Manila
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.66
€12.96
|
$5.12
₱300.48
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.65
€9.15
|
$4.26
₱250.40
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.86
€1.76
|
$0.87
₱51.28
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
€1.29
|
$0.49
₱28.86
|
|
pay 20.6% more for groceries
|
Lisbon
|
Manila
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.48
€1.40
|
$1.35
₱79.41
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.58
€5.29
|
$5.30
₱311.55
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.87
€3.67
|
$6.79
₱399.05
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.97
€2.82
|
$2.08
₱122.10
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.31
€3.14
|
$2.42
₱142.11
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.04
€0.98
|
$1.52
₱89.39
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.65
|
$0.80
₱47.22
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.84
|
$1.52
₱89.41
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
€1.01
|
$0.98
₱57.38
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.83
|
$1.20
₱70.55
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.89
|
$1.48
₱87.23
|
|
pay 53.2% less for transportation
|
Lisbon
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.21
€6.84
|
$4.14
₱243.27
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$42.87
€40.66
|
$9.93
₱583.23
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,152.89
€30,492.58
|
$25,575.45
₱1,502,410.41
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.86
€9.35
|
$2.67
₱156.75
|
|
pay 43.7% less for housing
|
Lisbon
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.90
€37.84
|
$28.80
₱1,692.12
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,514.21
€1,436.02
|
$468.88
₱27,544.14
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,070.61
€1,015.33
|
$234.44
₱13,772.10
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$106.17
€100.69
|
$106.33
₱6,246.27
|
|
pay 11.9% less for childcare
|
Lisbon
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$576.40
€546.64
|
$482.52
₱28,345.48
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,251.75
€14,464.18
|
$14,127.39
₱829,902.89
|
|
pay 23.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Lisbon
|
Manila
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.22
€3.05
|
$1.36
₱80.13
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.61
€2.47
|
$2.70
₱158.44
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.00
€5.69
|
$3.07
₱180.29
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.41
€40.22
|
$40.61
₱2,385.65
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.57
€8.13
|
$7.67
₱450.72
|
|
pay 36.2% less for clothing
|
Lisbon
|
Manila
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$86.58
€82.11
|
$33.31
₱1,956.91
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.63
€35.68
|
$26.60
₱1,562.41
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.49
€78.23
|
$74.03
₱4,348.56
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.41
€102.81
|
$60.89
₱3,577.02
|
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