Cost of living comparison
Manila is 39.1% cheaper than Lyon.
If you lived in Manila instead of Lyon, you would:
pay 69.8% less for restaurants
Lyon
|
Manila
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€15.41
|
$5.12
₱300.95
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.79
€11.30
|
$4.26
₱250.79
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.19
€3.06
|
$0.87
₱51.36
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.93
€1.85
|
$0.49
₱28.91
|
|
pay 16.2% less for groceries
Lyon
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.65
€2.54
|
$1.35
₱79.54
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.86
€9.45
|
$5.30
₱312.03
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.30
€5.09
|
$6.79
₱399.66
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.14
€3.97
|
$2.08
₱122.29
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.35
€7.05
|
$2.42
₱142.33
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.18
€1.13
|
$1.52
₱89.53
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.95
|
$0.80
₱47.30
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.65
€1.58
|
$1.52
₱89.55
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.75
€1.68
|
$0.98
₱57.47
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
€1.16
|
$1.20
₱70.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.96
|
$1.48
₱87.37
|
|
pay 60.5% less for transportation
Lyon
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.26
€6.96
|
$4.14
₱243.65
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$75.02
€71.93
|
$9.93
₱584.13
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,719.77
€33,288.37
|
$25,575.45
₱1,504,731.36
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.08
€18.29
|
$2.67
₱156.99
|
|
pay 43.3% less for housing
Lyon
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.62
€33.20
|
$28.80
₱1,694.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$952.96
€913.67
|
$468.88
₱27,586.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$671.55
€643.86
|
$234.44
₱13,793.37
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$178.30
€170.95
|
$106.33
₱6,255.92
|
|
pay 6.7% more for childcare
Lyon
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$562.68
€539.48
|
$482.52
₱28,389.26
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,074.89
€10,618.30
|
$14,127.39
₱831,184.94
|
|
pay 45.1% less for entertainment and sports
Lyon
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.50
€7.19
|
$1.36
₱80.25
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.62
€3.47
|
$2.70
₱158.68
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.33
€11.82
|
$3.07
₱180.57
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.80
€40.08
|
$40.61
₱2,389.33
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.86
€12.33
|
$7.67
₱451.42
|
|
pay 45.8% less for clothing
Lyon
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$97.89
€93.85
|
$33.31
₱1,959.93
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.55
€38.88
|
$26.60
₱1,564.82
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.89
€92.89
|
$74.03
₱4,355.28
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$148.98
€142.83
|
$60.89
₱3,582.55
|
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