Cost of living comparison
Amstelveen is 3.2 times more expensive than Manila.
If you lived in Amstelveen instead of Manila, you would:
pay 5.4 times more for restaurants
Manila
|
Amstelveen
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.21
₱291.99
|
$25.45
€22.78
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.34
₱243.33
|
$13.00
€11.63
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
₱53.22
|
$4.47
€4.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
₱27.16
|
$4.47
€4.00
|
|
pay 23.7% more for groceries
Manila
|
Amstelveen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.33
₱74.54
|
$1.31
€1.18
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
₱239.49
|
$5.73
€5.13
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.97
₱390.45
|
$4.16
€3.72
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.08
₱116.29
|
$4.32
€3.87
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.27
₱127.41
|
$7.35
€6.58
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.48
₱82.89
|
$0.78
€0.70
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
₱42.98
|
$1.08
€0.96
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.53
₱85.87
|
$0.81
€0.73
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
₱54.17
|
$1.44
€1.29
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
₱60.87
|
$0.90
€0.81
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.37
₱76.77
|
$0.81
€0.72
|
|
pay 5.9 times more for transportation
Manila
|
Amstelveen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.31
₱241.43
|
$7.95
€7.12
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.12
₱566.75
|
$99.63
€89.19
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,066.56
₱1,459,961.77
|
$29,595.87
€26,492.30
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.66
₱148.92
|
$28.37
€25.40
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for housing
Manila
|
Amstelveen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.90
₱1,618.89
|
$45.12
€40.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$465.25
₱26,058.06
|
$1,678.63
€1,502.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$244.37
₱13,687.08
|
$1,407.88
€1,260.25
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$96.97
₱5,431.24
|
$276.61
€247.60
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
Manila
|
Amstelveen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$499.25
₱27,962.32
|
$1,868.15
€1,672.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,398.67
₱806,455.07
|
$15,703.31
€14,056.59
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Manila
|
Amstelveen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.22
₱68.13
|
$5.75
€5.15
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.95
₱165.24
|
$3.73
€3.33
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.95
₱165.46
|
$8.66
€7.76
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.83
₱2,342.89
|
$29.78
€26.66
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.52
₱364.99
|
$15.16
€13.57
|
|
pay 54.9% more for clothing
Manila
|
Amstelveen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.02
₱1,849.23
|
$54.15
€48.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.26
₱1,526.82
|
$43.32
€38.78
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.19
₱4,099.29
|
$73.64
€65.92
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$64.44
₱3,609.27
|
$126.35
€113.10
|
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