Cost of living comparison
Arima is 14.3% more expensive than Manila.
- Restaurants
-
pay 50.9% more in Arima
- Groceries
-
pay 6.5% more in Arima
- Transportation
-
pay 57.2% more in Arima
- Housing
-
pay 25.3% more in Arima
- Childcare
-
pay 69.7% less in Arima
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 1.6% more in Arima
- Clothing
-
pay 28.6% more in Arima
The cost of transportation, restaurants, clothing, housing, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Arima are more expensive than in Manila.
If you lived in Arima instead of Manila, you would:
pay 50.9% more for restaurants
|
Manila
|
Arima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.12
₱293.20
|
$8.78
TTD59.49
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.26
₱244.33
|
$7.31
TTD49.58
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
₱50.04
|
$0.98
TTD6.61
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
₱28.16
|
$0.73
TTD4.96
|
|
pay 6.5% more for groceries
|
Manila
|
Arima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.35
₱77.49
|
$2.12
TTD14.38
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.30
₱303.99
|
$2.08
TTD14.13
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.79
₱389.37
|
$8.31
TTD56.30
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.08
₱119.14
|
$3.78
TTD25.63
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.42
₱138.67
|
$2.62
TTD17.79
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.52
₱87.22
|
$2.23
TTD15.13
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
₱46.08
|
$0.70
TTD4.71
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.52
₱87.24
|
$1.86
TTD12.63
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
₱55.99
|
$1.55
TTD10.50
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
₱68.84
|
$0.32
TTD2.16
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.48
₱85.12
|
$0.32
TTD2.16
|
|
pay 57.2% more for transportation
|
Manila
|
Arima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
₱237.37
|
$3.52
TTD23.87
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$9.93
₱569.09
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,575.45
₱1,465,984.58
|
$33,646.13
TTD228,060.60
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.67
₱152.95
|
$6.80
TTD46.11
|
|
pay 25.3% more for housing
|
Manila
|
Arima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.80
₱1,651.10
|
$57.56
TTD390.18
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$468.88
₱26,876.34
|
$475.43
TTD3,222.60
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$234.44
₱13,438.19
|
$351.09
TTD2,379.76
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$106.33
₱6,094.83
|
$53.54
TTD362.88
|
|
pay 69.7% less for childcare
|
Manila
|
Arima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$482.52
₱27,658.24
|
$131.66
TTD892.41
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,127.39
₱809,781.96
|
$4,719.60
TTD31,990.46
|
|
pay 1.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Manila
|
Arima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.36
₱78.19
|
$1.61
TTD10.91
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.70
₱154.59
|
$2.34
TTD15.87
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.07
₱175.92
|
$3.66
TTD24.79
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.61
₱2,327.81
|
$47.54
TTD322.26
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.67
₱439.80
|
$5.12
TTD34.70
|
|
pay 28.6% more for clothing
|
Manila
|
Arima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.31
₱1,909.46
|
$51.20
TTD347.05
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.60
₱1,524.53
|
$26.33
TTD178.48
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.03
₱4,243.13
|
$104.84
TTD710.62
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$60.89
₱3,490.30
|
$73.14
TTD495.78
|
|
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