Cost of living comparison
Bangalore is 29.3% cheaper than Manila.
If you lived in Bangalore instead of Manila, you would:
pay 38.5% less for restaurants
|
Manila
|
Bangalore
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.12
₱299.00
|
$3.56
₹300.05
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.26
₱249.17
|
$3.79
₹320.06
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
₱51.03
|
$0.46
₹38.96
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
₱28.72
|
$0.17
₹14.35
|
|
pay 53.1% less for groceries
|
Manila
|
Bangalore
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.35
₱79.02
|
$0.58
₹49.17
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.30
₱310.01
|
$3.79
₹319.49
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.79
₱397.08
|
$2.38
₹200.77
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.08
₱121.50
|
$1.11
₹93.42
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.42
₱141.41
|
$1.83
₹154.44
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.52
₱88.95
|
$1.28
₹107.62
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
₱46.99
|
$0.39
₹33.22
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.52
₱88.97
|
$0.60
₹50.31
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
₱57.09
|
$0.27
₹22.49
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
₱70.20
|
$0.25
₹20.86
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.48
₱86.80
|
$0.25
₹21.42
|
|
pay 18.2% more for transportation
|
Manila
|
Bangalore
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
₱242.07
|
$4.61
₹388.81
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$9.93
₱580.36
|
$15.41
₹1,300.23
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,575.45
₱1,495,012.61
|
$14,221.28
₹1,200,211.19
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.67
₱155.98
|
$4.03
₹340.06
|
|
pay 45.7% less for housing
|
Manila
|
Bangalore
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.80
₱1,683.79
|
$11.44
₹965.74
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$468.88
₱27,408.51
|
$317.94
₹26,832.85
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$234.44
₱13,704.28
|
$183.40
₹15,478.13
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$106.33
₱6,215.51
|
$33.38
₹2,817.22
|
|
pay 74.8% less for childcare
|
Manila
|
Bangalore
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$482.52
₱28,205.90
|
$120.79
₹10,194.39
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,127.39
₱825,816.49
|
$3,580.34
₹302,164.28
|
|
pay 1.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Manila
|
Bangalore
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.36
₱79.73
|
$2.37
₹200.04
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.70
₱157.66
|
$2.17
₹183.34
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.07
₱179.40
|
$4.27
₹360.06
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.61
₱2,373.90
|
$21.74
₹1,834.88
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.67
₱448.50
|
$4.74
₹400.07
|
|
pay 12.7% less for clothing
|
Manila
|
Bangalore
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.31
₱1,947.27
|
$32.90
₹2,776.94
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.60
₱1,554.71
|
$30.32
₹2,558.78
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.03
₱4,327.15
|
$53.75
₹4,536.29
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$60.89
₱3,559.41
|
$38.87
₹3,280.58
|
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