Cost of living comparison
Bangkok is 32.6% more expensive than Manila.
If you lived in Bangkok instead of Manila, you would:
pay 19.1% less for restaurants
|
Manila
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.12
₱300.95
|
$2.91
THB99.38
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.26
₱250.79
|
$5.83
THB198.77
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
₱51.36
|
$0.62
THB21.01
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
₱28.91
|
$0.29
THB9.95
|
|
pay 5.1% less for groceries
|
Manila
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.35
₱79.54
|
$1.52
THB51.93
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.30
₱312.03
|
$11.74
THB400.54
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.79
₱399.66
|
$7.32
THB249.70
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.08
₱122.29
|
$2.27
THB77.52
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.42
₱142.33
|
$1.31
THB44.85
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.52
₱89.53
|
$1.47
THB50.20
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
₱47.30
|
$0.73
THB24.78
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.52
₱89.55
|
$1.04
THB35.32
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
₱57.47
|
$0.80
THB27.45
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
₱70.66
|
$0.71
THB24.31
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.48
₱87.37
|
$0.62
THB21.23
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for transportation
|
Manila
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
₱243.65
|
$4.47
THB152.35
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$9.93
₱584.13
|
$39.32
THB1,341.69
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,575.45
₱1,504,731.36
|
$55,345.18
THB1,888,299.81
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.67
₱156.99
|
$10.34
THB352.81
|
|
pay 8.2% less for housing
|
Manila
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.80
₱1,694.74
|
$15.36
THB524.06
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$468.88
₱27,586.69
|
$571.31
THB19,492.13
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$234.44
₱13,793.37
|
$301.88
THB10,299.82
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$106.33
₱6,255.92
|
$67.33
THB2,297.23
|
|
pay 12.2% more for childcare
|
Manila
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$482.52
₱28,389.26
|
$632.63
THB21,584.56
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,127.39
₱831,184.94
|
$13,191.37
THB450,070.91
|
|
pay 26.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Manila
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.36
₱80.25
|
$2.33
THB79.51
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.70
₱158.68
|
$2.58
THB88.15
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.07
₱180.57
|
$4.20
THB143.36
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.61
₱2,389.33
|
$54.58
THB1,862.13
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.67
₱451.42
|
$7.28
THB248.46
|
|
pay 44.9% more for clothing
|
Manila
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.31
₱1,959.93
|
$55.27
THB1,885.68
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.60
₱1,564.82
|
$34.84
THB1,188.66
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.03
₱4,355.28
|
$97.10
THB3,312.77
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$60.89
₱3,582.55
|
$92.12
THB3,143.03
|
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