Cost of living comparison
Cape Town is 27.1% more expensive than Manila.
If you lived in Cape Town instead of Manila, you would:
pay 39.8% more for restaurants
|
Manila
|
Cape Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.12
₱300.48
|
$8.52
ZAR155.09
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.26
₱250.40
|
$5.11
ZAR93.05
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
₱51.28
|
$0.99
ZAR18.07
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
₱28.86
|
$0.78
ZAR14.21
|
|
pay 29.7% less for groceries
|
Manila
|
Cape Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.35
₱79.41
|
$1.07
ZAR19.52
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.30
₱311.55
|
$4.13
ZAR75.21
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.79
₱399.05
|
$4.25
ZAR77.42
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.08
₱122.10
|
$2.53
ZAR46.11
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.42
₱142.11
|
$2.30
ZAR41.81
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.52
₱89.39
|
$0.73
ZAR13.31
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
₱47.22
|
$0.70
ZAR12.66
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.52
₱89.41
|
$0.69
ZAR12.52
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
₱57.38
|
$0.70
ZAR12.72
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
₱70.55
|
$0.55
ZAR10.00
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.48
₱87.23
|
$0.59
ZAR10.81
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
|
Manila
|
Cape Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
₱243.27
|
$5.09
ZAR92.66
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$9.93
₱583.23
|
$42.60
ZAR775.45
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,575.45
₱1,502,410.41
|
$19,879.98
ZAR361,877.19
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.67
₱156.75
|
$9.54
ZAR173.70
|
|
pay 50.1% more for housing
|
Manila
|
Cape Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.80
₱1,692.12
|
$43.29
ZAR787.97
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$468.88
₱27,544.14
|
$784.43
ZAR14,279.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$234.44
₱13,772.10
|
$505.72
ZAR9,205.71
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$106.33
₱6,246.27
|
$71.33
ZAR1,298.35
|
|
pay 63.3% less for childcare
|
Manila
|
Cape Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$482.52
₱28,345.48
|
$207.06
ZAR3,769.16
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,127.39
₱829,902.89
|
$4,312.73
ZAR78,505.12
|
|
pay 9.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Manila
|
Cape Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.36
₱80.13
|
$2.56
ZAR46.53
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.70
₱158.44
|
$2.12
ZAR38.68
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.07
₱180.29
|
$2.95
ZAR53.76
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.61
₱2,385.65
|
$39.65
ZAR721.84
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.67
₱450.72
|
$6.82
ZAR124.07
|
|
pay 36.3% more for clothing
|
Manila
|
Cape Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.31
₱1,956.91
|
$53.53
ZAR974.40
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.60
₱1,562.41
|
$30.86
ZAR561.70
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.03
₱4,348.56
|
$104.97
ZAR1,910.71
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$60.89
₱3,577.02
|
$77.06
ZAR1,402.80
|
|
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