Cost of living comparison
Geneva is 4.1 times more expensive than Manila.
If you lived in Geneva instead of Manila, you would:
pay 5.7 times more for restaurants
Manila
|
Geneva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.21
₱291.19
|
$27.62
CHF23.37
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.34
₱242.66
|
$16.57
CHF14.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
₱53.08
|
$4.75
CHF4.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
₱27.09
|
$4.12
CHF3.49
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Manila
|
Geneva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.33
₱74.34
|
$3.71
CHF3.14
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
₱238.83
|
$12.06
CHF10.20
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.97
₱389.38
|
$6.88
CHF5.82
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.08
₱115.97
|
$7.06
CHF5.97
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.27
₱127.06
|
$12.86
CHF10.88
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.48
₱82.66
|
$1.50
CHF1.27
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
₱42.87
|
$1.05
CHF0.89
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.53
₱85.63
|
$1.31
CHF1.11
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
₱54.02
|
$2.72
CHF2.30
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
₱60.71
|
$1.11
CHF0.94
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.37
₱76.56
|
$1.09
CHF0.92
|
|
pay 6.0 times more for transportation
Manila
|
Geneva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.31
₱240.76
|
$8.16
CHF6.91
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.12
₱565.19
|
$77.35
CHF65.44
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,066.56
₱1,455,947.72
|
$36,243.17
CHF30,665.20
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.66
₱148.51
|
$34.92
CHF29.54
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for housing
Manila
|
Geneva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.90
₱1,614.44
|
$54.85
CHF46.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$465.25
₱25,986.42
|
$2,286.57
CHF1,934.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$244.37
₱13,649.45
|
$1,932.73
CHF1,635.28
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$96.97
₱5,416.31
|
$177.85
CHF150.48
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for childcare
Manila
|
Geneva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$499.25
₱27,885.44
|
$3,430.53
CHF2,902.56
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,398.67
₱804,237.79
|
$30,411.36
CHF25,730.93
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Manila
|
Geneva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.22
₱67.94
|
$7.73
CHF6.54
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.95
₱164.79
|
$5.28
CHF4.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.95
₱165.01
|
$9.39
CHF7.95
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.83
₱2,336.45
|
$81.31
CHF68.80
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.52
₱363.99
|
$22.10
CHF18.70
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for clothing
Manila
|
Geneva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.02
₱1,844.15
|
$109.76
CHF92.87
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.26
₱1,522.62
|
$66.72
CHF56.45
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.19
₱4,088.02
|
$131.68
CHF111.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$64.44
₱3,599.35
|
$200.48
CHF169.62
|
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