Cost of living comparison
Los Angeles is 3.2 times more expensive than Manila.
If you lived in Los Angeles instead of Manila, you would:
pay 3.7 times more for restaurants
Manila
|
Los Angeles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.21
₱291.63
|
$24.52
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.34
₱243.03
|
$12.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
₱53.16
|
$2.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
₱27.13
|
$2.06
|
|
pay 84.8% more for groceries
Manila
|
Los Angeles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.33
₱74.45
|
$5.18
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
₱239.19
|
$6.76
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.97
₱389.97
|
$4.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.08
₱116.15
|
$4.92
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.27
₱127.25
|
$7.43
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.48
₱82.79
|
$2.59
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
₱42.93
|
$1.03
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.53
₱85.76
|
$1.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
₱54.10
|
$2.25
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
₱60.80
|
$1.46
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.37
₱76.67
|
$1.08
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for transportation
Manila
|
Los Angeles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.31
₱241.13
|
$5.32
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.12
₱566.05
|
$83.48
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,066.56
₱1,458,163.36
|
$30,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.66
₱148.73
|
$16.52
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for housing
Manila
|
Los Angeles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.90
₱1,616.90
|
$74.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$465.25
₱26,025.96
|
$2,490.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$244.37
₱13,670.22
|
$2,107.10
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$96.97
₱5,424.55
|
$145.78
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for childcare
Manila
|
Los Angeles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$499.25
₱27,927.88
|
$1,950.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,398.67
₱805,461.66
|
$28,750.00
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Manila
|
Los Angeles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.22
₱68.05
|
$8.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.95
₱165.04
|
$5.31
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.95
₱165.26
|
$12.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.83
₱2,340.01
|
$53.08
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.52
₱364.54
|
$18.00
|
|
pay 80.4% more for clothing
Manila
|
Los Angeles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.02
₱1,846.95
|
$62.08
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.26
₱1,524.94
|
$44.06
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.19
₱4,094.24
|
$106.54
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$64.44
₱3,604.82
|
$145.95
|
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