Cost of living comparison
Montreal is 2.2 times more expensive than Manila.
If you lived in Montreal instead of Manila, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
Manila
|
Montreal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.21
₱291.19
|
$18.35
CA$24.90
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.34
₱242.66
|
$11.01
CA$14.94
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
₱53.08
|
$2.10
CA$2.84
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
₱27.09
|
$1.55
CA$2.10
|
|
pay 45.3% more for groceries
Manila
|
Montreal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.33
₱74.34
|
$3.09
CA$4.20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
₱238.83
|
$6.28
CA$8.52
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.97
₱389.38
|
$8.06
CA$10.93
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.08
₱115.97
|
$3.36
CA$4.56
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.27
₱127.06
|
$5.63
CA$7.64
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.48
₱82.66
|
$1.64
CA$2.23
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
₱42.87
|
$0.66
CA$0.89
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.53
₱85.63
|
$1.80
CA$2.44
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
₱54.02
|
$2.08
CA$2.82
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
₱60.71
|
$0.95
CA$1.29
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.37
₱76.56
|
$1.07
CA$1.45
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for transportation
Manila
|
Montreal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.31
₱240.76
|
$4.79
CA$6.50
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.12
₱565.19
|
$71.19
CA$96.62
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,066.56
₱1,455,947.72
|
$24,936.06
CA$33,844.09
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.66
₱148.51
|
$15.23
CA$20.67
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Manila
|
Montreal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.90
₱1,614.44
|
$44.20
CA$59.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$465.25
₱25,986.42
|
$1,219.08
CA$1,654.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$244.37
₱13,649.45
|
$947.47
CA$1,285.94
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$96.97
₱5,416.31
|
$62.68
CA$85.08
|
|
pay 10.8% less for childcare
Manila
|
Montreal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$499.25
₱27,885.44
|
$659.52
CA$895.13
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,398.67
₱804,237.79
|
$6,646.93
CA$9,021.45
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Manila
|
Montreal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.22
₱67.94
|
$6.24
CA$8.47
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.95
₱164.79
|
$3.84
CA$5.21
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.95
₱165.01
|
$11.01
CA$14.94
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.83
₱2,336.45
|
$33.41
CA$45.34
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.52
₱363.99
|
$11.01
CA$14.94
|
|
pay 66.1% more for clothing
Manila
|
Montreal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.02
₱1,844.15
|
$64.92
CA$88.11
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.26
₱1,522.62
|
$49.04
CA$66.56
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.19
₱4,088.02
|
$87.69
CA$119.01
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$64.44
₱3,599.35
|
$108.25
CA$146.92
|
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