Cost of living comparison
Rome is 90.1% more expensive than Manila.
If you lived in Rome instead of Manila, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
Manila
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.12
₱300.95
|
$16.08
€15.41
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.26
₱250.79
|
$10.72
€10.28
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
₱51.36
|
$2.23
€2.14
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
₱28.91
|
$1.12
€1.08
|
|
pay 9.8% more for groceries
Manila
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.35
₱79.54
|
$1.78
€1.71
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.30
₱312.03
|
$7.00
€6.71
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.79
₱399.66
|
$6.20
€5.94
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.08
₱122.29
|
$3.76
€3.60
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.42
₱142.33
|
$4.89
€4.69
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.52
₱89.53
|
$1.07
€1.03
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
₱47.30
|
$0.92
€0.88
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.52
₱89.55
|
$0.89
€0.85
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
₱57.47
|
$1.09
€1.05
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
₱70.66
|
$0.73
€0.70
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.48
₱87.37
|
$0.78
€0.75
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for transportation
Manila
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
₱243.65
|
$7.15
€6.85
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$9.93
₱584.13
|
$37.51
€35.97
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,575.45
₱1,504,731.36
|
$26,794.08
€25,689.44
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.67
₱156.99
|
$17.15
€16.44
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Manila
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.80
₱1,694.74
|
$29.46
€28.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$468.88
₱27,586.69
|
$1,180.31
€1,131.65
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$234.44
₱13,793.37
|
$763.10
€731.64
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$106.33
₱6,255.92
|
$167.26
€160.37
|
|
pay 10.1% less for childcare
Manila
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$482.52
₱28,389.26
|
$508.83
€487.85
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,127.39
₱831,184.94
|
$10,490.67
€10,058.17
|
|
pay 88.5% more for entertainment and sports
Manila
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.36
₱80.25
|
$5.36
€5.14
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.70
₱158.68
|
$1.53
€1.46
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.07
₱180.57
|
$6.43
€6.17
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.61
₱2,389.33
|
$58.31
€55.91
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.67
₱451.42
|
$10.72
€10.28
|
|
pay 46.1% more for clothing
Manila
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.31
₱1,959.93
|
$65.43
€62.74
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.60
₱1,564.82
|
$30.74
€29.47
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.03
₱4,355.28
|
$77.17
€73.99
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$60.89
₱3,582.55
|
$102.32
€98.10
|
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