Cost of living comparison
San Jose is 82.7% more expensive than Manila.
If you lived in San Jose instead of Manila, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
|
Manila
|
San Jose
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.12
₱299.97
|
$10.83
CRC5,449.44
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.26
₱249.97
|
$9.72
CRC4,889.37
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
₱51.19
|
$1.99
CRC1,003.19
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
₱28.82
|
$1.46
CRC735.11
|
|
pay 23.2% more for groceries
|
Manila
|
San Jose
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.35
₱79.28
|
$2.60
CRC1,306.53
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.30
₱311.01
|
$4.26
CRC2,145.89
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.79
₱398.36
|
$7.23
CRC3,639.20
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.08
₱121.89
|
$3.26
CRC1,641.59
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.42
₱141.87
|
$4.41
CRC2,217.28
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.52
₱89.24
|
$1.95
CRC981.47
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
₱47.14
|
$0.63
CRC317.12
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.52
₱89.26
|
$1.59
CRC800.55
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
₱57.28
|
$1.35
CRC678.32
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
₱70.43
|
$1.30
CRC653.87
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.48
₱87.08
|
$1.19
CRC599.26
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for transportation
|
Manila
|
San Jose
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
₱242.85
|
$5.49
CRC2,761.30
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$9.93
₱582.24
|
$38.02
CRC19,132.31
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,575.45
₱1,499,846.45
|
$36,925.49
CRC18,579,598.70
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.67
₱156.48
|
$15.94
CRC8,021.01
|
|
pay 50.3% more for housing
|
Manila
|
San Jose
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.80
₱1,689.24
|
$53.59
CRC26,966.92
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$468.88
₱27,497.13
|
$742.08
CRC373,388.03
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$234.44
₱13,748.59
|
$463.60
CRC233,267.77
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$106.33
₱6,235.61
|
$63.06
CRC31,727.35
|
|
pay 2.0% less for childcare
|
Manila
|
San Jose
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$482.52
₱28,297.10
|
$521.49
CRC262,396.09
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,127.39
₱828,486.61
|
$12,425.72
CRC6,252,180.86
|
|
pay 57.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Manila
|
San Jose
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.36
₱79.99
|
$2.92
CRC1,466.81
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.70
₱158.17
|
$3.69
CRC1,857.34
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.07
₱179.98
|
$5.05
CRC2,542.47
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.61
₱2,381.57
|
$59.70
CRC30,039.47
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.67
₱449.95
|
$9.72
CRC4,889.37
|
|
pay 93.7% more for clothing
|
Manila
|
San Jose
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.31
₱1,953.57
|
$73.59
CRC37,025.96
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.60
₱1,559.74
|
$50.81
CRC25,566.99
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.03
₱4,341.14
|
$125.98
CRC63,390.47
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$60.89
₱3,570.92
|
$117.31
CRC59,028.11
|
|
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