Cost of living comparison
Tarlac City is 32.7% cheaper than Manila.
If you lived in Tarlac City instead of Manila, you would:
pay 39.1% less for restaurants
Manila
|
Tarlac City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.21
₱291.19
|
$2.17
₱121.33
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.34
₱242.66
|
$3.13
₱174.71
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
₱53.08
|
$0.72
₱40.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
₱27.09
|
$0.26
₱14.56
|
|
pay 31.5% less for groceries
Manila
|
Tarlac City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.33
₱74.34
|
$1.10
₱61.33
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
₱238.83
|
$4.34
₱242.66
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.97
₱389.38
|
$6.03
₱336.81
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.08
₱115.97
|
$1.93
₱107.71
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.27
₱127.06
|
$1.41
₱79.03
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.48
₱82.66
|
$1.02
₱57.24
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
₱42.87
|
$0.71
₱39.40
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.53
₱85.63
|
$0.71
₱39.62
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
₱54.02
|
$0.44
₱24.58
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
₱60.71
|
$0.52
₱28.98
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.37
₱76.56
|
$0.37
₱20.69
|
|
pay 5.0% more for transportation
Manila
|
Tarlac City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.31
₱240.76
|
$4.34
₱242.13
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.12
₱565.19
|
$7.82
₱436.78
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,066.56
₱1,455,947.72
|
$38,230.95
₱2,135,390.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.66
₱148.51
|
$2.54
₱141.71
|
|
pay 40.7% less for housing
Manila
|
Tarlac City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.90
₱1,614.44
|
$25.20
₱1,407.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$465.25
₱25,986.42
|
$125.99
₱7,037.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$244.37
₱13,649.45
|
$99.92
₱5,581.13
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$96.97
₱5,416.31
|
$79.73
₱4,453.49
|
|
pay 71.5% less for childcare
Manila
|
Tarlac City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$499.25
₱27,885.44
|
$148.68
₱8,304.29
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,398.67
₱804,237.79
|
$3,909.98
₱218,392.16
|
|
pay 23.8% less for entertainment and sports
Manila
|
Tarlac City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.22
₱67.94
|
$0.96
₱53.38
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.95
₱164.79
|
$1.56
₱87.36
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.95
₱165.01
|
$2.13
₱118.90
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.83
₱2,336.45
|
$43.44
₱2,426.58
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.52
₱363.99
|
$4.78
₱266.92
|
|
pay 27.2% less for clothing
Manila
|
Tarlac City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.02
₱1,844.15
|
$32.58
₱1,819.93
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.26
₱1,522.62
|
$18.25
₱1,019.16
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.19
₱4,088.02
|
$50.40
₱2,814.83
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$64.44
₱3,599.35
|
$36.49
₱2,038.33
|
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