Cost of living comparison
Manila is 49.5% cheaper than Miami.
If you lived in Manila instead of Miami, you would:
pay 71.8% less for restaurants
Miami
|
Manila
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.00
|
$5.21
₱291.19
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
|
$4.34
₱242.66
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.79
|
$0.95
₱53.08
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.23
|
$0.48
₱27.09
|
|
pay 26.4% less for groceries
Miami
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.60
|
$1.33
₱74.34
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.70
|
$4.28
₱238.83
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.33
|
$6.97
₱389.38
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.09
|
$2.08
₱115.97
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.30
|
$2.27
₱127.06
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.88
|
$1.48
₱82.66
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
|
$0.77
₱42.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.98
|
$1.53
₱85.63
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.23
|
$0.97
₱54.02
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
|
$1.09
₱60.71
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.47
|
$1.37
₱76.56
|
|
pay 43.4% less for transportation
Miami
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.49
|
$4.31
₱240.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$113.75
|
$10.12
₱565.19
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
|
$26,066.56
₱1,455,947.72
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.41
|
$2.66
₱148.51
|
|
pay 62.7% less for housing
Miami
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.96
|
$28.90
₱1,614.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,773.75
|
$465.25
₱25,986.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,113.76
|
$244.37
₱13,649.45
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$129.39
|
$96.97
₱5,416.31
|
|
pay 53.2% less for childcare
Miami
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,162.50
|
$499.25
₱27,885.44
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$28,333.33
|
$14,398.67
₱804,237.79
|
|
pay 58.4% less for entertainment and sports
Miami
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
|
$1.22
₱67.94
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.89
|
$2.95
₱164.79
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.45
|
$2.95
₱165.01
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$75.53
|
$41.83
₱2,336.45
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.00
|
$6.52
₱363.99
|
|
pay 30.5% less for clothing
Miami
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.29
|
$33.02
₱1,844.15
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.00
|
$27.26
₱1,522.62
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.75
|
$73.19
₱4,088.02
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.33
|
$64.44
₱3,599.35
|
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