Cost of living comparison
Manila is 69.7% cheaper than Monte Carlo.
- Restaurants
-
pay 82.7% less in Manila
- Groceries
-
pay 60.4% less in Manila
- Transportation
-
pay 66.1% less in Manila
- Housing
-
pay 85.9% less in Manila
- Childcare
-
pay 49.0% less in Manila
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 71.9% less in Manila
- Clothing
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pay 71.7% less in Manila
Expenses including housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, clothing, transportation, and groceries are lower in Manila.
If you lived in Manila instead of Monte Carlo, you would:
pay 82.7% less for restaurants
Monte Carlo
|
Manila
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$51.53
€43.96
|
$5.12
₱289.35
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.31
€8.79
|
$4.26
₱241.13
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$6.54
€5.58
|
$0.87
₱49.38
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$10.45
€8.92
|
$0.49
₱27.80
|
|
pay 60.4% less for groceries
Monte Carlo
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.82
€4.11
|
$1.35
₱76.47
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.74
€12.57
|
$5.30
₱300.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.14
€8.65
|
$6.79
₱384.26
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$7.54
€6.43
|
$2.08
₱117.57
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$12.14
€10.36
|
$2.42
₱136.85
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.08
€2.63
|
$1.52
₱86.08
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$3.73
€3.18
|
$0.80
₱45.47
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.74
€2.34
|
$1.52
₱86.10
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.05
€3.46
|
$0.98
₱55.25
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.43
€2.07
|
$1.20
₱67.93
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$2.59
€2.21
|
$1.48
₱84.00
|
|
pay 66.1% less for transportation
Monte Carlo
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.80
€7.51
|
$4.14
₱234.26
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$35.90
€30.63
|
$9.93
₱561.62
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$52,044.82
€44,404.64
|
$25,575.45
₱1,446,751.92
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.51
€19.20
|
$2.67
₱150.94
|
|
pay 85.9% less for housing
Monte Carlo
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$160.76
€137.16
|
$28.80
₱1,629.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$10,717.63
€9,144.28
|
$468.88
₱26,523.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$6,752.11
€5,760.90
|
$234.44
₱13,261.89
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$349.76
€298.41
|
$106.33
₱6,014.87
|
|
pay 49.0% less for childcare
Monte Carlo
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$3,429.64
€2,926.17
|
$482.52
₱27,295.39
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,076.45
€13,716.42
|
$14,127.39
₱799,158.20
|
|
pay 71.9% less for entertainment and sports
Monte Carlo
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.65
€8.23
|
$1.36
₱77.16
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.96
€5.09
|
$2.70
₱152.57
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.72
€9.14
|
$3.07
₱173.61
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$509.09
€434.35
|
$40.61
₱2,297.27
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$17.15
€14.63
|
$7.67
₱434.03
|
|
pay 71.7% less for clothing
Monte Carlo
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$214.35
€182.89
|
$33.31
₱1,884.41
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.02
€64.01
|
$26.60
₱1,504.53
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$187.56
€160.02
|
$74.03
₱4,187.46
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$267.94
€228.61
|
$60.89
₱3,444.51
|
|
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