Cost of living comparison
Manila is 26.6% cheaper than Montreal.
If you lived in Manila instead of Montreal, you would:
pay 63.9% less for restaurants
Montreal
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.35
CA$24.76
|
$5.21
₱293.20
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.01
CA$14.86
|
$4.34
₱244.33
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.10
CA$2.83
|
$0.95
₱53.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.55
CA$2.09
|
$0.48
₱27.28
|
|
pay 19.9% less for groceries
Montreal
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.09
CA$4.17
|
$1.33
₱74.85
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.28
CA$8.47
|
$4.28
₱240.48
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.06
CA$10.87
|
$6.97
₱392.06
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.36
CA$4.54
|
$2.08
₱116.77
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.63
CA$7.60
|
$2.27
₱127.93
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.64
CA$2.21
|
$1.48
₱83.23
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
CA$0.89
|
$0.77
₱43.16
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.80
CA$2.43
|
$1.53
₱86.22
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.08
CA$2.81
|
$0.97
₱54.39
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
CA$1.28
|
$1.09
₱61.12
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.07
CA$1.44
|
$1.37
₱77.08
|
|
pay 43.4% less for transportation
Montreal
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.79
CA$6.46
|
$4.31
₱242.42
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$71.19
CA$96.08
|
$10.12
₱569.09
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,936.06
CA$33,657.45
|
$26,066.56
₱1,465,983.32
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.23
CA$20.55
|
$2.66
₱149.53
|
|
pay 29.0% less for housing
Montreal
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.20
CA$59.65
|
$28.90
₱1,625.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,219.08
CA$1,645.45
|
$465.25
₱26,165.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$947.47
CA$1,278.85
|
$244.37
₱13,743.53
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$62.68
CA$84.61
|
$96.97
₱5,453.64
|
|
pay 46.1% more for childcare
Montreal
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$659.52
CA$890.19
|
$499.25
₱28,077.65
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,646.93
CA$8,971.70
|
$14,398.67
₱809,781.26
|
|
pay 38.5% less for entertainment and sports
Montreal
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.24
CA$8.42
|
$1.22
₱68.41
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.84
CA$5.18
|
$2.95
₱165.92
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.01
CA$14.86
|
$2.95
₱166.14
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.41
CA$45.09
|
$41.83
₱2,352.55
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.01
CA$14.86
|
$6.52
₱366.50
|
|
pay 37.6% less for clothing
Montreal
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.92
CA$87.63
|
$33.02
₱1,856.86
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.04
CA$66.20
|
$27.26
₱1,533.11
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.69
CA$118.36
|
$73.19
₱4,116.19
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.25
CA$146.11
|
$64.44
₱3,624.16
|
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