Cost of living comparison
Manila is 43.2% cheaper than Reading.
- Restaurants
-
pay 71.4% less in Manila
- Groceries
-
pay 25.0% more in Manila
- Transportation
-
pay 61.3% less in Manila
- Housing
-
pay 51.8% less in Manila
- Childcare
-
pay 49.3% less in Manila
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 52.6% less in Manila
- Clothing
-
pay 41.1% less in Manila
Expenses including restaurants, transportation, entertainment and sports, housing, childcare, and clothing are lower in Manila.
If you lived in Manila instead of Reading, you would:
pay 71.4% less for restaurants
|
Reading
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.83
£19.09
|
$5.12
₱285.99
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.84
£6.54
|
$4.26
₱238.33
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.23
£2.39
|
$0.87
₱48.81
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.53
£1.87
|
$0.49
₱27.47
|
|
pay 25.0% more for groceries
|
Reading
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.44
£1.07
|
$1.35
₱75.58
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.26
£3.15
|
$5.30
₱296.52
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.02
£3.71
|
$6.79
₱379.80
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.53
£2.61
|
$2.08
₱116.21
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.70
£2.74
|
$2.42
₱135.26
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.35
£1.00
|
$1.52
₱85.08
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
£0.43
|
$0.80
₱44.95
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.40
£1.04
|
$1.52
₱85.10
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.22
£1.64
|
$0.98
₱54.61
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
£0.39
|
$1.20
₱67.15
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
£0.41
|
$1.48
₱83.02
|
|
pay 61.3% less for transportation
|
Reading
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.99
£5.17
|
$4.14
₱231.54
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$82.66
£61.10
|
$9.93
₱555.11
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,531.14
£27,004.11
|
$25,575.45
₱1,429,961.59
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.97
£14.76
|
$2.67
₱149.19
|
|
pay 51.8% less for housing
|
Reading
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.02
£28.84
|
$28.80
₱1,610.53
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,614.42
£1,193.39
|
$468.88
₱26,215.91
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,366.88
£1,010.41
|
$234.44
₱13,107.98
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$146.30
£108.15
|
$106.33
₱5,945.06
|
|
pay 49.3% less for childcare
|
Reading
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,653.17
£1,222.03
|
$482.52
₱26,978.61
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$19,586.17
£14,478.25
|
$14,127.39
₱789,883.55
|
|
pay 52.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Reading
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.46
£4.77
|
$1.36
₱76.26
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.66
£3.44
|
$2.70
₱150.80
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$18.08
£13.37
|
$3.07
₱171.60
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.66
£34.49
|
$40.61
₱2,270.61
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.21
£10.50
|
$7.67
₱428.99
|
|
pay 41.1% less for clothing
|
Reading
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.88
£53.87
|
$33.31
₱1,862.54
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$67.38
£49.80
|
$26.60
₱1,487.06
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.26
£65.24
|
$74.03
₱4,138.86
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.70
£67.78
|
$60.89
₱3,404.53
|
|
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