Cost of living comparison
Manila is 25.5% cheaper than Rome.
If you lived in Manila instead of Rome, you would:
pay 61.4% less for restaurants
|
Rome
|
Manila
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€15.25
|
$5.12
₱300.48
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
€10.16
|
$4.26
₱250.40
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.23
€2.12
|
$0.87
₱51.28
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
€1.07
|
$0.49
₱28.86
|
|
pay 9.9% more for groceries
|
Rome
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.78
€1.69
|
$1.35
₱79.41
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.00
€6.64
|
$5.30
₱311.55
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.20
€5.88
|
$6.79
₱399.05
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.76
€3.57
|
$2.08
₱122.10
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.89
€4.64
|
$2.42
₱142.11
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
€1.02
|
$1.52
₱89.39
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
€0.87
|
$0.80
₱47.22
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.84
|
$1.52
₱89.41
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
€1.04
|
$0.98
₱57.38
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.69
|
$1.20
₱70.55
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.74
|
$1.48
₱87.23
|
|
pay 51.1% less for transportation
|
Rome
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.15
€6.78
|
$4.14
₱243.27
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.51
€35.57
|
$9.93
₱583.23
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,794.08
€25,410.49
|
$25,575.45
₱1,502,410.41
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.15
€16.26
|
$2.67
₱156.75
|
|
pay 42.0% less for housing
|
Rome
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.46
€27.93
|
$28.80
₱1,692.12
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,180.31
€1,119.36
|
$468.88
₱27,544.14
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$763.10
€723.69
|
$234.44
₱13,772.10
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$167.26
€158.63
|
$106.33
₱6,246.27
|
|
pay 14.8% more for childcare
|
Rome
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$508.83
€482.56
|
$482.52
₱28,345.48
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,490.67
€9,948.95
|
$14,127.39
₱829,902.89
|
|
pay 21.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Rome
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.36
€5.08
|
$1.36
₱80.13
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.53
€1.45
|
$2.70
₱158.44
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.43
€6.10
|
$3.07
₱180.29
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.31
€55.30
|
$40.61
₱2,385.65
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.72
€10.16
|
$7.67
₱450.72
|
|
pay 26.8% less for clothing
|
Rome
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.43
€62.06
|
$33.31
₱1,956.91
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.74
€29.15
|
$26.60
₱1,562.41
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.17
€73.18
|
$74.03
₱4,348.56
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.32
€97.04
|
$60.89
₱3,577.02
|
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