Cost of living comparison
Manila is 26.5% more expensive than Roseau.
If you lived in Manila instead of Roseau, you would:
pay 45.7% less for restaurants
|
Roseau
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$5.12
₱300.95
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.66
EC$18.00
|
$4.26
₱250.79
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.71
EC$4.62
|
$0.87
₱51.36
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.48
EC$4.00
|
$0.49
₱28.91
|
|
pay 0.4% more for groceries
|
Roseau
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.47
EC$6.67
|
$1.35
₱79.54
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
$5.30
₱312.03
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$14.24
EC$38.49
|
$6.79
₱399.66
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.18
EC$14.00
|
$2.08
₱122.29
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.69
EC$12.66
|
$2.42
₱142.33
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.85
EC$7.71
|
$1.52
₱89.53
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
EC$2.77
|
$0.80
₱47.30
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.12
EC$5.74
|
$1.52
₱89.55
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.41
EC$6.50
|
$0.98
₱57.47
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.48
EC$4.00
|
$1.20
₱70.66
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.39
EC$3.75
|
$1.48
₱87.37
|
|
pay 48.2% less for transportation
|
Roseau
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.49
EC$12.13
|
$4.14
₱243.65
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.25
EC$87.16
|
$9.93
₱584.13
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,254.25
EC$89,871.27
|
$25,575.45
₱1,504,731.36
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
$2.67
₱156.99
|
|
pay 10.4% more for housing
|
Roseau
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$56.74
EC$153.33
|
$28.80
₱1,694.74
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$283.68
EC$766.67
|
$468.88
₱27,586.69
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$203.51
EC$550.00
|
$234.44
₱13,793.37
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$106.28
EC$287.22
|
$106.33
₱6,255.92
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for childcare
|
Roseau
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
$482.52
₱28,389.26
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,330.19
EC$9,000.00
|
$14,127.39
₱831,184.94
|
|
pay 22.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Roseau
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$1.36
₱80.25
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.10
EC$8.38
|
$2.70
₱158.68
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$3.07
₱180.57
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.17
EC$116.67
|
$40.61
₱2,389.33
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.33
EC$22.50
|
$7.67
₱451.42
|
|
pay 38.8% less for clothing
|
Roseau
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.92
EC$191.67
|
$33.31
₱1,959.93
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.24
EC$103.33
|
$26.60
₱1,564.82
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$148.01
EC$400.00
|
$74.03
₱4,355.28
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.70
EC$210.00
|
$60.89
₱3,582.55
|
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