Cost of living comparison
Manila is 6.0% more expensive than San Salvador.
If you lived in Manila instead of San Salvador, you would:
pay 38.5% less for restaurants
|
San Salvador
|
Manila
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
SVC87.76
|
$5.12
₱300.48
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
SVC61.43
|
$4.26
₱250.40
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.09
SVC9.55
|
$0.87
₱51.28
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
SVC8.01
|
$0.49
₱28.86
|
|
pay 6.3% more for groceries
|
San Salvador
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.12
SVC18.61
|
$1.35
₱79.41
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.24
SVC28.40
|
$5.30
₱311.55
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.39
SVC64.82
|
$6.79
₱399.05
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.04
SVC26.64
|
$2.08
₱122.10
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.78
SVC24.36
|
$2.42
₱142.11
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
SVC12.66
|
$1.52
₱89.39
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
SVC6.74
|
$0.80
₱47.22
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
SVC10.23
|
$1.52
₱89.41
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
SVC10.67
|
$0.98
₱57.38
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
SVC8.72
|
$1.20
₱70.55
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
SVC8.56
|
$1.48
₱87.23
|
|
pay 34.0% less for transportation
|
San Salvador
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.97
SVC34.87
|
$4.14
₱243.27
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
SVC175.53
|
$9.93
₱583.23
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
SVC219,406.38
|
$25,575.45
₱1,502,410.41
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$33.43
SVC293.37
|
$2.67
₱156.75
|
|
pay 27.5% less for housing
|
San Salvador
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.14
SVC369.86
|
$28.80
₱1,692.12
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$858.33
SVC7,532.95
|
$468.88
₱27,544.14
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$641.67
SVC5,631.43
|
$234.44
₱13,772.10
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$81.52
SVC715.44
|
$106.33
₱6,246.27
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
|
San Salvador
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$160.29
SVC1,406.71
|
$482.52
₱28,345.48
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,740.67
SVC50,381.55
|
$14,127.39
₱829,902.89
|
|
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
|
San Salvador
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SVC17.55
|
$1.36
₱80.13
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.24
SVC28.42
|
$2.70
₱158.44
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
SVC35.11
|
$3.07
₱180.29
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.67
SVC269.14
|
$40.61
₱2,385.65
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.50
SVC48.27
|
$7.67
₱450.72
|
pay 44.0% less for clothing
|
San Salvador
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.14
SVC633.14
|
$33.31
₱1,956.91
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.86
SVC420.01
|
$26.60
₱1,562.41
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$112.14
SVC984.19
|
$74.03
₱4,348.56
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.33
SVC950.76
|
$60.89
₱3,577.02
|
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