Cost of living comparison
Manila is 3.4% cheaper than Santiago.
If you lived in Manila instead of Santiago, you would:
pay 55.5% less for restaurants
|
Santiago
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.36
CLF0.4400
|
$5.12
₱300.95
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.24
CLF0.3000
|
$4.26
₱250.79
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.78
CLF0.0600
|
$0.87
₱51.36
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
CLF0.0500
|
$0.49
₱28.91
|
|
pay 27.6% more for groceries
|
Santiago
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.48
CLF0.0500
|
$1.35
₱79.54
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.49
CLF0.2000
|
$5.30
₱312.03
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.59
CLF0.1600
|
$6.79
₱399.66
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.97
CLF0.1400
|
$2.08
₱122.29
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.88
CLF0.1000
|
$2.42
₱142.33
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
CLF0.0300
|
$1.52
₱89.53
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
CLF0.0300
|
$0.80
₱47.30
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
CLF0.0300
|
$1.52
₱89.55
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
$0.98
₱57.47
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
CLF0.0300
|
$1.20
₱70.66
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
CLF0.0200
|
$1.48
₱87.37
|
|
pay 34.0% less for transportation
|
Santiago
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.14
CLF0.1800
|
$4.14
₱243.65
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$41.20
CLF1.4800
|
$9.93
₱584.13
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,540.00
CLF664.6200
|
$25,575.45
₱1,504,731.36
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.41
CLF0.4400
|
$2.67
₱156.99
|
|
pay 4.0% less for housing
|
Santiago
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.87
CLF0.7500
|
$28.80
₱1,694.74
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$513.58
CLF18.4100
|
$468.88
₱27,586.69
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$439.93
CLF15.7700
|
$234.44
₱13,793.37
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$104.66
CLF3.7500
|
$106.33
₱6,255.92
|
|
pay 72.2% more for childcare
|
Santiago
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$387.71
CLF13.9000
|
$482.52
₱28,389.26
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,421.89
CLF230.2100
|
$14,127.39
₱831,184.94
|
|
pay 10.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Santiago
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.83
CLF0.1000
|
$1.36
₱80.25
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.09
CLF0.1100
|
$2.70
₱158.68
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.15
CLF0.1800
|
$3.07
₱180.57
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.85
CLF1.2100
|
$40.61
₱2,389.33
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.87
CLF0.2100
|
$7.67
₱451.42
|
|
pay 19.1% less for clothing
|
Santiago
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.80
CLF1.8900
|
$33.31
₱1,959.93
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.11
CLF1.1200
|
$26.60
₱1,564.82
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.37
CLF2.6300
|
$74.03
₱4,355.28
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.04
CLF2.9400
|
$60.89
₱3,582.55
|
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