Cost of living comparison
Manila is 29.6% cheaper than Seoul.
If you lived in Manila instead of Seoul, you would:
pay 37.9% less for restaurants
|
Seoul
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.88
₩10,997
|
$5.12
₱300.48
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.09
₩8,498
|
$4.26
₱250.40
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
₩2,215
|
$0.87
₱51.28
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
₩1,174
|
$0.49
₱28.86
|
|
pay 36.2% less for groceries
|
Seoul
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.10
₩4,321
|
$1.35
₱79.41
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.52
₩9,107
|
$5.30
₱311.55
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.06
₩11,249
|
$6.79
₱399.05
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.06
₩4,269
|
$2.08
₱122.10
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.74
₩6,612
|
$2.42
₱142.11
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.30
₩4,603
|
$1.52
₱89.39
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.55
₩2,163
|
$0.80
₱47.22
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.44
₩3,407
|
$1.52
₱89.41
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.68
₩3,748
|
$0.98
₱57.38
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.73
₩2,416
|
$1.20
₱70.55
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.39
₩1,936
|
$1.48
₱87.23
|
|
pay 39.9% less for transportation
|
Seoul
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.59
₩6,405
|
$4.14
₱243.27
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$44.40
₩61,986
|
$9.93
₱583.23
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,023.07
₩37,722,173
|
$25,575.45
₱1,502,410.41
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.02
₩11,197
|
$2.67
₱156.75
|
|
pay 22.5% less for housing
|
Seoul
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.27
₩31,093
|
$28.80
₱1,692.12
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$883.18
₩1,232,852
|
$468.88
₱27,544.14
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$490.54
₩684,756
|
$234.44
₱13,772.10
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$133.35
₩186,151
|
$106.33
₱6,246.27
|
|
pay 3.4% less for childcare
|
Seoul
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$385.48
₩538,102
|
$482.52
₱28,345.48
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$20,782.92
₩29,011,393
|
$14,127.39
₱829,902.89
|
|
pay 29.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Seoul
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.58
₩4,999
|
$1.36
₱80.13
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.60
₩5,028
|
$2.70
₱158.44
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.22
₩4,499
|
$3.07
₱180.29
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.73
₩75,002
|
$40.61
₱2,385.65
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.74
₩14,996
|
$7.67
₱450.72
|
|
pay 38.1% less for clothing
|
Seoul
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.13
₩82,538
|
$33.31
₱1,956.91
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.64
₩65,112
|
$26.60
₱1,562.41
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.69
₩121,017
|
$74.03
₱4,348.56
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$124.89
₩174,338
|
$60.89
₱3,577.02
|
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