Cost of living comparison
Manila is 15.0% cheaper than Spain.
If you lived in Manila instead of Spain, you would:
pay 61.2% less for restaurants
|
Spain
|
Manila
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.87
€13.29
|
$5.12
₱300.95
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.22
€8.84
|
$4.26
₱250.79
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.13
€2.04
|
$0.87
₱51.36
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.58
€1.51
|
$0.49
₱28.91
|
|
pay 24.0% more for groceries
|
Spain
|
Manila
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
€1.25
|
$1.35
₱79.54
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.37
€6.11
|
$5.30
₱312.03
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.16
€3.99
|
$6.79
₱399.66
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.66
€2.55
|
$2.08
₱122.29
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.36
€3.22
|
$2.42
₱142.33
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.95
|
$1.52
₱89.53
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.78
|
$0.80
₱47.30
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.83
|
$1.52
₱89.55
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.09
|
$0.98
₱57.47
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.69
|
$1.20
₱70.66
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.78
|
$1.48
₱87.37
|
|
pay 53.0% less for transportation
|
Spain
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.38
€6.12
|
$4.14
₱243.65
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$34.26
€32.85
|
$9.93
₱584.13
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,643.92
€32,256.88
|
$25,575.45
₱1,504,731.36
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.57
€13.97
|
$2.67
₱156.99
|
|
pay 29.9% less for housing
|
Spain
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.87
€30.55
|
$28.80
₱1,694.74
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$872.36
€836.40
|
$468.88
₱27,586.69
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$692.13
€663.60
|
$234.44
₱13,793.37
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$103.97
€99.68
|
$106.33
₱6,255.92
|
|
pay 58.6% more for childcare
|
Spain
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$385.97
€370.06
|
$482.52
₱28,389.26
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,352.21
€7,049.10
|
$14,127.39
₱831,184.94
|
|
pay 15.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Spain
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.84
€2.73
|
$1.36
₱80.25
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.98
€1.90
|
$2.70
₱158.68
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.66
€5.42
|
$3.07
₱180.57
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.87
€41.10
|
$40.61
₱2,389.33
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.63
€8.28
|
$7.67
₱451.42
|
|
pay 27.9% less for clothing
|
Spain
|
Manila
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.89
€72.76
|
$33.31
₱1,959.93
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.12
€30.79
|
$26.60
₱1,564.82
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.96
€74.74
|
$74.03
₱4,355.28
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.38
€87.62
|
$60.89
₱3,582.55
|
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