Cost of living comparison
Manila is 32.7% cheaper than Strasbourg.
- Restaurants
-
pay 68.0% less in Manila
- Groceries
-
pay 16.2% less in Manila
- Transportation
-
pay 57.1% less in Manila
- Housing
-
pay 37.9% less in Manila
- Childcare
-
pay 26.8% more in Manila
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 37.2% less in Manila
- Clothing
-
pay 39.4% less in Manila
Expenses including restaurants, transportation, clothing, housing, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in Manila.
If you lived in Manila instead of Strasbourg, you would:
pay 68.0% less for restaurants
Strasbourg
|
Manila
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.00
€12.74
|
$5.12
₱289.08
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.79
€10.01
|
$4.26
₱240.90
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.45
€2.08
|
$0.87
₱49.34
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.21
€1.88
|
$0.49
₱27.77
|
|
pay 16.2% less for groceries
Strasbourg
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.16
€1.83
|
$1.35
₱76.40
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.51
€8.08
|
$5.30
₱299.72
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.29
€5.34
|
$6.79
₱383.90
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.91
€3.32
|
$2.08
₱117.46
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.90
€5.86
|
$2.42
₱136.72
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.23
€1.05
|
$1.52
₱86.00
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.76
|
$0.80
₱45.43
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.70
€1.44
|
$1.52
₱86.02
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
€1.32
|
$0.98
₱55.20
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
€0.93
|
$1.20
₱67.87
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.13
€0.96
|
$1.48
₱83.92
|
|
pay 57.1% less for transportation
Strasbourg
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.10
€6.03
|
$4.14
₱234.04
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$60.02
€50.96
|
$9.93
₱561.10
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,719.77
€29,476.80
|
$25,575.45
₱1,445,396.42
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.53
€9.79
|
$2.67
₱150.80
|
|
pay 37.9% less for housing
Strasbourg
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.58
€25.11
|
$28.80
₱1,627.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$723.44
€614.19
|
$468.88
₱26,498.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$631.80
€536.40
|
$234.44
₱13,249.47
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$215.55
€183.00
|
$106.33
₱6,009.23
|
|
pay 26.8% more for childcare
Strasbourg
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,286.12
€1,091.90
|
$482.52
₱27,269.81
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,537.75
€5,550.50
|
$14,127.39
₱798,409.45
|
|
pay 37.2% less for entertainment and sports
Strasbourg
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.63
€4.78
|
$1.36
₱77.09
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.92
€2.48
|
$2.70
₱152.42
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.86
€10.92
|
$3.07
₱173.45
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.73
€30.33
|
$40.61
₱2,295.11
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.86
€10.92
|
$7.67
₱433.62
|
|
pay 39.4% less for clothing
Strasbourg
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$125.04
€106.16
|
$33.31
₱1,882.65
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.83
€29.57
|
$26.60
₱1,503.12
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.17
€69.76
|
$74.03
₱4,183.54
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$122.98
€104.41
|
$60.89
₱3,441.28
|
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