Cost of living comparison
Manila is 17.2% cheaper than Tallinn.
If you lived in Manila instead of Tallinn, you would:
pay 61.6% less for restaurants
Tallinn
|
Manila
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.54
€12.45
|
$5.21
₱304.27
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.21
€8.47
|
$4.34
₱253.56
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.34
€2.15
|
$0.95
₱55.46
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.78
€1.64
|
$0.48
₱28.31
|
|
pay 37.6% more for groceries
Tallinn
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.32
€1.21
|
$1.33
₱77.68
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.29
€4.86
|
$4.28
₱249.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.66
€4.29
|
$6.97
₱406.87
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.74
€2.52
|
$2.08
₱121.19
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.67
€3.37
|
$2.27
₱132.77
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.75
|
$1.48
₱86.37
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
€0.59
|
$0.77
₱44.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
€0.98
|
$1.53
₱89.48
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.32
€1.21
|
$0.97
₱56.45
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
€0.39
|
$1.09
₱63.43
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.50
€0.46
|
$1.37
₱80.00
|
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pay 48.1% less for transportation
Tallinn
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.03
€6.46
|
$4.31
₱251.58
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.49
€29.88
|
$10.12
₱590.59
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,240.65
€26,889.21
|
$26,066.56
₱1,521,374.79
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.18
€9.36
|
$2.66
₱155.18
|
|
pay 36.2% less for housing
Tallinn
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.32
€26.04
|
$28.90
₱1,686.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$729.51
€670.85
|
$465.25
₱27,154.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$520.65
€478.78
|
$244.37
₱14,262.83
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$228.75
€210.35
|
$96.97
₱5,659.70
|
|
pay 65.1% more for childcare
Tallinn
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$450.86
€414.61
|
$499.25
₱29,138.55
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,560.19
€6,032.64
|
$14,398.67
₱840,378.45
|
|
pay 43.0% less for entertainment and sports
Tallinn
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.41
€4.98
|
$1.22
₱71.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.78
€3.48
|
$2.95
₱172.19
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.90
€5.42
|
$2.95
₱172.42
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.45
€51.91
|
$41.83
₱2,441.44
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.83
€9.96
|
$6.52
₱380.34
|
|
pay 34.4% less for clothing
Tallinn
|
Manila
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$87.49
€80.46
|
$33.02
₱1,927.02
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.26
€32.42
|
$27.26
₱1,591.04
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.51
€80.48
|
$73.19
₱4,271.72
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.02
€92.90
|
$64.44
₱3,761.09
|
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