Cost of living comparison
Manila is 34.8% cheaper than Vaughan.
- Restaurants
-
pay 60.5% less in Manila
- Groceries
-
pay 2.7% more in Manila
- Transportation
-
pay 41.2% less in Manila
- Housing
-
pay 50.4% less in Manila
- Childcare
-
pay 30.8% less in Manila
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 35.4% less in Manila
- Clothing
-
pay 28.1% less in Manila
Expenses including restaurants, housing, transportation, entertainment and sports, childcare, and clothing are lower in Manila.
If you lived in Manila instead of Vaughan, you would:
pay 60.5% less for restaurants
Vaughan
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.96
CA$24.63
|
$5.12
₱289.35
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.06
CA$13.79
|
$4.26
₱241.13
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.72
CA$2.36
|
$0.87
₱49.38
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.35
CA$1.84
|
$0.49
₱27.80
|
|
pay 2.7% more for groceries
Vaughan
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.26
CA$3.10
|
$1.35
₱76.47
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.31
CA$5.91
|
$5.30
₱300.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.61
CA$10.43
|
$6.79
₱384.26
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.72
CA$3.74
|
$2.08
₱117.57
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.87
CA$6.68
|
$2.42
₱136.85
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.30
CA$1.79
|
$1.52
₱86.08
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
CA$0.91
|
$0.80
₱45.47
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.27
CA$1.74
|
$1.52
₱86.10
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.53
CA$2.10
|
$0.98
₱55.25
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
CA$1.17
|
$1.20
₱67.93
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.88
CA$1.20
|
$1.48
₱84.00
|
|
pay 41.2% less for transportation
Vaughan
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.11
CA$5.64
|
$4.14
₱234.26
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$107.84
CA$147.86
|
$9.93
₱561.62
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,412.64
CA$33,470.95
|
$25,575.45
₱1,446,751.92
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.11
CA$17.98
|
$2.67
₱150.94
|
|
pay 50.4% less for housing
Vaughan
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$46.10
CA$63.21
|
$28.80
₱1,629.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,700.41
CA$2,331.35
|
$468.88
₱26,523.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,496.84
CA$2,052.24
|
$234.44
₱13,261.89
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$114.69
CA$157.25
|
$106.33
₱6,014.87
|
|
pay 30.8% less for childcare
Vaughan
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$808.29
CA$1,108.21
|
$482.52
₱27,295.39
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,962.09
CA$24,626.93
|
$14,127.39
₱799,158.20
|
|
pay 35.4% less for entertainment and sports
Vaughan
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.11
CA$8.37
|
$1.36
₱77.16
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.49
CA$4.78
|
$2.70
₱152.57
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.84
CA$17.61
|
$3.07
₱173.61
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.89
CA$42.36
|
$40.61
₱2,297.27
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.27
CA$15.46
|
$7.67
₱434.03
|
|
pay 28.1% less for clothing
Vaughan
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.11
CA$59.10
|
$33.31
₱1,884.41
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.92
CA$49.25
|
$26.60
₱1,504.53
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.00
CA$132.99
|
$74.03
₱4,187.46
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.62
CA$139.32
|
$60.89
₱3,444.51
|
|
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