Cost of living comparison
Manila is 14.1% cheaper than Victoria.
If you lived in Manila instead of Victoria, you would:
pay 69.0% less for restaurants
|
Victoria
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.76
SCR231.67
|
$5.12
₱300.48
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.71
SCR134.25
|
$4.26
₱250.40
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.75
SCR38.08
|
$0.87
₱51.28
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.71
SCR37.49
|
$0.49
₱28.86
|
|
pay 1.5% less for groceries
|
Victoria
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
SCR31.68
|
$1.35
₱79.41
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$18.13
SCR250.54
|
$5.30
₱311.55
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.52
SCR103.94
|
$6.79
₱399.05
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.58
SCR49.42
|
$2.08
₱122.10
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
SCR41.45
|
$2.42
₱142.11
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
SCR13.43
|
$1.52
₱89.39
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.10
SCR15.18
|
$0.80
₱47.22
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
SCR13.43
|
$1.52
₱89.41
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.27
SCR45.15
|
$0.98
₱57.38
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.82
SCR11.36
|
$1.20
₱70.55
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
SCR10.09
|
$1.48
₱87.23
|
|
pay 47.5% less for transportation
|
Victoria
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.82
SCR80.41
|
$4.14
₱243.27
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$26.82
SCR370.67
|
$9.93
₱583.23
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,617.26
SCR367,929.22
|
$25,575.45
₱1,502,410.41
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$46.18
SCR638.37
|
$2.67
₱156.75
|
|
pay 40.1% less for housing
|
Victoria
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$163.87
SCR2,265.20
|
$28.80
₱1,692.12
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$979.92
SCR13,545.36
|
$468.88
₱27,544.14
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$794.53
SCR10,982.78
|
$234.44
₱13,772.10
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$73.52
SCR1,016.20
|
$106.33
₱6,246.27
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
|
Victoria
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$167.60
SCR2,316.68
|
$482.52
₱28,345.48
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,868.55
SCR122,589.61
|
$14,127.39
₱829,902.89
|
|
pay 44.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Victoria
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.07
SCR56.20
|
$1.36
₱80.13
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.16
SCR71.36
|
$2.70
₱158.44
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$22.89
SCR316.36
|
$3.07
₱180.29
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$95.81
SCR1,324.36
|
$40.61
₱2,385.65
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.59
SCR77.22
|
$7.67
₱450.72
|
|
pay 20.0% less for clothing
|
Victoria
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$68.58
SCR948.02
|
$33.31
₱1,956.91
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.30
SCR404.99
|
$26.60
₱1,562.41
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.44
SCR1,015.17
|
$74.03
₱4,348.56
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.39
SCR1,055.98
|
$60.89
₱3,577.02
|
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