Cost of living comparison
Manila is 17.0% cheaper than Zagreb.
If you lived in Manila instead of Zagreb, you would:
pay 60.4% less for restaurants
|
Zagreb
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.00
HRK90.38
|
$5.21
₱304.27
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.58
HRK52.72
|
$4.34
₱253.56
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.67
HRK18.60
|
$0.95
₱55.46
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.89
HRK13.17
|
$0.48
₱28.31
|
|
pay 29.3% more for groceries
|
Zagreb
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.45
HRK10.07
|
$1.33
₱77.68
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.70
HRK39.66
|
$4.28
₱249.56
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.55
HRK31.67
|
$6.97
₱406.87
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.56
HRK24.74
|
$2.08
₱121.19
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.43
HRK30.84
|
$2.27
₱132.77
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.73
HRK5.08
|
$1.48
₱86.37
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
HRK5.29
|
$0.77
₱44.79
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
HRK5.80
|
$1.53
₱89.48
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
HRK8.67
|
$0.97
₱56.45
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
HRK4.12
|
$1.09
₱63.43
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
HRK3.91
|
$1.37
₱80.00
|
|
pay 50.5% less for transportation
|
Zagreb
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.13
HRK42.66
|
$4.31
₱251.58
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$54.15
HRK376.60
|
$10.12
₱590.59
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,625.55
HRK219,947.82
|
$26,066.56
₱1,521,374.79
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.96
HRK69.26
|
$2.66
₱155.18
|
|
pay 32.0% less for housing
|
Zagreb
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.99
HRK201.59
|
$28.90
₱1,686.99
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$705.63
HRK4,907.51
|
$465.25
₱27,154.19
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$571.03
HRK3,971.37
|
$244.37
₱14,262.83
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$152.17
HRK1,058.28
|
$96.97
₱5,659.70
|
|
pay 56.2% more for childcare
|
Zagreb
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$273.78
HRK1,904.10
|
$499.25
₱29,138.55
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,078.17
HRK77,045.88
|
$14,398.67
₱840,378.45
|
|
pay 19.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Zagreb
|
Manila
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.25
HRK22.60
|
$1.22
₱71.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.21
HRK15.39
|
$2.95
₱172.19
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.09
HRK35.40
|
$2.95
₱172.42
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.24
HRK314.60
|
$41.83
₱2,441.44
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.91
HRK55.04
|
$6.52
₱380.34
|
|
pay 42.6% less for clothing
|
Zagreb
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$96.66
HRK672.26
|
$33.02
₱1,927.02
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.44
HRK295.13
|
$27.26
₱1,591.04
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.78
HRK673.11
|
$73.19
₱4,271.72
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$116.30
HRK808.86
|
$64.44
₱3,761.09
|
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