Cost of living comparison

Caracas, Venezuela

compared to

Manila, Philippines

Manila vs. Caracas Cost of Living Summary

Manila is 69.2% more expensive than Caracas.

Restaurants: pay 60.8% less in Manila
Groceries: pay 6.6% more in Manila
Transportation: pay 14.3% less in Manila
Housing: pay 4.0 times more in Manila
Childcare: pay 3.9 times more in Manila
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.2% less in Manila
Clothing: pay 36.1% less in Manila

The cost of housing, childcare, and groceries in Manila are more expensive than in Caracas. Expenses including restaurants, clothing, transportation, and entertainment and sports are lower in Manila. Notably, housing and childcare are significantly more expensive in Manila.

Manila vs. Caracas Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Manila instead of Caracas, you would:

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pay 60.8% less for restaurants

	Caracas	Manila
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$15.00 VEF149.62	$5.12 ₱290.00	-65.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.00 VEF119.69	$4.26 ₱241.66	-64.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.78 VEF17.78	$0.87 ₱49.49	-51.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.29 VEF12.84	$0.49 ₱27.86	-61.8%
Average			-60.8%

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pay 6.6% more for groceries

	Caracas	Manila
Bread 1 loaf	$2.17 VEF21.64	$1.35 ₱76.64	-37.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.87 VEF48.61	$5.30 ₱300.68	+8.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.73 VEF77.06	$6.79 ₱385.12	-12.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.03 VEF30.26	$2.08 ₱117.84	-31.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.24 VEF32.36	$2.42 ₱137.15	-25.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.55 VEF25.43	$1.52 ₱86.27	-40.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.66 VEF6.56	$0.80 ₱45.57	+22.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 VEF8.97	$1.52 ₱86.29	+69.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.75 VEF7.51	$0.98 ₱55.37	+29.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 VEF10.04	$1.20 ₱68.09	+19.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.87 VEF8.69	$1.48 ₱84.19	+70.4%
Average			+6.6%

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pay 14.3% less for transportation

	Caracas	Manila
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.89 VEF18.88	$4.14 ₱234.78	+118.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.00 VEF299.24	$9.93 ₱562.88	-66.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,000.00 VEF319,184.03	$25,575.45 ₱1,449,987.11	-20.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$23.80 VEF237.39	$2.67 ₱151.28	-88.8%
Average			-14.3%

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pay 4.0 times more for housing

	Caracas	Manila
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$37.22 VEF371.27	$28.80 ₱1,633.08	-22.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$394.44 VEF3,934.39	$468.88 ₱26,583.05	+18.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$366.67 VEF3,657.32	$234.44 ₱13,291.55	-36.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$7.90 VEF78.82	$106.33 ₱6,028.32	+1245.6%
Average			+301.4%

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pay 3.9 times more for childcare

	Caracas	Manila
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$98.67 VEF984.15	$482.52 ₱27,356.42	+389.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,720.00 VEF47,079.64	$14,127.39 ₱800,945.26	+199.3%
Average			+294.1%

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pay 6.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Caracas	Manila
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.50 VEF14.96	$1.36 ₱77.33	-9.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.72 VEF27.12	$2.70 ₱152.91	-0.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.25 VEF32.42	$3.07 ₱174.00	-5.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$71.88 VEF716.92	$40.61 ₱2,302.40	-43.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.00 VEF59.85	$7.67 ₱435.00	+27.9%
Average			-6.2%

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pay 36.1% less for clothing

	Caracas	Manila
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.00 VEF598.47	$33.31 ₱1,888.63	-44.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.33 VEF432.23	$26.60 ₱1,507.89	-38.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$113.12 VEF1,128.37	$74.03 ₱4,196.83	-34.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$83.33 VEF831.21	$60.89 ₱3,452.21	-26.9%
Average			-36.1%

Caracas vs. Manila - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2025

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