Cost of living comparison

Casablanca, Morocco

compared to

Manila, Philippines

Manila vs. Casablanca Cost of Living Summary

Manila is 37.4% more expensive than Casablanca.

Restaurants: pay 3.3% more in Manila
Groceries: pay 2.2 times more in Manila
Transportation: pay 42.7% less in Manila
Housing: pay 40.6% more in Manila
Childcare: pay 2.8 times more in Manila
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.5% less in Manila
Clothing: pay 40.2% less in Manila

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

Manila vs. Casablanca Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.3% more for restaurants

	Casablanca	Manila
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.03 MAD45.38	$5.12 ₱295.48	+1.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.05 MAD63.54	$4.26 ₱246.23	-39.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.64 MAD5.79	$0.87 ₱50.43	+35.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.43 MAD3.85	$0.49 ₱28.38	+15.2%
Average			+3.3%

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pay 2.2 times more for groceries

	Casablanca	Manila
Bread 1 loaf	$0.60 MAD5.41	$1.35 ₱78.09	+125.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.99 MAD44.99	$5.30 ₱306.36	+6.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.29 MAD29.65	$6.79 ₱392.40	+106.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.83 MAD16.46	$2.08 ₱120.06	+13.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.19 MAD28.81	$2.42 ₱139.74	-24.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.76 MAD6.86	$1.52 ₱87.90	+100.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.61 MAD5.53	$0.80 ₱46.44	+31.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.42 MAD3.79	$1.52 ₱87.92	+262.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.40 MAD3.58	$0.98 ₱56.42	+145.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.34 MAD3.02	$1.20 ₱69.37	+258.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.38 MAD3.44	$1.48 ₱85.78	+289.6%
Average			+119.6%

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pay 42.7% less for transportation

	Casablanca	Manila
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.54 MAD49.91	$4.14 ₱239.22	-25.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.15 MAD208.77	$9.93 ₱573.52	-57.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$34,227.16 MAD308,612.90	$25,575.45 ₱1,477,391.31	-25.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.25 MAD65.35	$2.67 ₱154.14	-63.2%
Average			-42.7%

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pay 40.6% more for housing

	Casablanca	Manila
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$38.06 MAD343.13	$28.80 ₱1,663.95	-24.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$517.72 MAD4,668.09	$468.88 ₱27,085.46	-9.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$295.04 MAD2,660.22	$234.44 ₱13,542.75	-20.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$33.59 MAD302.91	$106.33 ₱6,142.25	+216.5%
Average			+40.6%

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pay 2.8 times more for childcare

	Casablanca	Manila
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$177.47 MAD1,600.22	$482.52 ₱27,873.45	+171.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,787.33 MAD43,165.47	$14,127.39 ₱816,082.82	+195.1%
Average			+183.5%

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pay 2.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Casablanca	Manila
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.52 MAD31.77	$1.36 ₱78.79	-61.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.10 MAD18.97	$2.70 ₱155.80	+28.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.03 MAD36.31	$3.07 ₱177.29	-23.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.98 MAD270.33	$40.61 ₱2,345.92	+35.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.05 MAD63.54	$7.67 ₱443.22	+8.9%
Average			-2.5%

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pay 40.2% less for clothing

	Casablanca	Manila
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$57.89 MAD521.96	$33.31 ₱1,924.32	-42.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.65 MAD456.68	$26.60 ₱1,536.39	-47.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$108.96 MAD982.44	$74.03 ₱4,276.14	-32.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$99.19 MAD894.34	$60.89 ₱3,517.46	-38.6%
Average			-40.2%

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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: August 2025

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