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Manila vs. Ethiopia Cost of Living Summary

Manila is 25.0% more expensive than Ethiopia overall.

Restaurants: pay 9.3% less in Manila
Groceries: pay 47.9% more in Manila
Transportation: pay 10.2% less in Manila
Housing: pay 42.5% less in Manila
Childcare: pay 3.1 times more in Manila
Entertainment and Sports: pay 21.4% more in Manila
Clothing: pay 44.2% less in Manila

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

Manila vs. Ethiopia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 9.3% less for restaurants

	Ethiopia	Manila
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.00 ETB764.91	$5.12 ₱297.74	-14.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.24 ETB794.90	$4.26 ₱248.11	-31.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.78 ETB100.08	$0.87 ₱50.81	+11.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 ETB64.02	$0.49 ₱28.60	-2.1%
Average			-9.3%

Ethiopia vs. Manila - Cost of restaurants

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pay 47.9% more for groceries

	Ethiopia	Manila
Bread 1 loaf	$1.20 ETB153.18	$1.35 ₱78.69	+12.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.85 ETB618.74	$5.30 ₱308.70	+9.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.08 ETB774.93	$6.79 ₱395.40	+11.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.65 ETB337.73	$2.08 ₱120.98	-21.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.65 ETB719.80	$2.42 ₱140.81	-57.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.30 ETB420.87	$1.52 ₱88.57	-53.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.51 ETB64.55	$0.80 ₱46.79	+58.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.08 ETB137.46	$1.52 ₱88.59	+41.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 ETB49.28	$0.98 ₱56.85	+152.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 ETB39.68	$1.20 ₱69.90	+285.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.79 ETB101.25	$1.48 ₱86.43	+87.0%
Average			+47.9%

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pay 10.2% less for transportation

	Ethiopia	Manila
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.88 ETB622.09	$4.14 ₱241.05	-15.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.00 ETB1,274.84	$9.93 ₱577.90	-0.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,000.00 ETB3,187,108.02	$25,575.45 ₱1,488,682.76	+2.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.67 ETB467.23	$2.67 ₱155.32	-27.2%
Average			-10.2%

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pay 42.5% less for housing

	Ethiopia	Manila
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$171.17 ETB21,821.07	$28.80 ₱1,676.66	-83.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$645.10 ETB82,240.14	$468.88 ₱27,292.47	-27.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$422.74 ETB53,893.01	$234.44 ₱13,646.26	-44.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$124.84 ETB15,914.92	$106.33 ₱6,189.20	-14.8%
Average			-42.5%

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pay 3.1 times more for childcare

	Ethiopia	Manila
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$81.47 ETB10,386.56	$482.52 ₱28,086.48	+492.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$43,916.67 ETB5,598,686.43	$14,127.39 ₱822,320.00	-67.8%
Average			+212.2%

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pay 21.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Ethiopia	Manila
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.00 ETB127.48	$1.36 ₱79.40	+36.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.15 ETB146.57	$2.70 ₱156.99	+134.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.00 ETB509.94	$3.07 ₱178.64	-23.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$90.59 ETB11,549.44	$40.61 ₱2,363.85	-55.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.70 ETB854.14	$7.67 ₱446.60	+14.5%
Average			+21.4%

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pay 44.2% less for clothing

	Ethiopia	Manila
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$48.33 ETB6,161.74	$33.31 ₱1,939.03	-31.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$75.17 ETB9,582.57	$26.60 ₱1,548.13	-64.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$108.84 ETB13,875.74	$74.03 ₱4,308.83	-32.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$119.32 ETB15,211.65	$60.89 ₱3,544.34	-49.0%
Average			-44.2%

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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: January 2025

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