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Manila vs. Indonesia Cost of Living Summary

Manila is 64.5% more expensive than Indonesia overall.

Restaurants: pay 69.0% more in Manila
Groceries: pay 50.7% more in Manila
Transportation: pay 2.5% less in Manila
Housing: pay 60.3% more in Manila
Childcare: pay 3.3 times more in Manila
Entertainment and Sports: pay 48.7% more in Manila
Clothing: pay 6.0% less in Manila

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

Manila vs. Indonesia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 69.0% more for restaurants

	Indonesia	Manila
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.78 IDR28,909.27	$5.12 ₱297.74	+186.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.24 IDR52,442.11	$4.26 ₱248.11	+31.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.63 IDR10,200.30	$0.87 ₱50.81	+38.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.41 IDR6,693.06	$0.49 ₱28.60	+18.9%
Average			+69.0%

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pay 50.7% more for groceries

	Indonesia	Manila
Bread 1 loaf	$1.24 IDR20,128.33	$1.35 ₱78.69	+8.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.54 IDR73,535.64	$5.30 ₱308.70	+16.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.19 IDR84,129.54	$6.79 ₱395.40	+30.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.62 IDR26,274.27	$2.08 ₱120.98	+28.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.41 IDR22,805.25	$2.42 ₱140.81	+71.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.17 IDR18,998.18	$1.52 ₱88.57	+29.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.62 IDR10,041.00	$0.80 ₱46.79	+29.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.81 IDR13,155.36	$1.52 ₱88.59	+87.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 IDR8,802.93	$0.98 ₱56.85	+79.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 IDR9,105.42	$1.20 ₱69.90	+113.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.92 IDR14,967.63	$1.48 ₱86.43	+60.7%
Average			+50.7%

Indonesia vs. Manila - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.5% less for transportation

	Indonesia	Manila
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.10 IDR50,222.76	$4.14 ₱241.05	+33.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.11 IDR196,158.70	$9.93 ₱577.90	-18.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,176.29 IDR391,665,556.94	$25,575.45 ₱1,488,682.76	+5.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.88 IDR62,926.58	$2.67 ₱155.32	-31.3%
Average			-2.5%

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pay 60.3% more for housing

	Indonesia	Manila
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$26.66 IDR431,977.49	$28.80 ₱1,676.66	+8.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$279.33 IDR4,525,224.24	$468.88 ₱27,292.47	+67.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$164.17 IDR2,659,669.82	$234.44 ₱13,646.26	+42.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$47.78 IDR774,125.93	$106.33 ₱6,189.20	+122.5%
Average			+60.3%

Indonesia vs. Manila - Cost of housing

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pay 3.3 times more for childcare

	Indonesia	Manila
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$112.28 IDR1,818,923.61	$482.52 ₱28,086.48	+329.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,061.21 IDR98,194,044.58	$14,127.39 ₱822,320.00	+133.1%
Average			+231.4%

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pay 48.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Indonesia	Manila
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.74 IDR44,443.97	$1.36 ₱79.40	-50.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.71 IDR27,750.46	$2.70 ₱156.99	+57.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.18 IDR35,248.20	$3.07 ₱178.64	+41.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$26.72 IDR432,908.19	$40.61 ₱2,363.85	+52.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.16 IDR51,141.74	$7.67 ₱446.60	+143.0%
Average			+48.7%

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pay 6.0% less for clothing

	Indonesia	Manila
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.98 IDR680,122.74	$33.31 ₱1,939.03	-20.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$27.98 IDR453,353.61	$26.60 ₱1,548.13	-5.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$68.38 IDR1,107,854.59	$74.03 ₱4,308.83	+8.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$65.14 IDR1,055,220.72	$60.89 ₱3,544.34	-6.5%
Average			-6.0%

Indonesia 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: January 2025

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