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Manila vs. Manado Cost of Living Summary

Manila is 2.0 times more expensive than Manado.

Restaurants: pay 2.9 times more in Manila
Groceries: pay 59.6% more in Manila
Transportation: pay 12.9% more in Manila
Housing: pay 3.3 times more in Manila
Childcare: pay 3.0 times more in Manila
Entertainment and Sports: pay 64.5% more in Manila
Clothing: pay 21.9% less in Manila

The cost of housing, childcare, restaurants, entertainment and sports, groceries, and transportation in Manila are more expensive than in Manado. Notably, housing, childcare, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Manila.

Manila vs. Manado Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.9 times more for restaurants

	Manado	Manila
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$0.96 IDR15,497.50	$5.12 ₱297.74	+434.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.03 IDR49,075.41	$4.26 ₱248.11	+40.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.32 IDR5,165.83	$0.87 ₱50.81	+173.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.26 IDR4,132.67	$0.49 ₱28.60	+92.6%
Average			+185.4%

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pay 59.6% more for groceries

	Manado	Manila
Bread 1 loaf	$1.06 IDR17,219.44	$1.35 ₱78.69	+27.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.59 IDR58,115.62	$5.30 ₱308.70	+47.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.83 IDR78,219.23	$6.79 ₱395.40	+40.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.68 IDR27,275.60	$2.08 ₱120.98	+23.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.45 IDR23,431.85	$2.42 ₱140.81	+67.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.16 IDR18,745.48	$1.52 ₱88.57	+31.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 IDR12,496.99	$0.80 ₱46.79	+4.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.75 IDR12,184.56	$1.52 ₱88.59	+102.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 IDR8,279.25	$0.98 ₱56.85	+91.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 IDR6,795.24	$1.20 ₱69.90	+186.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.11 IDR18,042.52	$1.48 ₱86.43	+33.3%
Average			+59.6%

Manado vs. Manila - Cost of groceries

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pay 12.9% more for transportation

	Manado	Manila
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.12 IDR50,555.04	$4.14 ₱241.05	+32.7%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$9.93 ₱577.90
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$25,575.45 ₱1,488,682.76
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.87 IDR46,492.49	$2.67 ₱155.32	-7.0%
Average			+12.9%

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pay 3.3 times more for housing

	Manado	Manila
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.65 IDR123,979.98	$28.80 ₱1,676.66	+276.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$340.13 IDR5,510,221.30	$468.88 ₱27,292.47	+37.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$89.28 IDR1,446,433.09	$234.44 ₱13,646.26	+162.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$19.61 IDR317,673.37	$106.33 ₱6,189.20	+442.3%
Average			+229.8%

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pay 3.0 times more for childcare

	Manado	Manila
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$143.49 IDR2,324,624.61	$482.52 ₱28,086.48	+236.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,357.03 IDR86,785,985.52	$14,127.39 ₱822,320.00	+163.7%
Average			+200.0%

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pay 64.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Manado	Manila
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.83 IDR61,989.99	$1.36 ₱79.40	-64.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.75 IDR28,412.08	$2.70 ₱156.99	+53.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.23 IDR36,160.83	$3.07 ₱178.64	+37.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$19.13 IDR309,949.95	$40.61 ₱2,363.85	+112.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$2.71 IDR43,909.58	$7.67 ₱446.60	+183.1%
Average			+64.5%

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pay 21.9% less for clothing

	Manado	Manila
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$63.77 IDR1,033,166.49	$33.31 ₱1,939.03	-47.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$25.51 IDR413,266.60	$26.60 ₱1,548.13	+4.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.26 IDR1,575,578.90	$74.03 ₱4,308.83	-23.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$76.53 IDR1,239,799.79	$60.89 ₱3,544.34	-20.4%
Average			-21.9%

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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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