Cost of living comparison

compared to
Adelaide vs. Manila Cost of Living Summary

Adelaide is 2.7 times more expensive than Manila.

Restaurants
pay 3.2 times more in Adelaide
Groceries
pay 31.0% more in Adelaide
Transportation
pay 4.2 times more in Adelaide
Housing
pay 2.9 times more in Adelaide
Childcare
pay 71.6% more in Adelaide
Entertainment and Sports
pay 3.5 times more in Adelaide
Clothing
pay 2.2 times more in Adelaide

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

Adelaide vs. Manila Cost Breakdown

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

pay 3.2 times more for restaurants

 
Manila
Adelaide
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $5.12
₱301.84
$17.13
A$27.88
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$4.26
₱251.53
$9.89
A$16.08
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.87
₱51.51
$2.51
A$4.08

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pay 31.0% more for groceries

 
Manila
Adelaide
Bread
1 loaf
$1.35
₱79.77
$2.50
A$4.07
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.30
₱312.95
$4.96
A$8.07
Milk (1 gallon) $6.79
₱400.84
$5.38
A$8.76

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pay 4.2 times more for transportation

 
Manila
Adelaide
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.14
₱244.37
$4.62
A$7.51
Monthly public transit pass $9.93
₱585.86
$75.79
A$123.29
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $25,575.45
₱1,509,181.64
$26,361.19
A$42,884.65

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pay 2.9 times more for housing

 
Manila
Adelaide
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$28.80
₱1,699.75
$56.44
A$91.82
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $468.88
₱27,668.28
$1,396.24
A$2,271.41
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $234.44
₱13,834.16
$1,058.16
A$1,721.43

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pay 71.6% more for childcare

 
Manila
Adelaide
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $482.52
₱28,473.23
$1,289.29
A$2,097.43
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $14,127.39
₱833,643.19
$10,734.21
A$17,462.52

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pay 3.5 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Manila
Adelaide
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.36
₱80.49
$6.59
A$10.72
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.70
₱159.15
$3.53
A$5.74
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$3.07
₱181.10
$26.36
A$42.88

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pay 2.2 times more for clothing

 
Manila
Adelaide
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$33.31
₱1,965.73
$84.03
A$136.69
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$26.60
₱1,569.45
$63.82
A$103.83
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$74.03
₱4,368.16
$122.36
A$199.05

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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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