Cost of living comparison

 Manila, Philippines
compared to
 Armenia
Armenia vs. Manila Cost of Living Summary

Armenia is 19.7% more expensive than Manila.

Restaurants
pay 72.4% more in Armenia
Groceries
pay 32.4% less in Armenia
Transportation
pay 25.6% more in Armenia
Housing
pay 21.8% more in Armenia
Childcare
pay 40.0% less in Armenia
Entertainment and Sports
pay 10.7% more in Armenia
Clothing
pay 79.6% more in Armenia

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

Armenia vs. Manila Cost Breakdown

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

pay 72.4% more for restaurants

 
Manila
Armenia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $5.12
₱293.20
$10.61
AMD4,138.59
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$4.26
₱244.33
$9.00
AMD3,511.53
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.87
₱50.04
$0.86
AMD335.82

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pay 32.4% less for groceries

 
Manila
Armenia
Bread
1 loaf
$1.35
₱77.49
$0.70
AMD272.09
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.30
₱303.99
$3.88
AMD1,514.39
Milk (1 gallon) $6.79
₱389.37
$5.47
AMD2,134.84

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pay 25.6% more for transportation

 
Manila
Armenia
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.14
₱237.37
$4.63
AMD1,804.24
Monthly public transit pass $9.93
₱569.09
$12.86
AMD5,016.47
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $25,575.45
₱1,465,984.58
$30,864.95
AMD12,039,529.79

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pay 21.8% more for housing

 
Manila
Armenia
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$28.80
₱1,651.10
$19.21
AMD7,492.90
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $468.88
₱26,876.34
$684.28
AMD266,916.41
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $234.44
₱13,438.19
$447.92
AMD174,719.87

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pay 40.0% less for childcare

 
Manila
Armenia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $482.52
₱27,658.24
$270.71
AMD105,596.71
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $14,127.39
₱809,781.96
$9,038.40
AMD3,525,620.24

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pay 10.7% more for entertainment and sports

 
Manila
Armenia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.36
₱78.19
$1.67
AMD652.14
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.70
₱154.59
$2.87
AMD1,118.37
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$3.07
₱175.92
$2.57
AMD1,003.29

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pay 79.6% more for clothing

 
Manila
Armenia
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$33.31
₱1,909.46
$70.99
AMD27,691.64
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$26.60
₱1,524.53
$51.27
AMD19,998.34
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$74.03
₱4,243.13
$139.93
AMD54,581.84

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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: March 2025
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