Cost of living comparison

Manila, Philippines

compared to

Blumenau - Santa Catarina, Brazil

Blumenau - Santa Catarina vs. Manila Cost of Living Summary

Blumenau - Santa Catarina is 1.6% more expensive than Manila.

Restaurants: pay 16.8% more in Blumenau - Santa Catarina
Groceries: pay 48.5% less in Blumenau - Santa Catarina
Transportation: pay 2.3 times more in Blumenau - Santa Catarina
Housing: pay 32.9% less in Blumenau - Santa Catarina
Childcare: pay 55.0% less in Blumenau - Santa Catarina
Entertainment and Sports: pay 21.2% less in Blumenau - Santa Catarina
Clothing: pay 18.7% more in Blumenau - Santa Catarina

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

Blumenau - Santa Catarina vs. Manila Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Blumenau - Santa Catarina instead of Manila, you would:

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pay 16.8% more for restaurants

	Manila	Blumenau - Santa Catarina
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.12 ₱292.60	$5.23 R$28.81	+2.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.26 ₱243.83	$5.92 R$32.65	+38.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.87 ₱49.94	$0.99 R$5.47	+13.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 ₱28.11	$0.55 R$3.04	+12.3%
Average			+16.8%

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pay 48.5% less for groceries

	Manila	Blumenau - Santa Catarina
Bread 1 loaf	$1.35 ₱77.33	$1.08 R$5.94	-20.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.30 ₱303.37	$3.34 R$18.43	-37.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.79 ₱388.57	$3.00 R$16.54	-55.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.08 ₱118.89	$1.64 R$9.02	-21.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.42 ₱138.38	$1.34 R$7.40	-44.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.52 ₱87.05	$0.84 R$4.65	-44.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 ₱45.98	$0.38 R$2.07	-53.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.52 ₱87.06	$0.39 R$2.14	-74.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.98 ₱55.87	$0.54 R$2.95	-45.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.20 ₱68.70	$0.42 R$2.31	-65.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.48 ₱84.94	$0.41 R$2.26	-72.4%
Average			-48.5%

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pay 2.3 times more for transportation

	Manila	Blumenau - Santa Catarina
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.14 ₱236.88	$3.73 R$20.54	-10.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.93 ₱567.92	$52.25 R$288.07	+426.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,575.45 ₱1,462,978.06	$16,373.17 R$90,262.37	-36.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.67 ₱152.64	$6.75 R$37.21	+152.9%
Average			+133.3%

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pay 32.9% less for housing

	Manila	Blumenau - Santa Catarina
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$28.80 ₱1,647.71	$19.47 R$107.35	-32.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$468.88 ₱26,821.22	$289.14 R$1,593.99	-38.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$234.44 ₱13,410.63	$207.28 R$1,142.68	-11.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$106.33 ₱6,082.33	$54.12 R$298.34	-49.1%
Average			-32.9%

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pay 55.0% less for childcare

	Manila	Blumenau - Santa Catarina
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$482.52 ₱27,601.52	$263.95 R$1,455.13	-45.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,127.39 ₱808,121.21	$4,993.24 R$27,526.82	-64.7%
Average			-55.0%

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pay 21.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Manila	Blumenau - Santa Catarina
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.36 ₱78.03	$2.04 R$11.27	+49.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.70 ₱154.28	$1.65 R$9.12	-38.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.07 ₱175.56	$1.83 R$10.08	-40.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.61 ₱2,323.03	$20.47 R$112.83	-49.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.67 ₱438.89	$5.57 R$30.73	-27.4%
Average			-21.2%

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pay 18.7% more for clothing

	Manila	Blumenau - Santa Catarina
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.31 ₱1,905.55	$41.42 R$228.34	+24.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$26.60 ₱1,521.40	$39.42 R$217.33	+48.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.03 ₱4,234.43	$73.90 R$407.42	-0.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$60.89 ₱3,483.14	$62.27 R$343.29	+2.3%
Average			+18.7%

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