Cost of living comparison

Manila, Philippines

compared to

Daugavpils, Latvia

Daugavpils vs. Manila Cost of Living Summary

Daugavpils is 41.5% more expensive than Manila.

Restaurants: pay 72.5% more in Daugavpils
Groceries: pay 12.9% less in Daugavpils
Transportation: pay 2.1 times more in Daugavpils
Housing: pay 6.6% less in Daugavpils
Childcare: pay 3.5% more in Daugavpils
Entertainment and Sports: pay 50.9% more in Daugavpils
Clothing: pay 74.0% more in Daugavpils

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

Daugavpils vs. Manila Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 72.5% more for restaurants

	Manila	Daugavpils
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.12 ₱293.45	$8.57 €7.88	+67.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.26 ₱244.54	$6.43 €5.91	+50.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.87 ₱50.08	$1.34 €1.23	+53.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 ₱28.19	$1.07 €0.99	+118.1%
Average			+72.5%

Manila vs. Daugavpils - Cost of restaurants

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pay 12.9% less for groceries

	Manila	Daugavpils
Bread 1 loaf	$1.35 ₱77.55	$1.56 €1.44	+15.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.30 ₱304.26	$5.73 €5.27	+8.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.79 ₱389.71	$4.85 €4.46	-28.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.08 ₱119.24	$2.86 €2.63	+37.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.42 ₱138.78	$3.19 €2.93	+31.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.52 ₱87.30	$0.64 €0.59	-57.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 ₱46.12	$0.77 €0.71	-3.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.52 ₱87.32	$1.07 €0.99	-29.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.98 ₱56.03	$1.29 €1.18	+31.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.20 ₱68.90	$0.30 €0.27	-75.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.48 ₱85.19	$0.41 €0.38	-72.3%
Average			-12.9%

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

	Manila	Daugavpils
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.14 ₱237.58	$6.77 €6.22	+63.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.93 ₱569.58	$37.51 €34.49	+277.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,575.45 ₱1,467,250.54	$22,399.85 €20,596.62	-12.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.67 ₱153.08	$5.57 €5.12	+108.9%
Average			+109.4%

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pay 6.6% less for housing

	Manila	Daugavpils
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$28.80 ₱1,652.52	$15.49 €14.24	-46.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$468.88 ₱26,899.54	$350.11 €321.92	-25.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$234.44 ₱13,449.80	$267.94 €246.37	+14.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$106.33 ₱6,100.09	$139.33 €128.11	+31.0%
Average			-6.6%

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pay 3.5% more for childcare

	Manila	Daugavpils
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$482.52 ₱27,682.13	$538.03 €494.71	+11.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,127.39 ₱810,481.25	$13,487.73 €12,401.94	-4.5%
Average			+3.5%

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pay 50.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Manila	Daugavpils
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.36 ₱78.25	$3.38 €3.10	+147.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.70 ₱154.73	$2.75 €2.53	+2.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.07 ₱176.07	$4.50 €4.14	+46.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.61 ₱2,329.82	$48.23 €44.35	+18.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.67 ₱440.18	$10.72 €9.85	+39.7%
Average			+50.9%

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pay 74.0% more for clothing

	Manila	Daugavpils
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.31 ₱1,911.11	$81.84 €75.25	+145.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$26.60 ₱1,525.84	$43.77 €40.25	+64.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.03 ₱4,246.79	$64.31 €59.13	-13.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$60.89 ₱3,493.31	$121.02 €111.28	+98.7%
Average			+74.0%

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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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