Cost of living comparison

Manila, Philippines

compared to

Durres, Albania

Durres vs. Manila Cost of Living Summary

Durres is 30.2% more expensive than Manila.

Restaurants: pay 71.9% more in Durres
Groceries: pay 23.4% less in Durres
Transportation: pay 3.0 times more in Durres
Housing: pay 21.6% less in Durres
Childcare: pay 68.5% less in Durres
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.8% more in Durres
Clothing: pay 47.0% more in Durres

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

Durres vs. Manila Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 71.9% more for restaurants

	Manila	Durres
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.12 ₱289.08	$8.73 ALL726	+70.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.26 ₱240.90	$7.00 ALL582	+64.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.87 ₱49.34	$1.72 ALL143	+97.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 ₱27.77	$0.76 ALL64	+55.5%
Average			+71.9%

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pay 23.4% less for groceries

	Manila	Durres
Bread 1 loaf	$1.35 ₱76.40	$0.78 ALL65	-42.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.30 ₱299.72	$5.00 ALL416	-5.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.79 ₱383.90	$7.01 ALL582	+3.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.08 ₱117.46	$2.88 ALL239	+38.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.42 ₱136.72	$3.17 ALL264	+31.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.52 ₱86.00	$0.50 ALL41	-67.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 ₱45.43	$1.01 ALL84	+25.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.52 ₱86.02	$0.55 ALL46	-63.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.98 ₱55.20	$0.54 ALL45	-45.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.20 ₱67.87	$0.47 ALL39	-60.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.48 ₱83.92	$0.44 ALL36	-70.5%
Average			-23.4%

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pay 3.0 times more for transportation

	Manila	Durres
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.14 ₱234.04	$7.80 ALL648	+88.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.93 ₱561.10	$16.92 ALL1,406	+70.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,575.45 ₱1,445,396.42	$14,191.38 ALL1,179,463	-44.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.67 ₱150.80	$20.74 ALL1,724	+677.3%
Average			+197.9%

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pay 21.6% less for housing

	Manila	Durres
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$28.80 ₱1,627.91	$16.65 ALL1,384	-42.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$468.88 ₱26,498.89	$398.25 ALL33,099	-15.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$234.44 ₱13,249.47	$293.48 ALL24,392	+25.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$106.33 ₱6,009.23	$48.81 ALL4,057	-54.1%
Average			-21.6%

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pay 68.5% less for childcare

	Manila	Durres
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$482.52 ₱27,269.81	$163.75 ALL13,609	-66.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,127.39 ₱798,409.45	$4,093.67 ALL340,230	-71.0%
Average			-68.5%

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pay 7.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Manila	Durres
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.36 ₱77.09	$2.51 ALL209	+84.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.70 ₱152.42	$1.76 ALL147	-34.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.07 ₱173.45	$3.66 ALL304	+19.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.61 ₱2,295.11	$34.57 ALL2,873	-14.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.67 ₱433.62	$6.55 ALL544	-14.6%
Average			+7.8%

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pay 47.0% more for clothing

	Manila	Durres
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.31 ₱1,882.65	$35.48 ALL2,949	+6.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$26.60 ₱1,503.12	$36.84 ALL3,062	+38.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.03 ₱4,183.54	$79.14 ALL6,578	+6.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$60.89 ₱3,441.28	$143.73 ALL11,946	+136.0%
Average			+47.0%

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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: July 2025

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