Cost of living comparison

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Hickory vs. Manila Cost of Living Summary

Hickory is 2.3 times more expensive than Manila.

Restaurants: pay 2.7 times more in Hickory
Groceries: pay 35.8% more in Hickory
Transportation: pay 3.6 times more in Hickory
Housing: pay 2.6 times more in Hickory
Childcare: pay 99.5% more in Hickory
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.3 times more in Hickory
Clothing: pay 52.7% more in Hickory

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

Hickory vs. Manila Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.7 times more for restaurants

	Manila	Hickory
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.12 ₱297.74	$15.00	+193.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.26 ₱248.11	$10.00	+134.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.87 ₱50.81	$2.16	+147.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 ₱28.60	$1.50	+205.3%
Average			+170.1%

Manila vs. Hickory - Cost of restaurants

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pay 35.8% more for groceries

	Manila	Hickory
Bread 1 loaf	$1.35 ₱78.69	$3.87	+186.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.30 ₱308.70	$7.44	+40.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.79 ₱395.40	$3.46	-49.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.08 ₱120.98	$2.50	+20.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.42 ₱140.81	$3.90	+61.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.52 ₱88.57	$1.89	+23.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 ₱46.79	$0.58	-27.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.52 ₱88.59	$2.25	+47.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.98 ₱56.85	$1.81	+85.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.20 ₱69.90	$1.09	-9.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.48 ₱86.43	$1.69	+14.0%
Average			+35.8%

Manila vs. Hickory - Cost of groceries

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pay 3.6 times more for transportation

	Manila	Hickory
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.14 ₱241.05	$2.97	-28.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.93 ₱577.90	$45.00	+353.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,575.45 ₱1,488,682.76	$34,689.37	+35.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.67 ₱155.32	$20.64	+673.5%
Average			+258.5%

Manila vs. Hickory - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.6 times more for housing

	Manila	Hickory
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$28.80 ₱1,676.66	$80.00	+177.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$468.88 ₱27,292.47	$1,200.00	+155.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$234.44 ₱13,646.26	$975.00	+315.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$106.33 ₱6,189.20	$102.25	-3.8%
Average			+161.4%

Manila vs. Hickory - Cost of housing

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pay 99.5% more for childcare

	Manila	Hickory
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$482.52 ₱28,086.48	$900.00	+86.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,127.39 ₱822,320.00	$30,000.00	+112.4%
Average			+99.5%

Manila vs. Hickory - Cost of childcare

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pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports

	Manila	Hickory
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.36 ₱79.40	$4.00	+193.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.70 ₱156.99	$4.81	+78.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.07 ₱178.64	$7.52	+145.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.61 ₱2,363.85	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.67 ₱446.60	$15.00	+95.5%
Average			+128.1%

Manila vs. Hickory - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 52.7% more for clothing

	Manila	Hickory
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.31 ₱1,939.03	$52.50	+57.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$26.60 ₱1,548.13	$39.67	+49.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.03 ₱4,308.83	$83.75	+13.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$60.89 ₱3,544.34	$116.33	+91.1%
Average			+52.7%

Manila vs. Hickory - Cost of clothing

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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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