Cost of living comparison

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Jubail vs. Manila Cost of Living Summary

Jubail is 52.6% more expensive than Manila.

Restaurants: pay 21.6% more in Jubail
Groceries: pay 18.7% less in Jubail
Transportation: pay 3.6 times more in Jubail
Housing: pay 24.7% more in Jubail
Childcare: pay 51.5% less in Jubail
Entertainment and Sports: pay 88.8% more in Jubail
Clothing: pay 47.7% more in Jubail

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

Jubail vs. Manila Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 21.6% more for restaurants

	Manila	Jubail
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.12 ₱297.74	$6.66 SAR25.00	+30.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.26 ₱248.11	$9.05 SAR34.00	+112.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.87 ₱50.81	$0.78 SAR2.94	-10.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 ₱28.60	$0.27 SAR1.00	-45.8%
Average			+21.6%

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pay 18.7% less for groceries

	Manila	Jubail
Bread 1 loaf	$1.35 ₱78.69	$1.50 SAR5.62	+10.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.30 ₱308.70	$3.99 SAR15.00	-24.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.79 ₱395.40	$6.37 SAR23.93	-6.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.08 ₱120.98	$2.44 SAR9.16	+17.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.42 ₱140.81	$3.38 SAR12.70	+39.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.52 ₱88.57	$1.00 SAR3.74	-34.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 ₱46.79	$0.76 SAR2.85	-5.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.52 ₱88.59	$0.72 SAR2.72	-52.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.98 ₱56.85	$0.62 SAR2.34	-36.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.20 ₱69.90	$0.54 SAR2.04	-54.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.48 ₱86.43	$0.60 SAR2.27	-59.3%
Average			-18.7%

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pay 3.6 times more for transportation

	Manila	Jubail
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.14 ₱241.05	$2.33 SAR8.75	-43.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.93 ₱577.90	$32.41 SAR121.73	+226.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,575.45 ₱1,488,682.76	$23,296.06 SAR87,490.89	-8.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.67 ₱155.32	$25.29 SAR94.99	+847.9%
Average			+255.4%

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pay 24.7% more for housing

	Manila	Jubail
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$28.80 ₱1,676.66	$64.21 SAR241.14	+122.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$468.88 ₱27,292.47	$374.40 SAR1,406.10	-20.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$234.44 ₱13,646.26	$266.24 SAR999.90	+13.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$106.33 ₱6,189.20	$87.55 SAR328.79	-17.7%
Average			+24.7%

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pay 51.5% less for childcare

	Manila	Jubail
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$482.52 ₱28,086.48	$202.34 SAR759.92	-58.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,127.39 ₱822,320.00	$7,787.54 SAR29,246.96	-44.9%
Average			-51.5%

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pay 88.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Manila	Jubail
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.36 ₱79.40	$1.86 SAR7.00	+36.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.70 ₱156.99	$3.64 SAR13.67	+34.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.07 ₱178.64	$7.06 SAR26.50	+129.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.61 ₱2,363.85	$106.50 SAR399.96	+162.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.67 ₱446.60	$13.84 SAR51.99	+80.4%
Average			+88.8%

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pay 47.7% more for clothing

	Manila	Jubail
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.31 ₱1,939.03	$45.04 SAR169.15	+35.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$26.60 ₱1,548.13	$61.68 SAR231.64	+131.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.03 ₱4,308.83	$76.54 SAR287.47	+3.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$60.89 ₱3,544.34	$73.22 SAR274.97	+20.2%
Average			+47.7%

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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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