Cost of living comparison

Manila, Philippines

compared to

Milton Keynes, United Kingdom

Milton Keynes vs. Manila Cost of Living Summary

Milton Keynes is 2.6 times more expensive than Manila.

Restaurants: pay 2.8 times more in Milton Keynes
Groceries: pay 2.8% more in Milton Keynes
Transportation: pay 4.3 times more in Milton Keynes
Housing: pay 3.2 times more in Milton Keynes
Childcare: pay 2.4 times more in Milton Keynes
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.9 times more in Milton Keynes
Clothing: pay 88.4% more in Milton Keynes

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

Milton Keynes vs. Manila Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Milton Keynes instead of Manila, you would:

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pay 2.8 times more for restaurants

	Manila	Milton Keynes
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.12 ₱286.85	$19.37 £14.28	+278.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.26 ₱239.05	$10.33 £7.62	+142.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.87 ₱48.96	$1.80 £1.32	+105.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 ₱27.56	$1.52 £1.12	+210.2%
Average			+184.2%

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pay 2.8% more for groceries

	Manila	Milton Keynes
Bread 1 loaf	$1.35 ₱75.81	$1.36 £1.00	+0.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.30 ₱297.42	$4.44 £3.27	-16.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.79 ₱380.95	$5.61 £4.13	-17.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.08 ₱116.56	$3.91 £2.88	+88.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.42 ₱135.67	$4.20 £3.09	+73.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.52 ₱85.34	$1.43 £1.05	-6.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 ₱45.08	$0.70 £0.52	-12.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.52 ₱85.35	$1.30 £0.96	-14.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.98 ₱54.77	$1.28 £0.94	+30.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.20 ₱67.35	$0.76 £0.56	-36.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.48 ₱83.27	$0.62 £0.46	-58.3%
Average			+2.8%

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pay 4.3 times more for transportation

	Manila	Milton Keynes
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.14 ₱232.24	$6.99 £5.15	+68.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.93 ₱556.78	$81.37 £59.98	+719.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,575.45 ₱1,434,271.00	$36,531.14 £26,930.43	+42.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.67 ₱149.64	$15.50 £11.43	+480.8%
Average			+328.0%

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pay 3.2 times more for housing

	Manila	Milton Keynes
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$28.80 ₱1,615.38	$36.51 £26.91	+26.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$468.88 ₱26,294.92	$1,640.25 £1,209.18	+249.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$234.44 ₱13,147.48	$1,356.11 £999.72	+478.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$106.33 ₱5,962.98	$228.94 £168.77	+115.3%
Average			+217.5%

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pay 2.4 times more for childcare

	Manila	Milton Keynes
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$482.52 ₱27,059.91	$1,808.15 £1,332.95	+274.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,127.39 ₱792,263.98	$15,928.96 £11,742.69	+12.8%
Average			+143.8%

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pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports

	Manila	Milton Keynes
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.36 ₱76.49	$5.81 £4.28	+326.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.70 ₱151.25	$3.76 £2.77	+39.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.07 ₱172.11	$18.08 £13.33	+489.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.61 ₱2,277.45	$32.29 £23.80	-20.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.67 ₱430.28	$15.50 £11.43	+102.0%
Average			+187.3%

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pay 88.4% more for clothing

	Manila	Milton Keynes
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.31 ₱1,868.16	$83.95 £61.89	+152.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$26.60 ₱1,491.55	$49.82 £36.72	+87.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.03 ₱4,151.34	$90.41 £66.65	+22.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$60.89 ₱3,414.79	$117.05 £86.28	+92.2%
Average			+88.4%

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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: June 2025

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