Cost of living comparison

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New Zealand vs. Manila Cost of Living Summary

New Zealand is 2.3 times more expensive than Manila.

Restaurants: pay 2.8 times more in New Zealand
Groceries: pay 29.5% more in New Zealand
Transportation: pay 4.0 times more in New Zealand
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in New Zealand
Childcare: pay 1.2% more in New Zealand
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.1 times more in New Zealand
Clothing: pay 69.0% more in New Zealand

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

New Zealand vs. Manila Cost Breakdown

If you lived in New Zealand instead of Manila, you would:

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pay 2.8 times more for restaurants

	Manila	New Zealand
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.12 ₱301.84	$13.47 NZ$24.23	+163.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.26 ₱251.53	$8.81 NZ$15.84	+106.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.87 ₱51.51	$2.16 NZ$3.89	+147.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 ₱28.99	$1.94 NZ$3.50	+295.8%
Average			+178.4%

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pay 29.5% more for groceries

	Manila	New Zealand
Bread 1 loaf	$1.35 ₱79.77	$1.86 NZ$3.35	+38.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.30 ₱312.95	$3.77 NZ$6.78	-28.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.79 ₱400.84	$6.55 NZ$11.77	-3.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.08 ₱122.65	$5.92 NZ$10.65	+185.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.42 ₱142.75	$4.25 NZ$7.64	+75.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.52 ₱89.79	$1.15 NZ$2.06	-24.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 ₱47.44	$1.04 NZ$1.87	+29.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.52 ₱89.81	$1.31 NZ$2.35	-14.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.98 ₱57.64	$2.31 NZ$4.15	+136.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.20 ₱70.87	$0.90 NZ$1.62	-25.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.48 ₱87.62	$0.83 NZ$1.49	-44.0%
Average			+29.5%

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pay 4.0 times more for transportation

	Manila	New Zealand
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.14 ₱244.37	$6.26 NZ$11.26	+51.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.93 ₱585.86	$69.15 NZ$124.35	+596.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,575.45 ₱1,509,181.64	$24,735.85 NZ$44,480.95	-3.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.67 ₱157.46	$17.90 NZ$32.19	+570.8%
Average			+303.8%

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Manila	New Zealand
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$28.80 ₱1,699.75	$51.16 NZ$91.99	+77.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$468.88 ₱27,668.28	$1,007.66 NZ$1,812.02	+114.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$234.44 ₱13,834.16	$809.64 NZ$1,455.92	+245.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$106.33 ₱6,274.42	$91.68 NZ$164.86	-13.8%
Average			+106.0%

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pay 1.2% more for childcare

	Manila	New Zealand
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$482.52 ₱28,473.23	$611.89 NZ$1,100.32	+26.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,127.39 ₱833,643.19	$10,661.07 NZ$19,171.14	-24.5%
Average			+1.2%

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pay 3.1 times more for entertainment and sports

	Manila	New Zealand
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.36 ₱80.49	$6.10 NZ$10.96	+346.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.70 ₱159.15	$3.30 NZ$5.94	+22.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.07 ₱181.10	$22.88 NZ$41.14	+645.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.61 ₱2,396.40	$38.53 NZ$69.28	-5.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.67 ₱452.75	$10.92 NZ$19.63	+42.3%
Average			+210.4%

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pay 69.0% more for clothing

	Manila	New Zealand
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.31 ₱1,965.73	$65.31 NZ$117.44	+96.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$26.60 ₱1,569.45	$40.78 NZ$73.34	+53.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.03 ₱4,368.16	$93.71 NZ$168.51	+26.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$60.89 ₱3,593.15	$121.74 NZ$218.92	+99.9%
Average			+69.0%

Manila vs. New Zealand - 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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