Cost of living comparison

Manila, Philippines

compared to

Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico vs. Manila Cost of Living Summary

Puerto Rico is 94.0% more expensive than Manila.

Restaurants: pay 2.5 times more in Puerto Rico
Groceries: pay 46.9% more in Puerto Rico
Transportation: pay 3.7 times more in Puerto Rico
Housing: pay 2.0 times more in Puerto Rico
Childcare: pay 22.5% less in Puerto Rico
Entertainment and Sports: pay 76.5% more in Puerto Rico
Clothing: pay 39.1% more in Puerto Rico

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

Puerto Rico vs. Manila Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Puerto Rico instead of Manila, you would:

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pay 2.5 times more for restaurants

	Manila	Puerto Rico
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.12 ₱290.00	$15.81	+209.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.26 ₱241.66	$9.53	+123.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.87 ₱49.49	$1.60	+83.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 ₱27.86	$1.33	+170.2%
Average			+146.6%

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pay 46.9% more for groceries

	Manila	Puerto Rico
Bread 1 loaf	$1.35 ₱76.64	$3.14	+132.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.30 ₱300.68	$4.23	-20.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.79 ₱385.12	$7.64	+12.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.08 ₱117.84	$4.96	+138.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.42 ₱137.15	$3.79	+56.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.52 ₱86.27	$2.16	+41.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 ₱45.57	$1.10	+37.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.52 ₱86.29	$1.37	-10.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.98 ₱55.37	$2.18	+123.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.20 ₱68.09	$1.53	+27.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.48 ₱84.19	$1.14	-23.1%
Average			+46.9%

Manila vs. Puerto Rico - Cost of groceries

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pay 3.7 times more for transportation

	Manila	Puerto Rico
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.14 ₱234.78	$3.74	-9.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.93 ₱562.88	$49.80	+401.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,575.45 ₱1,449,987.11	$31,875.00	+24.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.67 ₱151.28	$20.18	+656.4%
Average			+268.2%

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pay 2.0 times more for housing

	Manila	Puerto Rico
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$28.80 ₱1,633.08	$59.13	+105.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$468.88 ₱26,583.05	$830.95	+77.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$234.44 ₱13,291.55	$536.89	+129.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$106.33 ₱6,028.32	$215.17	+102.4%
Average			+103.5%

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pay 22.5% less for childcare

	Manila	Puerto Rico
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$482.52 ₱27,356.42	$421.25	-12.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,127.39 ₱800,945.26	$9,550.00	-32.4%
Average			-22.5%

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pay 76.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Manila	Puerto Rico
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.36 ₱77.33	$2.72	+99.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.70 ₱152.91	$3.36	+24.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.07 ₱174.00	$10.94	+256.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.61 ₱2,302.40	$28.20	-30.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.67 ₱435.00	$10.17	+32.6%
Average			+76.5%

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pay 39.1% more for clothing

	Manila	Puerto Rico
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.31 ₱1,888.63	$40.66	+22.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$26.60 ₱1,507.89	$46.06	+73.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.03 ₱4,196.83	$77.78	+5.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$60.89 ₱3,452.21	$95.00	+56.0%
Average			+39.1%

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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: April 2025

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