Cost of living comparison

 Manila, Philippines
compared to
 Queenstown, New Zealand
Queenstown vs. Manila Cost of Living Summary

Queenstown is 2.2 times more expensive than Manila.

Restaurants
pay 2.9 times more in Queenstown
Groceries
pay 39.9% more in Queenstown
Transportation
pay 3.2 times more in Queenstown
Housing
pay 2.7 times more in Queenstown
Childcare
pay 40.2% less in Queenstown
Entertainment and Sports
pay 3.2 times more in Queenstown
Clothing
pay 62.0% more in Queenstown

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

Queenstown vs. Manila Cost Breakdown

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

pay 2.9 times more for restaurants

 
Manila
Queenstown
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $5.12
₱288.94
$10.75
NZ$17.89
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$4.26
₱240.79
$8.96
NZ$14.91
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.87
₱49.31
$2.19
NZ$3.64

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pay 39.9% more for groceries

 
Manila
Queenstown
Bread
1 loaf
$1.35
₱76.36
$1.98
NZ$3.29
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.30
₱299.58
$3.98
NZ$6.62
Milk (1 gallon) $6.79
₱383.72
$7.88
NZ$13.12

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pay 3.2 times more for transportation

 
Manila
Queenstown
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.14
₱233.93
$6.23
NZ$10.37
Monthly public transit pass $9.93
₱560.83
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $25,575.45
₱1,444,718.49
$29,200.81
NZ$48,587.05

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pay 2.7 times more for housing

 
Manila
Queenstown
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$28.80
₱1,627.15
$52.44
NZ$87.25
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $468.88
₱26,486.46
$1,400.69
NZ$2,330.60
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $234.44
₱13,243.25
$1,269.08
NZ$2,111.62

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pay 40.2% less for childcare

 
Manila
Queenstown
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $482.52
₱27,257.02
$373.26
NZ$621.06
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $14,127.39
₱798,034.98
$5,972.15
NZ$9,937.02

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pay 3.2 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Manila
Queenstown
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.36
₱77.05
$5.97
NZ$9.94
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.70
₱152.35
$3.40
NZ$5.65
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$3.07
₱173.37
$23.89
NZ$39.75

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pay 62.0% more for clothing

 
Manila
Queenstown
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$33.31
₱1,881.76
$65.69
NZ$109.31
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$26.60
₱1,502.41
$34.84
NZ$57.97
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$74.03
₱4,181.58
$89.58
NZ$149.06

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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: July 2025
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