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Suceava vs. Manila Cost of Living Summary

Suceava is 8.7% more expensive than Manila.

Restaurants: pay 91.2% more in Suceava
Groceries: pay 31.6% less in Suceava
Transportation: pay 74.8% more in Suceava
Housing: pay 18.0% less in Suceava
Childcare: pay 63.2% less in Suceava
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.3% more in Suceava
Clothing: pay 2.1% more in Suceava

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

Suceava vs. Manila Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 91.2% more for restaurants

	Manila	Suceava
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.12 ₱297.74	$6.46 RON31.19	+26.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.26 ₱248.11	$5.60 RON27.03	+31.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.87 ₱50.81	$1.80 RON8.66	+105.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 ₱28.60	$1.48 RON7.15	+201.5%
Average			+91.2%

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pay 31.6% less for groceries

	Manila	Suceava
Bread 1 loaf	$1.35 ₱78.69	$1.10 RON5.31	-18.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.30 ₱308.70	$3.94 RON19.00	-25.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.79 ₱395.40	$4.36 RON21.05	-35.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.08 ₱120.98	$2.72 RON13.15	+31.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.42 ₱140.81	$2.87 RON13.85	+18.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.52 ₱88.57	$0.41 RON1.96	-73.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 ₱46.79	$0.64 RON3.09	-20.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.52 ₱88.59	$0.61 RON2.93	-60.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.98 ₱56.85	$0.78 RON3.75	-20.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.20 ₱69.90	$0.32 RON1.56	-73.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.48 ₱86.43	$0.43 RON2.09	-70.8%
Average			-31.6%

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pay 74.8% more for transportation

	Manila	Suceava
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.14 ₱241.05	$5.60 RON27.03	+35.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.93 ₱577.90	$22.62 RON109.16	+127.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,575.45 ₱1,488,682.76	$26,003.12 RON125,465.04	+1.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.67 ₱155.32	$6.25 RON30.15	+134.2%
Average			+74.8%

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pay 18.0% less for housing

	Manila	Suceava
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$28.80 ₱1,676.66	$8.52 RON41.12	-70.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$468.88 ₱27,292.47	$351.69 RON1,696.89	-25.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$234.44 ₱13,646.26	$263.35 RON1,270.68	+12.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$106.33 ₱6,189.20	$117.99 RON569.33	+11.0%
Average			-18.0%

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pay 63.2% less for childcare

	Manila	Suceava
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$482.52 ₱28,086.48	$221.93 RON1,070.84	-54.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,127.39 ₱822,320.00	$3,878.47 RON18,713.64	-72.5%
Average			-63.2%

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pay 5.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Manila	Suceava
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.36 ₱79.40	$1.72 RON8.32	+26.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.70 ₱156.99	$1.45 RON7.02	-46.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.07 ₱178.64	$5.17 RON24.95	+68.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.61 ₱2,363.85	$38.07 RON183.67	-6.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.67 ₱446.60	$6.46 RON31.19	-15.8%
Average			+5.3%

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pay 2.1% more for clothing

	Manila	Suceava
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.31 ₱1,939.03	$32.80 RON158.26	-1.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$26.60 ₱1,548.13	$28.01 RON135.15	+5.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.03 ₱4,308.83	$67.63 RON326.33	-8.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$60.89 ₱3,544.34	$68.95 RON332.69	+13.2%
Average			+2.1%

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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: January 2025

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