Cost of living comparison

 Manila, Philippines
compared to
 Sunderland, United Kingdom
Sunderland vs. Manila Cost of Living Summary

Sunderland is 2.3 times more expensive than Manila.

Restaurants
pay 2.9 times more in Sunderland
Groceries
pay 2.0% more in Sunderland
Transportation
pay 4.0 times more in Sunderland
Housing
pay 93.5% more in Sunderland
Childcare
pay 2.0 times more in Sunderland
Entertainment and Sports
pay 2.6 times more in Sunderland
Clothing
pay 61.6% more in Sunderland

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

Sunderland vs. Manila Cost Breakdown

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

pay 2.9 times more for restaurants

 
Manila
Sunderland
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $5.12
₱285.27
$19.37
£14.39
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$4.26
₱237.72
$9.29
£6.90
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.87
₱48.69
$2.11
£1.56

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pay 2.0% more for groceries

 
Manila
Sunderland
Bread
1 loaf
$1.35
₱75.39
$1.51
£1.13
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.30
₱295.77
$5.02
£3.73
Milk (1 gallon) $6.79
₱378.84
$5.72
£4.25

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pay 4.0 times more for transportation

 
Manila
Sunderland
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.14
₱230.95
$7.08
£5.26
Monthly public transit pass $9.93
₱553.70
$73.62
£54.69
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $25,575.45
₱1,426,342.61
$36,531.14
£27,140.15

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pay 93.5% more for housing

 
Manila
Sunderland
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$28.80
₱1,606.45
$45.92
£34.12
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $468.88
₱26,149.57
$762.01
£566.12
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $234.44
₱13,074.81
$581.19
£431.79

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pay 2.0 times more for childcare

 
Manila
Sunderland
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $482.52
₱26,910.33
$1,323.83
£983.51
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $14,127.39
₱787,884.49
$18,081.52
£13,433.34

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pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Manila
Sunderland
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.36
₱76.07
$5.17
£3.84
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.70
₱150.41
$4.44
£3.30
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$3.07
₱171.16
$15.50
£11.51

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pay 61.6% more for clothing

 
Manila
Sunderland
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$33.31
₱1,857.83
$77.49
£57.57
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$26.60
₱1,483.30
$38.75
£28.79
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$74.03
₱4,128.39
$95.43
£70.90

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