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Timisoara vs. Manila Cost of Living Summary

Timisoara is 33.1% more expensive than Manila.

Restaurants: pay 2.3 times more in Timisoara
Groceries: pay 24.2% less in Timisoara
Transportation: pay 99.8% more in Timisoara
Housing: pay 10.4% less in Timisoara
Childcare: pay 31.7% less in Timisoara
Entertainment and Sports: pay 30.9% more in Timisoara
Clothing: pay 37.6% more in Timisoara

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

Timisoara vs. Manila Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.3 times more for restaurants

	Manila	Timisoara
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.12 ₱297.74	$8.62 RON41.59	+68.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.26 ₱248.11	$7.00 RON33.79	+64.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.87 ₱50.81	$1.90 RON9.18	+118.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 ₱28.60	$1.80 RON8.70	+266.8%
Average			+129.4%

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pay 24.2% less for groceries

	Manila	Timisoara
Bread 1 loaf	$1.35 ₱78.69	$1.09 RON5.24	-19.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.30 ₱308.70	$4.79 RON23.11	-9.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.79 ₱395.40	$5.87 RON28.31	-13.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.08 ₱120.98	$3.03 RON14.60	+45.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.42 ₱140.81	$2.81 RON13.55	+16.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.52 ₱88.57	$0.46 RON2.21	-69.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 ₱46.79	$0.64 RON3.08	-20.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.52 ₱88.59	$0.68 RON3.28	-55.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.98 ₱56.85	$1.00 RON4.81	+2.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.20 ₱69.90	$0.37 RON1.76	-69.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.48 ₱86.43	$0.42 RON2.05	-71.4%
Average			-24.2%

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pay 99.8% more for transportation

	Manila	Timisoara
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.14 ₱241.05	$5.79 RON27.95	+39.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.93 ₱577.90	$28.01 RON135.15	+182.1%
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	$7.35 RON35.46	+175.4%
Average			+99.8%

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pay 10.4% less for housing

	Manila	Timisoara
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$28.80 ₱1,676.66	$9.03 RON43.58	-68.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$468.88 ₱27,292.47	$409.20 RON1,974.39	-12.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$234.44 ₱13,646.26	$325.73 RON1,571.67	+38.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$106.33 ₱6,189.20	$107.30 RON517.70	+0.9%
Average			-10.4%

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pay 31.7% less for childcare

	Manila	Timisoara
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$482.52 ₱28,086.48	$380.67 RON1,836.71	-21.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,127.39 ₱822,320.00	$8,166.34 RON39,402.61	-42.2%
Average			-31.7%

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pay 30.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Manila	Timisoara
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.36 ₱79.40	$2.48 RON11.96	+81.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.70 ₱156.99	$2.87 RON13.86	+6.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.07 ₱178.64	$5.39 RON25.99	+75.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.61 ₱2,363.85	$43.27 RON208.80	+6.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.67 ₱446.60	$6.46 RON31.19	-15.8%
Average			+30.9%

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pay 37.6% more for clothing

	Manila	Timisoara
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.31 ₱1,939.03	$51.65 RON249.22	+55.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$26.60 ₱1,548.13	$41.34 RON199.46	+55.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.03 ₱4,308.83	$71.11 RON343.08	-3.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$60.89 ₱3,544.34	$87.55 RON422.44	+43.8%
Average			+37.6%

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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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