Cost of living comparison

 Manila, Philippines
compared to
 Victorville (CA), United States
Victorville vs. Manila Cost of Living Summary

Victorville is 2.8 times more expensive than Manila.

Restaurants
pay 3.2 times more in Victorville
Groceries
pay 3.8% more in Victorville
Transportation
pay 4.9 times more in Victorville
Housing
pay 3.9 times more in Victorville
Childcare
pay 3.1 times more in Victorville
Entertainment and Sports
pay 2.1 times more in Victorville
Clothing
pay 6.7% less in Victorville

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

Victorville vs. Manila Cost Breakdown

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

pay 3.2 times more for restaurants

 
Manila
Victorville
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $5.12
₱293.21
$17.50
 
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$4.26
₱244.34
$12.84
 
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.87
₱50.04
$2.46
 

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pay 3.8% more for groceries

 
Manila
Victorville
Bread
1 loaf
$1.35
₱77.49
$2.34
 
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.30
₱304.00
$5.11
 
Milk (1 gallon) $6.79
₱389.38
$4.02
 

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pay 4.9 times more for transportation

 
Manila
Victorville
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.14
₱237.38
$4.81
 
Monthly public transit pass $9.93
₱569.11
$76.00
 
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $25,575.45
₱1,466,035.76
$22,000.00
 

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pay 3.9 times more for housing

 
Manila
Victorville
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$28.80
₱1,651.16
$55.00
 
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $468.88
₱26,877.27
$2,200.00
 
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $234.44
₱13,438.66
$1,800.00
 

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pay 3.1 times more for childcare

 
Manila
Victorville
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $482.52
₱27,659.21
$1,500.00
 
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $14,127.39
₱809,810.23
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pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Manila
Victorville
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.36
₱78.19
$4.99
 
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.70
₱154.60
$5.40
 
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$3.07
₱175.92
$9.00
 

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pay 6.7% less for clothing

 
Manila
Victorville
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$33.31
₱1,909.53
$35.56
 
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$26.60
₱1,524.58
$27.00
 
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$74.03
₱4,243.28
$67.33
 

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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: March 2025
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