Cost of living comparison

Manila, Philippines

compared to

Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe vs. Manila Cost of Living Summary

Zimbabwe is 31.9% more expensive than Manila.

Restaurants: pay 7.8% more in Zimbabwe
Groceries: pay 21.9% less in Zimbabwe
Transportation: pay 3.6 times more in Zimbabwe
Housing: pay 57.8% more in Zimbabwe
Childcare: pay 51.4% less in Zimbabwe
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.3% less in Zimbabwe
Clothing: pay 27.4% less in Zimbabwe

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

Zimbabwe vs. Manila Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 7.8% more for restaurants

	Manila	Zimbabwe
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.12 ₱293.17	$7.12 ZWL2,294.25	+39.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.26 ₱244.31	$5.00 ZWL1,610.00	+17.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.87 ₱50.03	$0.62 ZWL198.95	-29.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 ₱28.16	$0.51 ZWL164.26	+3.8%
Average			+7.8%

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pay 21.9% less for groceries

	Manila	Zimbabwe
Bread 1 loaf	$1.35 ₱77.48	$1.02 ZWL328.81	-24.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.30 ₱303.96	$5.32 ZWL1,712.90	+0.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.79 ₱389.33	$5.64 ZWL1,815.06	-17.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.08 ₱119.12	$2.05 ZWL661.44	-1.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.42 ₱138.65	$2.28 ZWL732.64	-5.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.52 ₱87.22	$1.02 ZWL327.34	-33.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 ₱46.07	$0.78 ZWL250.11	-3.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.52 ₱87.23	$1.16 ZWL375.00	-23.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.98 ₱55.98	$0.67 ZWL217.19	-30.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.20 ₱68.83	$0.52 ZWL168.11	-56.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.48 ₱85.11	$0.82 ZWL264.39	-44.7%
Average			-21.9%

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pay 3.6 times more for transportation

	Manila	Zimbabwe
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.14 ₱237.35	$6.15 ZWL1,979.95	+48.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.93 ₱569.03	$36.25 ZWL11,672.50	+265.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,575.45 ₱1,465,831.08	$25,000.00 ZWL8,050,000.00	-2.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.67 ₱152.94	$21.94 ZWL7,065.30	+722.3%
Average			+258.4%

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pay 57.8% more for housing

	Manila	Zimbabwe
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$28.80 ₱1,650.93	$126.28 ZWL40,661.44	+338.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$468.88 ₱26,873.52	$283.93 ZWL91,425.00	-39.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$234.44 ₱13,436.78	$200.00 ZWL64,400.00	-14.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$106.33 ₱6,094.19	$49.83 ZWL16,046.33	-53.1%
Average			+57.8%

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pay 51.4% less for childcare

	Manila	Zimbabwe
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$482.52 ₱27,655.35	$210.71 ZWL67,850.00	-56.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,127.39 ₱809,697.17	$7,562.50 ZWL2,435,125.00	-46.5%
Average			-51.4%

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pay 0.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Manila	Zimbabwe
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.36 ₱78.18	$1.50 ZWL483.00	+10.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.70 ₱154.58	$2.65 ZWL854.83	-1.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.07 ₱175.90	$1.56 ZWL503.12	-49.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.61 ₱2,327.56	$44.32 ZWL14,270.45	+9.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.67 ₱439.75	$10.00 ZWL3,220.00	+30.3%
Average			-0.3%

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pay 27.4% less for clothing

	Manila	Zimbabwe
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.31 ₱1,909.26	$21.11 ZWL6,797.78	-36.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$26.60 ₱1,524.37	$19.44 ZWL6,261.11	-26.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.03 ₱4,242.69	$52.50 ZWL16,905.00	-29.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$60.89 ₱3,489.93	$50.45 ZWL16,246.36	-17.1%
Average			-27.4%

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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: April 2025

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