Cost of living comparison

 San Sebastian, Spain
compared to
 Manila, Philippines
Manila vs. San Sebastian Cost of Living Summary

Manila is 27.0% cheaper than San Sebastian.

Restaurants
pay 63.0% less in Manila
Groceries
pay 9.0% more in Manila
Transportation
pay 55.3% less in Manila
Housing
pay 39.4% less in Manila
Childcare
pay 20.9% more in Manila
Entertainment and Sports
pay 21.2% less in Manila
Clothing
pay 39.8% less in Manila

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

Manila vs. San Sebastian Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Manila instead of San Sebastian, you would:

pay 63.0% less for restaurants

 
San Sebastian
Manila
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $15.00
€13.16
$5.12
₱285.99
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$8.84
€7.76
$4.26
₱238.33
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.21
€1.94
$0.87
₱48.81

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pay 9.0% more for groceries

 
San Sebastian
Manila
Bread
1 loaf
$1.14
€1.00
$1.35
₱75.58
Local cheese (8 oz) $9.25
€8.11
$5.30
₱296.52
Milk (1 gallon) $4.35
€3.82
$6.79
₱379.80

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pay 55.3% less for transportation

 
San Sebastian
Manila
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.41
€5.63
$4.14
₱231.54
Monthly public transit pass $38.58
€33.84
$9.93
₱555.11
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $35,759.38
€31,366.52
$25,575.45
₱1,429,961.59

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pay 39.4% less for housing

 
San Sebastian
Manila
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$33.76
€29.61
$28.80
₱1,610.53
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,172.99
€1,028.89
$468.88
₱26,215.91
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $803.82
€705.08
$234.44
₱13,107.98

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pay 20.9% more for childcare

 
San Sebastian
Manila
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $428.71
€376.04
$482.52
₱26,978.61
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $10,932.52
€9,589.51
$14,127.39
₱789,883.55

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pay 21.2% less for entertainment and sports

 
San Sebastian
Manila
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.22
€2.82
$1.36
₱76.26
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.04
€1.79
$2.70
₱150.80
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$6.43
€5.64
$3.07
₱171.60

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pay 39.8% less for clothing

 
San Sebastian
Manila
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$104.50
€91.66
$33.31
₱1,862.54
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$33.49
€29.38
$26.60
₱1,487.06
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$83.06
€72.86
$74.03
₱4,138.86

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