Cost of living comparison
Manila is 55.3% more expensive than Santa Cruz.
- Restaurants
-
pay 10.3% more in Manila
- Groceries
-
pay 2.1 times more in Manila
- Transportation
-
pay 9.5% more in Manila
- Housing
-
pay 61.9% more in Manila
- Childcare
-
pay 2.8 times more in Manila
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 18.5% more in Manila
- Clothing
-
pay 4.6% less in Manila
The cost of childcare, groceries, housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and transportation in Manila are more expensive than in Santa Cruz. Notably, childcare and groceries are significantly more expensive in Manila.
If you lived in Manila instead of Santa Cruz, you would:
pay 10.3% more for restaurants
|
Santa Cruz
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.23
BOB22.30
|
$5.12
₱285.27
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.18
BOB49.57
|
$4.26
₱237.72
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
BOB4.15
|
$0.87
₱48.69
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
BOB4.33
|
$0.49
₱27.40
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
|
Santa Cruz
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.42
BOB9.81
|
$1.35
₱75.39
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.95
BOB13.47
|
$5.30
₱295.77
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.84
BOB26.55
|
$6.79
₱378.84
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.61
BOB11.13
|
$2.08
₱115.92
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.43
BOB9.87
|
$2.42
₱134.92
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
BOB6.00
|
$1.52
₱84.87
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
BOB2.92
|
$0.80
₱44.83
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
BOB4.16
|
$1.52
₱84.88
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
BOB2.88
|
$0.98
₱54.47
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
BOB2.70
|
$1.20
₱66.98
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
BOB3.15
|
$1.48
₱82.81
|
|
pay 9.5% more for transportation
|
Santa Cruz
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.05
BOB14.12
|
$4.14
₱230.95
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$21.17
BOB146.22
|
$9.93
₱553.70
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,072.80
BOB104,087.01
|
$25,575.45
₱1,426,342.61
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.00
BOB96.65
|
$2.67
₱148.82
|
|
pay 61.9% more for housing
|
Santa Cruz
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.27
BOB222.88
|
$28.80
₱1,606.45
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$490.33
BOB3,386.03
|
$468.88
₱26,149.57
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$233.31
BOB1,611.18
|
$234.44
₱13,074.81
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.35
BOB202.65
|
$106.33
₱5,930.02
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
|
Santa Cruz
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$218.20
BOB1,506.78
|
$482.52
₱26,910.33
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,162.96
BOB28,747.84
|
$14,127.39
₱787,884.49
|
|
pay 18.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Santa Cruz
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.44
BOB9.91
|
$1.36
₱76.07
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.53
BOB17.48
|
$2.70
₱150.41
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.15
BOB14.87
|
$3.07
₱171.16
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.91
BOB206.52
|
$40.61
₱2,264.86
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.82
BOB47.09
|
$7.67
₱427.90
|
|
pay 4.6% less for clothing
|
Santa Cruz
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.19
BOB277.57
|
$33.31
₱1,857.83
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.09
BOB235.43
|
$26.60
₱1,483.30
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.22
BOB512.50
|
$74.03
₱4,128.39
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.24
BOB346.96
|
$60.89
₱3,395.92
|
|
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