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Manila vs. Saudi Arabia Cost of Living Summary

Manila is 7.0% more expensive than Saudi Arabia overall.

Restaurants: pay 12.7% more in Manila
Groceries: pay 41.2% more in Manila
Transportation: pay 20.8% less in Manila
Housing: pay 7.6% less in Manila
Childcare: pay 96.1% more in Manila
Entertainment and Sports: pay 42.8% less in Manila
Clothing: pay 29.7% less in Manila

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

Manila vs. Saudi Arabia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Manila instead of Saudi Arabia, you would:

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pay 12.7% more for restaurants

	Saudi Arabia	Manila
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.73 SAR25.27	$5.12 ₱297.74	-24.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.54 SAR28.32	$4.26 ₱248.11	-43.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.74 SAR2.77	$0.87 ₱50.81	+18.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.25 SAR0.92	$0.49 ₱28.60	+99.6%
Average			+12.7%

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pay 41.2% more for groceries

	Saudi Arabia	Manila
Bread 1 loaf	$0.94 SAR3.54	$1.35 ₱78.69	+43.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.87 SAR14.53	$5.30 ₱308.70	+37.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.76 SAR25.41	$6.79 ₱395.40	+0.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.58 SAR9.68	$2.08 ₱120.98	-19.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.22 SAR12.10	$2.42 ₱140.81	-24.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.94 SAR3.54	$1.52 ₱88.57	+61.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76 SAR2.87	$0.80 ₱46.79	+5.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.75 SAR2.80	$1.52 ₱88.59	+104.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.74 SAR2.76	$0.98 ₱56.85	+32.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.67 SAR2.53	$1.20 ₱69.90	+78.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.63 SAR2.38	$1.48 ₱86.43	+134.5%
Average			+41.2%

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pay 20.8% less for transportation

	Saudi Arabia	Manila
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.30 SAR8.64	$4.14 ₱241.05	+80.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$44.62 SAR167.58	$9.93 ₱577.90	-77.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,543.44 SAR95,931.19	$25,575.45 ₱1,488,682.76	+0.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.12 SAR68.06	$2.67 ₱155.32	-85.3%
Average			-20.8%

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pay 7.6% less for housing

	Saudi Arabia	Manila
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$74.43 SAR279.52	$28.80 ₱1,676.66	-61.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$384.32 SAR1,443.37	$468.88 ₱27,292.47	+22.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$279.56 SAR1,049.94	$234.44 ₱13,646.26	-16.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$85.15 SAR319.79	$106.33 ₱6,189.20	+24.9%
Average			-7.6%

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pay 96.1% more for childcare

	Saudi Arabia	Manila
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$303.07 SAR1,138.21	$482.52 ₱28,086.48	+59.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,063.63 SAR22,772.62	$14,127.39 ₱822,320.00	+133.0%
Average			+96.1%

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pay 42.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Saudi Arabia	Manila
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.70 SAR6.40	$1.36 ₱79.40	-19.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.57 SAR13.39	$2.70 ₱156.99	-24.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.18 SAR26.97	$3.07 ₱178.64	-57.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$98.57 SAR370.20	$40.61 ₱2,363.85	-58.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$16.63 SAR62.45	$7.67 ₱446.60	-53.9%
Average			-42.8%

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pay 29.7% less for clothing

	Saudi Arabia	Manila
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$42.91 SAR161.15	$33.31 ₱1,939.03	-22.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$58.28 SAR218.86	$26.60 ₱1,548.13	-54.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.66 SAR344.23	$74.03 ₱4,308.83	-19.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$78.88 SAR296.24	$60.89 ₱3,544.34	-22.8%
Average			-29.7%

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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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