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Manila vs. Winston-salem Cost of Living Summary

Manila is 37.7% cheaper than Winston-salem.

Restaurants: pay 66.8% less in Manila
Groceries: pay 20.4% less in Manila
Transportation: pay 39.5% less in Manila
Housing: pay 57.6% less in Manila
Childcare: pay 51.7% less in Manila
Entertainment and Sports: pay 16.6% less in Manila
Clothing: pay 11.2% less in Manila

Expenses including restaurants, housing, childcare, transportation, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Manila.

Manila vs. Winston-salem Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Manila instead of Winston-salem, you would:

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pay 66.8% less for restaurants

	Winston-salem	Manila
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$20.00	$5.12 ₱297.74	-74.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.00	$4.26 ₱248.11	-57.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.50	$0.87 ₱50.81	-65.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.65	$0.49 ₱28.60	-70.2%
Average			-66.8%

Winston-salem vs. Manila - Cost of restaurants

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pay 20.4% less for groceries

	Winston-salem	Manila
Bread 1 loaf	$3.31	$1.35 ₱78.69	-59.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.61	$5.30 ₱308.70	-19.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.27	$6.79 ₱395.40	+107.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.92	$2.08 ₱120.98	-46.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.67	$2.42 ₱140.81	-57.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.81	$1.52 ₱88.57	-45.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77	$0.80 ₱46.79	+4.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.67	$1.52 ₱88.59	-42.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.46	$0.98 ₱56.85	-60.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.39	$1.20 ₱69.90	-13.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.36	$1.48 ₱86.43	+9.3%
Average			-20.4%

Winston-salem vs. Manila - Cost of groceries

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pay 39.5% less for transportation

	Winston-salem	Manila
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.16	$4.14 ₱241.05	+30.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$65.00	$9.93 ₱577.90	-84.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,344.69	$25,575.45 ₱1,488,682.76	-20.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.17	$2.67 ₱155.32	-83.5%
Average			-39.5%

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pay 57.6% less for housing

	Winston-salem	Manila
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$80.84	$28.80 ₱1,676.66	-64.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,490.00	$468.88 ₱27,292.47	-68.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,076.00	$234.44 ₱13,646.26	-78.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$131.70	$106.33 ₱6,189.20	-19.3%
Average			-57.6%

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pay 51.7% less for childcare

	Winston-salem	Manila
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,471.67	$482.52 ₱28,086.48	-67.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,111.00	$14,127.39 ₱822,320.00	-36.1%
Average			-51.7%

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pay 16.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Winston-salem	Manila
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.00	$1.36 ₱79.40	-77.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.20	$2.70 ₱156.99	-48.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.00	$3.07 ₱178.64	-48.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$17.50	$40.61 ₱2,363.85	+132.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.00	$7.67 ₱446.60	-41.0%
Average			-16.6%

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pay 11.2% less for clothing

	Winston-salem	Manila
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$46.25	$33.31 ₱1,939.03	-28.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.33	$26.60 ₱1,548.13	+19.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.00	$74.03 ₱4,308.83	+10.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$113.33	$60.89 ₱3,544.34	-46.3%
Average			-11.2%

Winston-salem vs. Manila - Cost of clothing

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