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Manila vs. Alice Springs Cost of Living Summary

Manila is 1.2% cheaper than Alice Springs.

Restaurants: pay 63.0% less in Manila
Groceries: pay 25.7% less in Manila
Transportation: pay 46.2% less in Manila
Housing: pay 41.2% less in Manila
Childcare: pay 3.1 times more in Manila
Entertainment and Sports: pay 53.3% less in Manila
Clothing: pay 7.4% more in Manila

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

Manila vs. Alice Springs Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Manila instead of Alice Springs, you would:

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pay 63.0% less for restaurants

	Alice Springs	Manila
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.08 A$19.67	$6.02 ₱355.94	-54.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.81 A$14.75	$4.30 ₱254.24	-56.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.55 A$3.84	$0.97 ₱57.42	-61.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.53 A$3.81	$0.50 ₱29.77	-80.1%
Average			-63.0%

Alice Springs vs. Manila - Cost of restaurants

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pay 25.7% less for groceries

	Alice Springs	Manila
Bread 1 loaf	$2.19 A$3.29	$1.33 ₱78.84	-39.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	??	$4.28 ₱252.76
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.39 A$8.10	$7.32 ₱432.73	+35.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.67 A$7.02	$2.21 ₱130.84	-52.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.74 A$8.62	$2.28 ₱134.98	-60.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.61 A$2.42	$1.52 ₱89.60	-6.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.93 A$2.90	$0.82 ₱48.61	-57.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.87 A$2.81	$1.64 ₱96.75	-12.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.26 A$4.91	$1.02 ₱60.52	-68.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.48 A$2.23	$1.17 ₱69.16	-21.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.11 A$1.67	$1.37 ₱81.25	+24.1%
Average			-25.7%

Alice Springs vs. Manila - Cost of groceries

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pay 46.2% less for transportation

	Alice Springs	Manila
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.90 A$7.36	$4.18 ₱247.09	-14.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$56.88 A$85.52	$13.76 ₱813.57	-75.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,772.43 A$44,757.10	$25,288.58 ₱1,494,934.54	-15.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.04 A$21.10	$2.92 ₱172.88	-79.2%
Average			-46.2%

Alice Springs vs. Manila - Cost of transportation

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pay 41.2% less for housing

	Alice Springs	Manila
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$66.07 A$99.33	$27.10 ₱1,602.13	-59.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$619.28 A$930.97	$512.96 ₱30,323.92	-17.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$567.50 A$853.12	$251.74 ₱14,881.48	-55.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$150.08 A$225.61	$100.49 ₱5,940.52	-33.0%
Average			-41.2%

Alice Springs vs. Manila - Cost of housing

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pay 3.1 times more for childcare

	Alice Springs	Manila
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,338.88 A$2,012.74	$138.58 ₱8,192.20	-89.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,763.88 A$4,154.97	$17,035.39 ₱1,007,046.89	+516.4%
Average			+213.4%

Alice Springs vs. Manila - Cost of childcare

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pay 53.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Alice Springs	Manila
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.05 A$9.10	$1.46 ₱86.44	-75.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.68 A$5.53	$2.59 ₱152.95	-29.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$17.66 A$26.55	$3.27 ₱193.22	-81.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$66.51 A$99.98	$42.13 ₱2,490.71	-36.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.08 A$19.67	$7.48 ₱442.38	-42.8%
Average			-53.3%

Alice Springs vs. Manila - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 7.4% more for clothing

	Alice Springs	Manila
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$71.96 A$108.18	$49.23 ₱2,910.08	-31.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$11.45 A$17.21	$29.70 ₱1,755.55	+159.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$141.74 A$213.08	$80.85 ₱4,779.65	-43.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$111.21 A$167.18	$49.70 ₱2,937.78	-55.3%
Average			+7.4%

Alice Springs vs. Manila - Cost of clothing

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