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Manila vs. Almaty Cost of Living Summary

Manila is 25.9% more expensive than Almaty.

Restaurants: pay 14.9% less in Manila
Groceries: pay 2.4 times more in Manila
Transportation: pay 14.7% more in Manila
Housing: pay 34.5% more in Manila
Childcare: pay 12.2% more in Manila
Entertainment and Sports: pay 27.8% more in Manila
Clothing: pay 30.9% less in Manila

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

Manila vs. Almaty Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Manila instead of Almaty, you would:

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pay 14.9% less for restaurants

	Almaty	Manila
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.33 KZT3,705.97	$6.02 ₱355.03	-17.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.41 KZT3,242.72	$4.30 ₱253.60	-32.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.93 KZT469.36	$0.97 ₱57.27	+4.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.58 KZT295.16	$0.50 ₱29.69	-13.7%
Average			-14.9%

Almaty vs. Manila - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.4 times more for groceries

	Almaty	Manila
Bread 1 loaf	$0.53 KZT269.60	$1.33 ₱78.64	+150.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.58 KZT2,318.38	$4.28 ₱252.12	-6.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.84 KZT2,449.20	$7.32 ₱431.63	+51.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.66 KZT841.09	$2.21 ₱130.51	+33.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.93 KZT973.78	$2.28 ₱134.63	+18.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.59 KZT297.21	$1.52 ₱89.37	+157.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 KZT418.33	$0.82 ₱48.49	-0.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 KZT414.35	$1.64 ₱96.51	+99.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.84 KZT424.68	$1.02 ₱60.36	+21.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.27 KZT137.76	$1.17 ₱68.98	+329.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.18 KZT91.14	$1.37 ₱81.04	+662.6%
Average			+137.9%

Almaty vs. Manila - Cost of groceries

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pay 14.7% more for transportation

	Almaty	Manila
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.81 KZT915.43	$4.18 ₱246.46	+130.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$18.14 KZT9,172.28	$13.76 ₱811.51	-24.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,900.61 KZT11,581,158.63	$25,288.58 ₱1,491,141.28	+10.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.01 KZT3,543.83	$2.92 ₱172.44	-58.3%
Average			+14.7%

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pay 34.5% more for housing

	Almaty	Manila
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.90 KZT6,524.22	$27.10 ₱1,598.07	+110.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$645.61 KZT326,496.02	$512.96 ₱30,246.98	-20.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$437.19 KZT221,094.85	$251.74 ₱14,843.72	-42.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$52.67 KZT26,634.33	$100.49 ₱5,925.44	+90.8%
Average			+34.5%

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pay 12.2% more for childcare

	Almaty	Manila
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$258.77 KZT130,865.80	$138.58 ₱8,171.41	-46.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,972.39 KZT5,043,175.21	$17,035.39 ₱1,004,491.60	+70.8%
Average			+12.2%

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pay 27.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Almaty	Manila
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.28 KZT648.54	$1.46 ₱86.22	+14.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.28 KZT1,151.30	$2.59 ₱152.56	+13.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.83 KZT926.49	$3.27 ₱192.73	+78.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$48.33 KZT24,440.84	$42.13 ₱2,484.39	-12.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.13 KZT2,594.18	$7.48 ₱441.26	+45.9%
Average			+27.8%

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pay 30.9% less for clothing

	Almaty	Manila
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$70.28 KZT35,543.63	$49.23 ₱2,902.69	-30.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.36 KZT20,412.58	$29.70 ₱1,751.10	-26.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$92.56 KZT46,808.02	$80.85 ₱4,767.52	-12.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.97 KZT55,614.51	$49.70 ₱2,930.32	-54.8%
Average			-30.9%

Almaty vs. Manila - Cost of clothing

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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: December 2025

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