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Manila vs. Cabo Verde Cost of Living Summary

Manila is 16.5% more expensive than Cabo Verde overall.

Restaurants: pay 44.1% less in Manila
Groceries: pay 1.7% less in Manila
Transportation: pay 47.1% less in Manila
Housing: pay 10.7% less in Manila
Childcare: pay 3.4 times more in Manila
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.4% more in Manila
Clothing: pay 23.6% less in Manila

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

Manila vs. Cabo Verde Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Manila instead of Cabo Verde, you would:

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pay 44.1% less for restaurants

	Cabo Verde	Manila
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.62 CVE721.50	$6.02 ₱355.03	-21.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.18 CVE679.88	$4.30 ₱253.60	-40.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.28 CVE216.18	$0.97 ₱57.27	-57.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.19 CVE112.67	$0.50 ₱29.69	-57.7%
Average			-44.1%

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pay 1.7% less for groceries

	Cabo Verde	Manila
Bread 1 loaf	$1.85 CVE175.41	$1.33 ₱78.64	-28.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.18 CVE868.72	$4.28 ₱252.12	-53.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.62 CVE532.36	$7.32 ₱431.63	+30.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.65 CVE250.50	$2.21 ₱130.51	-16.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.86 CVE365.84	$2.28 ₱134.63	-40.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.60 CVE151.25	$1.52 ₱89.37	-5.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.17 CVE111.06	$0.82 ₱48.49	-29.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.48 CVE140.54	$1.64 ₱96.51	+10.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.05 CVE193.66	$1.02 ₱60.36	-50.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 CVE56.93	$1.17 ₱68.98	+94.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.81 CVE76.50	$1.37 ₱81.04	+70.1%
Average			-1.7%

Cabo Verde vs. Manila - Cost of groceries

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pay 47.1% less for transportation

	Cabo Verde	Manila
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.20 CVE586.80	$4.18 ₱246.46	-32.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.66 CVE2,903.16	$13.76 ₱811.51	-55.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,364.84 CVE2,874,837.81	$25,288.58 ₱1,491,141.28	-16.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.41 CVE1,742.94	$2.92 ₱172.44	-84.1%
Average			-47.1%

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pay 10.7% less for housing

	Cabo Verde	Manila
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$55.12 CVE5,218.65	$27.10 ₱1,598.07	-50.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$408.47 CVE38,672.46	$512.96 ₱30,246.98	+25.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$282.06 CVE26,704.41	$251.74 ₱14,843.72	-10.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$107.81 CVE10,206.77	$100.49 ₱5,925.44	-6.8%
Average			-10.7%

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pay 3.4 times more for childcare

	Cabo Verde	Manila
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$149.25 CVE14,130.84	$138.58 ₱8,171.41	-7.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,897.28 CVE274,304.02	$17,035.39 ₱1,004,491.60	+488.0%
Average			+240.4%

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pay 2.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Cabo Verde	Manila
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.41 CVE322.72	$1.46 ₱86.22	-57.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.71 CVE162.33	$2.59 ₱152.56	+50.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.97 CVE470.65	$3.27 ₱192.73	-34.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.73 CVE3,193.34	$42.13 ₱2,484.39	+24.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.86 CVE554.79	$7.48 ₱441.26	+27.7%
Average			+2.4%

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pay 23.6% less for clothing

	Cabo Verde	Manila
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.02 CVE5,682.51	$49.23 ₱2,902.69	-18.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$31.96 CVE3,026.15	$29.70 ₱1,751.10	-7.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$85.23 CVE8,069.72	$80.85 ₱4,767.52	-5.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$138.47 CVE13,109.42	$49.70 ₱2,930.32	-64.1%
Average			-23.6%

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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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