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Manila vs. Fort Wayne Cost of Living Summary

Manila is 38.4% cheaper than Fort Wayne.

Restaurants: pay 63.8% less in Manila
Groceries: pay 6.2% less in Manila
Transportation: pay 32.1% less in Manila
Housing: pay 51.1% less in Manila
Childcare: pay 50.1% less in Manila
Entertainment and Sports: pay 44.3% less in Manila
Clothing: pay 21.3% less in Manila

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

Manila vs. Fort Wayne Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Manila instead of Fort Wayne, you would:

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pay 63.8% less for restaurants

	Fort Wayne	Manila
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.00	$6.02 ₱355.94	-62.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.00	$4.30 ₱254.24	-57.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.33	$0.97 ₱57.42	-58.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.23	$0.50 ₱29.77	-77.4%
Average			-63.8%

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pay 6.2% less for groceries

	Fort Wayne	Manila
Bread 1 loaf	$2.99	$1.33 ₱78.84	-55.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.45	$4.28 ₱252.76	-49.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.03	$7.32 ₱432.73	+141.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.40	$2.21 ₱130.84	-35.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.35	$2.28 ₱134.98	-47.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.46	$1.52 ₱89.60	-38.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.56	$0.82 ₱48.61	+47.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.58	$1.64 ₱96.75	+3.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.32	$1.02 ₱60.52	-55.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.97	$1.17 ₱69.16	+20.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.37	$1.37 ₱81.25	+0.1%
Average			-6.2%

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pay 32.1% less for transportation

	Fort Wayne	Manila
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.19	$4.18 ₱247.09	+31.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$32.50	$13.76 ₱813.57	-57.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,965.00	$25,288.58 ₱1,494,934.54	-20.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$15.43	$2.92 ₱172.88	-81.0%
Average			-32.1%

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pay 51.1% less for housing

	Fort Wayne	Manila
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$70.62	$27.10 ₱1,602.13	-61.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,233.33	$512.96 ₱30,323.92	-58.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,016.67	$251.74 ₱14,881.48	-75.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$110.66	$100.49 ₱5,940.52	-9.2%
Average			-51.1%

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pay 50.1% less for childcare

	Fort Wayne	Manila
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$955.56	$138.58 ₱8,192.20	-85.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$20,000.00	$17,035.39 ₱1,007,046.89	-14.8%
Average			-50.1%

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pay 44.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Fort Wayne	Manila
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.25	$1.46 ₱86.44	-65.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.47	$2.59 ₱152.95	-42.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$8.26	$3.27 ₱193.22	-60.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$50.00	$42.13 ₱2,490.71	-15.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.00	$7.48 ₱442.38	-37.6%
Average			-44.3%

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pay 21.3% less for clothing

	Fort Wayne	Manila
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.00	$49.23 ₱2,910.08	-3.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.00	$29.70 ₱1,755.55	-19.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.67	$80.85 ₱4,779.65	-11.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$100.00	$49.70 ₱2,937.78	-50.3%
Average			-21.3%

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