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Manila vs. Guatemala City Cost of Living Summary

Manila is 4.2% more expensive than Guatemala City.

Restaurants: pay 26.0% less in Manila
Groceries: pay 2.3% more in Manila
Transportation: pay 13.3% less in Manila
Housing: pay 4.3% less in Manila
Childcare: pay 2.4 times more in Manila
Entertainment and Sports: pay 23.8% less in Manila
Clothing: pay 42.3% less in Manila

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

Manila vs. Guatemala City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Manila instead of Guatemala City, you would:

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pay 26.0% less for restaurants

	Guatemala City	Manila
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.15 GTQ39.64	$5.12 ₱283.25	-0.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.37 GTQ49.06	$4.26 ₱236.04	-33.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.16 GTQ8.92	$0.87 ₱48.34	-24.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.91 GTQ6.98	$0.49 ₱27.21	-45.8%
Average			-26.0%

Guatemala City vs. Manila - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.3% more for groceries

	Guatemala City	Manila
Bread 1 loaf	$3.24 GTQ24.95	$1.35 ₱74.86	-58.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.39 GTQ26.08	$5.30 ₱293.68	+56.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.37 GTQ56.79	$6.79 ₱376.16	-7.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.57 GTQ19.79	$2.08 ₱115.09	-19.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.42 GTQ26.38	$2.42 ₱133.96	-29.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.67 GTQ12.83	$1.52 ₱84.26	-8.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.74 GTQ5.72	$0.80 ₱44.51	+8.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.55 GTQ11.92	$1.52 ₱84.28	-1.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 GTQ7.02	$0.98 ₱54.09	+7.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.84 GTQ6.44	$1.20 ₱66.50	+43.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.11 GTQ8.52	$1.48 ₱82.23	+34.3%
Average			+2.3%

Guatemala City vs. Manila - Cost of groceries

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pay 13.3% less for transportation

	Guatemala City	Manila
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.13 GTQ31.82	$4.14 ₱229.32	+0.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.42 GTQ103.41	$9.93 ₱549.78	-26.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,009.72 GTQ138,744.45	$25,575.45 ₱1,416,240.24	+42.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.75 GTQ67.39	$2.67 ₱147.76	-69.5%
Average			-13.3%

Guatemala City vs. Manila - Cost of transportation

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pay 4.3% less for housing

	Guatemala City	Manila
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$43.14 GTQ332.33	$28.80 ₱1,595.07	-33.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$647.65 GTQ4,989.38	$468.88 ₱25,964.36	-27.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$347.33 GTQ2,675.79	$234.44 ₱12,982.20	-32.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$60.31 GTQ464.60	$106.33 ₱5,888.02	+76.3%
Average			-4.3%

Guatemala City vs. Manila - Cost of housing

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pay 2.4 times more for childcare

	Guatemala City	Manila
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$217.77 GTQ1,677.68	$482.52 ₱26,719.73	+121.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,593.73 GTQ43,093.37	$14,127.39 ₱782,304.13	+152.6%
Average			+137.1%

Guatemala City vs. Manila - Cost of childcare

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pay 23.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Guatemala City	Manila
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.22 GTQ24.78	$1.36 ₱75.53	-57.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.31 GTQ25.46	$2.70 ₱149.35	-18.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.60 GTQ27.75	$3.07 ₱169.95	-14.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$55.94 GTQ430.97	$40.61 ₱2,248.82	-27.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.72 GTQ59.46	$7.67 ₱424.87	-0.6%
Average			-23.8%

Guatemala City vs. Manila - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 42.3% less for clothing

	Guatemala City	Manila
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$47.50 GTQ365.94	$33.31 ₱1,844.67	-29.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$55.74 GTQ429.45	$26.60 ₱1,472.80	-52.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$120.06 GTQ924.96	$74.03 ₱4,099.15	-38.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$118.99 GTQ916.70	$60.89 ₱3,371.87	-48.8%
Average			-42.3%

Guatemala City 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: May 2025

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