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Philippines vs. Mandaue Cost of Living Summary

Philippines is 16.7% more expensive than Mandaue.

Restaurants: pay 9.4% less in Philippines
Groceries: pay 0.9% less in Philippines
Transportation: pay 4.3% more in Philippines
Housing: pay 22.0% less in Philippines
Childcare: pay 2.5 times more in Philippines
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.5% less in Philippines
Clothing: pay 2.5% more in Philippines

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

Philippines vs. Mandaue Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Philippines instead of Mandaue, you would:

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pay 9.4% less for restaurants

	Mandaue	Philippines
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.05 ₱244.87	$3.83 ₱231.87	-5.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.30 ₱260.26	$3.27 ₱198.03	-23.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.73 ₱44.25	$0.69 ₱41.91	-5.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.39 ₱23.71	$0.38 ₱23.00	-3.0%
Average			-9.4%

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pay 0.9% less for groceries

	Mandaue	Philippines
Bread 1 loaf	$1.41 ₱85.31	$1.24 ₱75.15	-11.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.25 ₱378.42	$3.91 ₱236.33	-37.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.81 ₱472.90	$7.02 ₱424.59	-10.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.15 ₱130.13	$2.06 ₱124.41	-4.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.13 ₱129.15	$1.91 ₱115.73	-10.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.78 ₱47.22	$1.42 ₱85.87	+81.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.62 ₱37.78	$0.65 ₱39.04	+3.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.47 ₱89.20	$1.17 ₱70.75	-20.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.62 ₱37.78	$0.69 ₱41.90	+10.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.14 ₱69.26	$0.95 ₱57.38	-17.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.11 ₱66.90	$1.17 ₱70.90	+6.0%
Average			-0.9%

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pay 4.3% more for transportation

	Mandaue	Philippines
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.12 ₱249.23	$4.15 ₱250.91	+0.7%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$12.67 ₱766.44
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,364.05 ₱1M	$24,414.32 ₱1M	+9.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.70 ₱163.45	$2.78 ₱168.11	+2.9%
Average			+4.3%

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pay 22.0% less for housing

	Mandaue	Philippines
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.58 ₱1,790.20	$27.95 ₱1,691.17	-5.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$473.09 ₱28,629.12	$254.21 ₱15,383.44	-46.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$275.25 ₱16,656.94	$161.64 ₱9,781.69	-41.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$76.30 ₱4,617.40	$80.13 ₱4,848.82	+5.0%
Average			-22.0%

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pay 2.5 times more for childcare

	Mandaue	Philippines
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$69.77 ₱4,222.07	$130.02 ₱7,868.16	+86.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,806.33 ₱109K	$5,634.78 ₱341K	+211.9%
Average			+149.2%

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pay 6.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Mandaue	Philippines
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.03 ₱62.46	$1.20 ₱72.52	+16.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.48 ₱150.17	$2.17 ₱131.36	-12.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.58 ₱156.16	$2.73 ₱165.06	+5.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.45 ₱2,810.86	$30.80 ₱1,863.75	-33.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.11 ₱369.58	$5.63 ₱340.43	-7.9%
Average			-6.5%

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pay 2.5% more for clothing

	Mandaue	Philippines
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.64 ₱3,185.43	$41.17 ₱2,491.40	-21.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.36 ₱1,353.38	$25.58 ₱1,547.95	+14.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$73.54 ₱4,450.53	$69.76 ₱4,221.80	-5.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$53.76 ₱3,253.31	$65.98 ₱3,992.61	+22.7%
Average			+2.5%

Mandaue vs. Philippines - 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: April 2026

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