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Alberton vs. Manila Cost of Living Summary

Alberton is 37.2% more expensive than Manila.

Restaurants: pay 32.8% more in Alberton
Groceries: pay 31.4% less in Alberton
Transportation: pay 3.7 times more in Alberton
Housing: pay 10.0% more in Alberton
Childcare: pay 43.0% less in Alberton
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.6% less in Alberton
Clothing: pay 23.4% more in Alberton

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

Alberton vs. Manila Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 32.8% more for restaurants

	Manila	Alberton
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.02 ₱355.03	$8.64 ZAR146.29	+43.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.30 ₱253.60	$4.61 ZAR78.02	+7.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 ₱57.27	$1.08 ZAR18.30	+11.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 ₱29.69	$0.85 ZAR14.42	+69.2%
Average			+32.8%

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pay 31.4% less for groceries

	Manila	Alberton
Bread 1 loaf	$1.33 ₱78.64	$1.06 ZAR17.96	-20.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.28 ₱252.12	$4.04 ZAR68.38	-5.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.32 ₱431.63	$4.14 ZAR70.14	-43.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.21 ₱130.51	$2.19 ZAR37.06	-1.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.28 ₱134.63	$2.11 ZAR35.76	-7.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.52 ₱89.37	$0.72 ZAR12.17	-52.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 ₱48.49	$0.71 ZAR12.05	-13.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.64 ₱96.51	$0.70 ZAR11.83	-57.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.02 ₱60.36	$0.72 ZAR12.17	-29.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.17 ₱68.98	$0.54 ZAR9.18	-53.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.37 ₱81.04	$0.55 ZAR9.24	-60.3%
Average			-31.4%

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pay 3.7 times more for transportation

	Manila	Alberton
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.18 ₱246.46	$4.85 ZAR82.17	+16.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.76 ₱811.51	$115.24 ZAR1,950.53	+737.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,288.58 ₱1,491,141.28	$20,166.39 ZAR341,342.35	-20.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.92 ₱172.44	$12.96 ZAR219.43	+343.3%
Average			+269.1%

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pay 10.0% more for housing

	Manila	Alberton
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.10 ₱1,598.07	$36.76 ZAR622.22	+35.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$512.96 ₱30,246.98	$417.73 ZAR7,070.66	-18.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$251.74 ₱14,843.72	$316.90 ZAR5,363.95	+25.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$100.49 ₱5,925.44	$97.62 ZAR1,652.39	-2.9%
Average			+10.0%

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pay 43.0% less for childcare

	Manila	Alberton
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$138.58 ₱8,171.41	$144.05 ZAR2,438.16	+3.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,035.39 ₱1,004,491.60	$1,728.55 ZAR29,257.92	-89.9%
Average			-43.0%

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pay 0.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Manila	Alberton
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.46 ₱86.22	$2.30 ZAR39.01	+57.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.59 ₱152.56	$2.15 ZAR36.32	-17.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.27 ₱192.73	$2.88 ZAR48.76	-11.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.13 ₱2,484.39	$38.41 ZAR650.18	-8.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.48 ₱441.26	$5.76 ZAR97.53	-23.0%
Average			-0.6%

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pay 23.4% more for clothing

	Manila	Alberton
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.23 ₱2,902.69	$50.50 ZAR854.72	+2.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.70 ₱1,751.10	$31.69 ZAR536.40	+6.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.85 ₱4,767.52	$89.07 ZAR1,507.60	+10.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$49.70 ₱2,930.32	$86.43 ZAR1,462.90	+73.9%
Average			+23.4%

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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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