Cost of living comparison

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Araras vs. Manila Cost of Living Summary

Araras is 24.2% more expensive than Manila.

Restaurants: pay 56.7% more in Araras
Groceries: pay 35.8% less in Araras
Transportation: pay 2.0 times more in Araras
Housing: pay 52.2% less in Araras
Childcare: pay 51.1% more in Araras
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.4% less in Araras
Clothing: pay 48.4% more in Araras

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

Araras vs. Manila Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 56.7% more for restaurants

	Manila	Araras
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.02 ₱355.03	$5.12 R$27.87	-14.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.30 ₱253.60	$7.45 R$40.54	+73.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 ₱57.27	$1.60 R$8.72	+65.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 ₱29.69	$1.02 R$5.57	+103.5%
Average			+56.7%

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pay 35.8% less for groceries

	Manila	Araras
Bread 1 loaf	$1.33 ₱78.64	$1.49 R$8.11	+11.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.28 ₱252.12	$4.15 R$22.56	-3.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.32 ₱431.63	$3.53 R$19.18	-51.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.21 ₱130.51	$1.86 R$10.14	-15.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.28 ₱134.63	$1.82 R$9.89	-20.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.52 ₱89.37	$1.01 R$5.52	-33.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 ₱48.49	$0.52 R$2.85	-36.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.64 ₱96.51	$0.31 R$1.68	-81.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.02 ₱60.36	$0.88 R$4.80	-13.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.17 ₱68.98	$0.34 R$1.84	-71.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.37 ₱81.04	$0.30 R$1.61	-78.5%
Average			-35.8%

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pay 2.0 times more for transportation

	Manila	Araras
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.18 ₱246.46	$3.63 R$19.76	-13.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.76 ₱811.51	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,288.58 ₱1,491,141.28	$24,223.72 R$131,762.49	-4.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.92 ₱172.44	$12.53 R$68.14	+328.4%
Average			+103.7%

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pay 52.2% less for housing

	Manila	Araras
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.10 ₱1,598.07	$17.70 R$96.29	-34.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$512.96 ₱30,246.98	$214.29 R$1,165.60	-58.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$251.74 ₱14,843.72	$139.75 R$760.17	-44.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$100.49 ₱5,925.44	$28.50 R$155.02	-71.6%
Average			-52.2%

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pay 51.1% more for childcare

	Manila	Araras
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$138.58 ₱8,171.41	$363.36 R$1,976.45	+162.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,035.39 ₱1,004,491.60	$6,834.87 R$37,177.58	-59.9%
Average			+51.1%

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pay 2.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Manila	Araras
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.46 ₱86.22	$2.24 R$12.16	+52.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.59 ₱152.56	$1.96 R$10.64	-24.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.27 ₱192.73	$2.80 R$15.20	-14.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.13 ₱2,484.39	$41.93 R$228.05	-0.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.48 ₱441.26	$5.59 R$30.41	-25.3%
Average			-2.4%

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pay 48.4% more for clothing

	Manila	Araras
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.23 ₱2,902.69	$66.50 R$361.70	+35.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.70 ₱1,751.10	$58.98 R$320.79	+98.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.85 ₱4,767.52	$88.99 R$484.03	+10.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$49.70 ₱2,930.32	$74.51 R$405.31	+49.9%
Average			+48.4%

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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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