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Arima vs. Manila Cost of Living Summary

Arima is 25.7% more expensive than Manila.

Restaurants: pay 42.2% more in Arima
Groceries: pay 23.8% more in Arima
Transportation: pay 40.6% more in Arima
Housing: pay 33.6% more in Arima
Childcare: pay 15.1% less in Arima
Entertainment and Sports: pay 10.3% more in Arima
Clothing: pay 44.8% more in Arima

The cost of clothing, restaurants, transportation, housing, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Arima are more expensive than in Manila.

Arima vs. Manila Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 42.2% more for restaurants

	Manila	Arima
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.02 ₱355.94	$8.84 TTD59.87	+46.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.30 ₱254.24	$7.73 TTD52.39	+79.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 ₱57.42	$0.93 TTD6.32	-4.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 ₱29.77	$0.74 TTD4.99	+46.2%
Average			+42.2%

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pay 23.8% more for groceries

	Manila	Arima
Bread 1 loaf	$1.33 ₱78.84	$2.30 TTD15.59	+72.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.28 ₱252.76	$3.02 TTD20.48	-29.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.32 ₱432.73	$9.11 TTD61.69	+24.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.21 ₱130.84	$4.23 TTD28.69	+91.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.28 ₱134.98	$2.64 TTD17.90	+15.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.52 ₱89.60	$2.80 TTD18.95	+84.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 ₱48.61	$0.91 TTD6.17	+10.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.64 ₱96.75	$2.05 TTD13.89	+25.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.02 ₱60.52	$1.88 TTD12.75	+83.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.17 ₱69.16	$0.59 TTD3.99	-49.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.37 ₱81.25	$0.44 TTD2.99	-67.9%
Average			+23.8%

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pay 40.6% more for transportation

	Manila	Arima
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.18 ₱247.09	$3.66 TTD24.77	-12.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.76 ₱813.57	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,288.58 ₱1,494,934.54	$27,245.70 TTD184,599.43	+7.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.92 ₱172.88	$6.63 TTD44.90	+126.6%
Average			+40.6%

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pay 33.6% more for housing

	Manila	Arima
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.10 ₱1,602.13	$61.53 TTD416.87	+127.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$512.96 ₱30,323.92	$515.46 TTD3,492.42	+0.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$251.74 ₱14,881.48	$368.19 TTD2,494.59	+46.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$100.49 ₱5,940.52	$61.00 TTD413.32	-39.3%
Average			+33.6%

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pay 15.1% less for childcare

	Manila	Arima
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$138.58 ₱8,192.20	$176.73 TTD1,197.40	+27.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,035.39 ₱1,007,046.89	$7,182.06 TTD48,661.08	-57.8%
Average			-15.1%

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pay 10.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Manila	Arima
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.46 ₱86.44	$1.77 TTD11.97	+20.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.59 ₱152.95	$2.36 TTD15.97	-8.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.27 ₱193.22	$4.20 TTD28.44	+28.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.13 ₱2,490.71	$51.55 TTD349.24	+22.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.48 ₱442.38	$6.63 TTD44.90	-11.4%
Average			+10.3%

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pay 44.8% more for clothing

	Manila	Arima
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.23 ₱2,910.08	$59.03 TTD399.97	+19.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.70 ₱1,755.55	$38.29 TTD259.44	+28.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.85 ₱4,779.65	$147.27 TTD997.83	+82.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$49.70 ₱2,937.78	$73.64 TTD498.92	+48.2%
Average			+44.8%

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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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