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Banja Luka vs. Manila Cost of Living Summary

Banja Luka is 41.4% more expensive than Manila.

Restaurants: pay 100.0% more in Banja Luka
Groceries: pay 10.3% less in Banja Luka
Transportation: pay 2.3 times more in Banja Luka
Housing: pay 8.7% more in Banja Luka
Childcare: pay 3.5% more in Banja Luka
Entertainment and Sports: pay 9.7% less in Banja Luka
Clothing: pay 71.5% more in Banja Luka

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

Banja Luka vs. Manila Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Banja Luka instead of Manila, you would:

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pay 100.0% more for restaurants

	Manila	Banja Luka
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.02 ₱364.37	$9.01 BAM15.26	+49.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.30 ₱260.26	$9.01 BAM15.26	+109.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 ₱58.78	$1.97 BAM3.33	+102.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 ₱30.47	$1.20 BAM2.03	+138.4%
Average			+100.0%

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pay 10.3% less for groceries

	Manila	Banja Luka
Bread 1 loaf	$1.33 ₱80.70	$1.30 BAM2.20	-2.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.28 ₱258.75	$4.93 BAM8.36	+15.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.32 ₱442.98	$5.36 BAM9.07	-26.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.21 ₱133.94	$2.81 BAM4.76	+26.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.28 ₱138.18	$4.18 BAM7.07	+82.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.52 ₱91.73	$0.71 BAM1.21	-52.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 ₱49.76	$0.80 BAM1.36	-2.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.64 ₱99.05	$0.95 BAM1.61	-41.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.02 ₱61.95	$0.97 BAM1.65	-5.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.17 ₱70.80	$0.55 BAM0.94	-52.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.37 ₱83.17	$0.63 BAM1.06	-54.3%
Average			-10.3%

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pay 2.3 times more for transportation

	Manila	Banja Luka
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.18 ₱252.94	$5.72 BAM9.69	+36.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.76 ₱832.85	$35.12 BAM59.49	+155.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,288.58 ₱2M	$29,117.48 BAM49,324.81	+15.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.92 ₱176.98	$11.59 BAM19.63	+296.2%
Average			+125.8%

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pay 8.7% more for housing

	Manila	Banja Luka
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.10 ₱1,640.09	$25.02 BAM42.38	-7.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$512.96 ₱31,042.44	$465.28 BAM788.18	-9.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$251.74 ₱15,234.09	$336.20 BAM569.52	+33.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$100.49 ₱6,081.27	$118.69 BAM201.06	+18.1%
Average			+8.7%

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pay 3.5% more for childcare

	Manila	Banja Luka
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$138.58 ₱8,386.31	$256.44 BAM434.41	+85.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,035.39 ₱1M	$3,752.25 BAM6,356.29	-78.0%
Average			+3.5%

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pay 9.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Manila	Banja Luka
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.46 ₱88.49	$1.95 BAM3.31	+33.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.59 ₱156.58	$1.67 BAM2.83	-35.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.27 ₱197.80	$3.81 BAM6.46	+16.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.13 ₱2,549.73	$34.02 BAM57.63	-19.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.48 ₱452.86	$4.20 BAM7.12	-43.8%
Average			-9.7%

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pay 71.5% more for clothing

	Manila	Banja Luka
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.23 ₱2,979.03	$78.55 BAM133.06	+59.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.70 ₱1,797.15	$39.02 BAM66.11	+31.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.85 ₱4,892.90	$99.49 BAM168.53	+23.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$49.70 ₱3,007.39	$135.08 BAM228.83	+171.8%
Average			+71.5%

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