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Beverly Hills vs. Manila Cost of Living Summary

Beverly Hills is 3.5 times more expensive than Manila.

Restaurants: pay 3.6 times more in Beverly Hills
Groceries: pay 50.2% more in Beverly Hills
Transportation: pay 2.9 times more in Beverly Hills
Housing: pay 4.0 times more in Beverly Hills
Childcare: pay 7.2 times more in Beverly Hills
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.3 times more in Beverly Hills
Clothing: pay 73.8% more in Beverly Hills

The cost of childcare, housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, transportation, and clothing in Beverly Hills are more expensive than in Manila. Notably, childcare, housing, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Beverly Hills.

Beverly Hills vs. Manila Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Beverly Hills instead of Manila, you would:

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pay 3.6 times more for restaurants

	Manila	Beverly Hills
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.02 ₱355.94	$25.00	+315.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.30 ₱254.24	$13.00	+202.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 ₱57.42	$2.83	+191.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 ₱29.77	$2.26	+349.4%
Average			+264.5%

Manila vs. Beverly Hills - Cost of restaurants

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pay 50.2% more for groceries

	Manila	Beverly Hills
Bread 1 loaf	$1.33 ₱78.84	$4.52	+238.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.28 ₱252.76	$6.61	+54.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.32 ₱432.73	$4.25	-41.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.21 ₱130.84	$7.43	+235.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.28 ₱134.98	$3.00	+31.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.52 ₱89.60	$2.00	+31.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 ₱48.61	$1.27	+54.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.64 ₱96.75	$1.50	-8.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.02 ₱60.52	$1.00	-2.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.17 ₱69.16	$1.00	-14.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.37 ₱81.25	$1.00	-27.2%
Average			+50.2%

Manila vs. Beverly Hills - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.9 times more for transportation

	Manila	Beverly Hills
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.18 ₱247.09	$4.78	+14.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.76 ₱813.57	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,288.58 ₱1,494,934.54	$32,727.50	+29.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.92 ₱172.88	$18.01	+515.9%
Average			+186.5%

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pay 4.0 times more for housing

	Manila	Beverly Hills
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.10 ₱1,602.13	$71.67	+164.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$512.96 ₱30,323.92	$2,333.33	+354.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$251.74 ₱14,881.48	$2,000.00	+694.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$100.49 ₱5,940.52	$95.59	-4.9%
Average			+302.2%

Manila vs. Beverly Hills - Cost of housing

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pay 7.2 times more for childcare

	Manila	Beverly Hills
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$138.58 ₱8,192.20	$1,762.50	+1171.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,035.39 ₱1,007,046.89	$27,000.00	+58.5%
Average			+615.1%

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pay 3.3 times more for entertainment and sports

	Manila	Beverly Hills
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.46 ₱86.44	$8.00	+447.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.59 ₱152.95	$5.76	+122.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.27 ₱193.22	$11.50	+251.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.13 ₱2,490.71	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.48 ₱442.38	$15.00	+100.4%
Average			+230.5%

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pay 73.8% more for clothing

	Manila	Beverly Hills
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.23 ₱2,910.08	$61.25	+24.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.70 ₱1,755.55	$44.15	+48.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.85 ₱4,779.65	$97.50	+20.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$49.70 ₱2,937.78	$149.85	+201.5%
Average			+73.8%

Manila vs. Beverly Hills - 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: December 2025

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