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Calarasi vs. Manila Cost of Living Summary

Calarasi is 40.2% more expensive than Manila.

Restaurants: pay 2.2 times more in Calarasi
Groceries: pay 23.5% less in Calarasi
Transportation: pay 38.0% more in Calarasi
Housing: pay 20.3% less in Calarasi
Childcare: pay 75.8% more in Calarasi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 39.9% more in Calarasi
Clothing: pay 56.0% more in Calarasi

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

Calarasi vs. Manila Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

	Manila	Calarasi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.02 ₱352.72	$10.35 RON44.88	+71.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.30 ₱251.95	$7.36 RON31.91	+71.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 ₱56.90	$1.50 RON6.48	+54.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 ₱29.50	$1.84 RON7.98	+265.5%
Average			+115.7%

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pay 23.5% less for groceries

	Manila	Calarasi
Bread 1 loaf	$1.33 ₱78.12	$1.06 RON4.59	-20.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.28 ₱250.48	$4.55 RON19.75	+6.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.32 ₱428.83	$5.21 RON22.57	-28.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.21 ₱129.66	$3.26 RON14.13	+47.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.28 ₱133.76	$3.19 RON13.84	+39.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.52 ₱88.79	$0.54 RON2.35	-64.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 ₱48.17	$0.65 RON2.83	-20.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.64 ₱95.88	$0.59 RON2.58	-63.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.02 ₱59.97	$0.87 RON3.79	-14.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.17 ₱68.53	$0.35 RON1.53	-69.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.37 ₱80.51	$0.42 RON1.81	-69.7%
Average			-23.5%

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pay 38.0% more for transportation

	Manila	Calarasi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.18 ₱244.86	$5.88 RON25.50	+40.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.76 ₱806.23	$13.80 RON59.84	+0.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,288.58 ₱1,481,442.91	$24,959.74 RON108,210.47	-1.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.92 ₱171.32	$6.21 RON26.93	+112.4%
Average			+38.0%

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pay 20.3% less for housing

	Manila	Calarasi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.10 ₱1,587.67	$7.48 RON32.41	-72.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$512.96 ₱30,050.25	??
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$251.74 ₱14,747.18	$230.04 RON997.33	-8.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$100.49 ₱5,886.90	$120.60 RON522.84	+20.0%
Average			-20.3%

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pay 75.8% more for childcare

	Manila	Calarasi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$138.58 ₱8,118.26	$425.58 RON1,845.06	+207.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,035.39 ₱997,958.39	$7,591.44 RON32,911.94	-55.4%
Average			+75.8%

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pay 39.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Manila	Calarasi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.46 ₱85.66	$2.53 RON10.97	+73.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.59 ₱151.57	$2.76 RON11.97	+6.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.27 ₱191.48	$5.75 RON24.93	+76.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.13 ₱2,468.23	$69.01 RON299.20	+63.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.48 ₱438.39	$5.98 RON25.93	-20.1%
Average			+39.9%

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pay 56.0% more for clothing

	Manila	Calarasi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.23 ₱2,883.81	$86.91 RON376.78	+76.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.70 ₱1,739.71	$44.17 RON191.49	+48.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.85 ₱4,736.51	$77.45 RON335.77	-4.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$49.70 ₱2,911.26	$100.80 RON437.00	+102.8%
Average			+56.0%

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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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