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Castelo Branco vs. Manila Cost of Living Summary

Castelo Branco is 58.3% more expensive than Manila.

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in Castelo Branco
Groceries: pay 15.4% less in Castelo Branco
Transportation: pay 97.8% more in Castelo Branco
Housing: pay 17.6% more in Castelo Branco
Childcare: pay 2.8 times more in Castelo Branco
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.1% more in Castelo Branco
Clothing: pay 22.3% more in Castelo Branco

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

Castelo Branco vs. Manila Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Castelo Branco instead of Manila, you would:

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

	Manila	Castelo Branco
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.02 ₱355.03	$11.68 €10.03	+94.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.30 ₱253.60	$9.93 €8.53	+130.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 ₱57.27	$1.46 €1.25	+50.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 ₱29.69	$1.28 €1.10	+155.1%
Average			+107.5%

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pay 15.4% less for groceries

	Manila	Castelo Branco
Bread 1 loaf	$1.33 ₱78.64	$1.34 €1.15	+0.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.28 ₱252.12	$4.72 €4.05	+10.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.32 ₱431.63	$4.10 €3.52	-44.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.21 ₱130.51	$3.47 €2.98	+56.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.28 ₱134.63	$2.24 €1.93	-1.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.52 ₱89.37	$0.95 €0.82	-37.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 ₱48.49	$0.58 €0.50	-29.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.64 ₱96.51	$0.82 €0.71	-49.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.02 ₱60.36	$1.11 €0.95	+8.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.17 ₱68.98	$0.77 €0.66	-34.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.37 ₱81.04	$0.70 €0.60	-49.0%
Average			-15.4%

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pay 97.8% more for transportation

	Manila	Castelo Branco
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.18 ₱246.46	$7.35 €6.32	+75.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.76 ₱811.51	$23.36 €20.06	+69.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,288.58 ₱1,491,141.28	$35,922.69 €30,850.80	+42.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.92 ₱172.44	$8.88 €7.62	+203.5%
Average			+97.8%

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pay 17.6% more for housing

	Manila	Castelo Branco
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.10 ₱1,598.07	$39.69 €34.08	+46.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$512.96 ₱30,246.98	$525.60 €451.39	+2.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$251.74 ₱14,843.72	$379.60 €326.00	+50.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$100.49 ₱5,925.44	$71.05 €61.02	-29.3%
Average			+17.6%

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pay 2.8 times more for childcare

	Manila	Castelo Branco
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$138.58 ₱8,171.41	$628.37 €539.65	+353.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,035.39 ₱1,004,491.60	$16,617.31 €14,271.13	-2.5%
Average			+175.4%

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pay 3.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Manila	Castelo Branco
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.46 ₱86.22	$1.17 €1.00	-20.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.59 ₱152.56	$1.32 €1.14	-48.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.27 ₱192.73	$6.19 €5.32	+89.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.13 ₱2,484.39	$42.83 €36.78	+1.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.48 ₱441.26	$7.01 €6.02	-6.4%
Average			+3.1%

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pay 22.3% more for clothing

	Manila	Castelo Branco
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.23 ₱2,902.69	$62.29 €53.50	+26.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.70 ₱1,751.10	$42.18 €36.23	+42.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.85 ₱4,767.52	$73.97 €63.53	-8.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$49.70 ₱2,930.32	$64.24 €55.17	+29.3%
Average			+22.3%

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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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