Cost of living comparison

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Cazin vs. Manila Cost of Living Summary

Cazin is 17.9% more expensive than Manila.

Restaurants: pay 82.3% more in Cazin
Groceries: pay 19.7% less in Cazin
Transportation: pay 2.0 times more in Cazin
Housing: pay 19.9% less in Cazin
Childcare: pay 2.4% less in Cazin
Entertainment and Sports: pay 20.1% less in Cazin
Clothing: pay 3.2% more in Cazin

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

Cazin vs. Manila Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 82.3% more for restaurants

	Manila	Cazin
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.02 ₱355.03	$4.80 BAM8.07	-20.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.30 ₱253.60	$8.41 BAM14.11	+95.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 ₱57.27	$1.90 BAM3.19	+95.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 ₱29.69	$1.30 BAM2.18	+158.3%
Average			+82.3%

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pay 19.7% less for groceries

	Manila	Cazin
Bread 1 loaf	$1.33 ₱78.64	$1.17 BAM1.96	-12.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.28 ₱252.12	$5.30 BAM8.91	+24.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.32 ₱431.63	$4.77 BAM8.01	-34.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.21 ₱130.51	$2.20 BAM3.70	-0.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.28 ₱134.63	$3.36 BAM5.64	+47.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.52 ₱89.37	$0.70 BAM1.17	-54.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 ₱48.49	$0.86 BAM1.44	+4.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.64 ₱96.51	$0.79 BAM1.32	-51.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.02 ₱60.36	$0.79 BAM1.32	-23.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.17 ₱68.98	$0.52 BAM0.88	-55.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.37 ₱81.04	$0.54 BAM0.91	-60.5%
Average			-19.7%

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pay 2.0 times more for transportation

	Manila	Cazin
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.18 ₱246.46	$5.80 BAM9.75	+38.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.76 ₱811.51	$37.52 BAM63.01	+172.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,288.58 ₱1,491,141.28	$24,614.78 BAM41,335.67	-2.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.92 ₱172.44	$8.71 BAM14.62	+197.7%
Average			+101.6%

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pay 19.9% less for housing

	Manila	Cazin
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.10 ₱1,598.07	$30.02 BAM50.41	+10.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$512.96 ₱30,246.98	$240.14 BAM403.27	-53.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$251.74 ₱14,843.72	$180.11 BAM302.46	-28.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$100.49 ₱5,925.44	$91.82 BAM154.19	-8.6%
Average			-19.9%

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pay 2.4% less for childcare

	Manila	Cazin
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$138.58 ₱8,171.41	$242.40 BAM407.06	+74.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,035.39 ₱1,004,491.60	$3,437.06 BAM5,771.87	-79.8%
Average			-2.4%

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pay 20.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Manila	Cazin
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.46 ₱86.22	$1.65 BAM2.77	+12.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.59 ₱152.56	$1.20 BAM2.02	-53.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.27 ₱192.73	$3.90 BAM6.55	+19.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.13 ₱2,484.39	$25.52 BAM42.85	-39.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.48 ₱441.26	$4.50 BAM7.56	-39.8%
Average			-20.1%

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pay 3.2% more for clothing

	Manila	Cazin
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.23 ₱2,902.69	$42.03 BAM70.57	-14.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.70 ₱1,751.10	$30.02 BAM50.41	+1.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.85 ₱4,767.52	$51.03 BAM85.70	-36.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$49.70 ₱2,930.32	$81.05 BAM136.11	+63.1%
Average			+3.2%

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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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