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Cotonou vs. Manila Cost of Living Summary

Cotonou is 8.3% more expensive than Manila.

Restaurants: pay 14.8% more in Cotonou
Groceries: pay 7.0% less in Cotonou
Transportation: pay 89.5% more in Cotonou
Housing: pay 21.8% more in Cotonou
Childcare: pay 33.8% less in Cotonou
Entertainment and Sports: pay 28.6% more in Cotonou
Clothing: pay 56.1% less in Cotonou

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

Cotonou vs. Manila Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 14.8% more for restaurants

	Manila	Cotonou
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.02 ₱364.37	$3.56 F CFA2,031	-40.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.30 ₱260.26	$6.23 F CFA3,555	+44.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 ₱58.78	$0.93 F CFA533	-3.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 ₱30.47	$0.80 F CFA457	+59.1%
Average			+14.8%

Manila vs. Cotonou - Cost of restaurants

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pay 7.0% less for groceries

	Manila	Cotonou
Bread 1 loaf	$1.33 ₱80.70	$1.60 F CFA914	+20.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.28 ₱258.75	$4.90 F CFA2,793	+14.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.32 ₱442.98	$10.90 F CFA6,215	+48.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.21 ₱133.94	$2.42 F CFA1,379	+9.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.28 ₱138.18	$2.36 F CFA1,347	+3.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.52 ₱91.73	$1.62 F CFA921	+6.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 ₱49.76	$0.85 F CFA484	+3.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.64 ₱99.05	$0.62 F CFA353	-62.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.02 ₱61.95	$0.74 F CFA422	-27.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.17 ₱70.80	$0.67 F CFA384	-42.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.37 ₱83.17	$0.67 F CFA384	-51.0%
Average			-7.0%

Manila vs. Cotonou - Cost of groceries

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pay 89.5% more for transportation

	Manila	Cotonou
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.18 ₱252.94	$4.13 F CFA2,356	-1.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.76 ₱832.85	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,288.58 ₱2M	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.92 ₱176.98	$8.19 F CFA4,672	+180.1%
Average			+89.5%

Manila vs. Cotonou - Cost of transportation

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pay 21.8% more for housing

	Manila	Cotonou
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.10 ₱1,640.09	$50.45 F CFA28,775	+86.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$512.96 ₱31,042.44	$211.44 F CFA121K	-58.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$251.74 ₱15,234.09	$142.45 F CFA81,248	-43.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$100.49 ₱6,081.27	$204.24 F CFA116K	+103.2%
Average			+21.8%

Manila vs. Cotonou - Cost of housing

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pay 33.8% less for childcare

	Manila	Cotonou
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$138.58 ₱8,386.31	$136.51 F CFA77,863	-1.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,035.39 ₱1M	$5,786.92 F CFA3M	-66.0%
Average			-33.8%

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pay 28.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Manila	Cotonou
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.46 ₱88.49	$1.07 F CFA609	-26.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.59 ₱156.58	$5.94 F CFA3,385	+129.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.27 ₱197.80	$3.56 F CFA2,031	+9.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.13 ₱2,549.73	$47.48 F CFA27,083	+12.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.48 ₱452.86	$8.90 F CFA5,078	+19.0%
Average			+28.6%

Manila vs. Cotonou - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 56.1% less for clothing

	Manila	Cotonou
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.23 ₱2,979.03	$17.81 F CFA10,156	-63.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.70 ₱1,797.15	$8.90 F CFA5,078	-70.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.85 ₱4,892.90	$8.90 F CFA5,078	-89.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$49.70 ₱3,007.39	$48.97 F CFA27,929	-1.5%
Average			-56.1%

Manila vs. Cotonou - 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: April 2026

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