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Czestochowa vs. Manila Cost of Living Summary

Czestochowa is 46.0% more expensive than Manila.

Restaurants: pay 85.3% more in Czestochowa
Groceries: pay 19.5% less in Czestochowa
Transportation: pay 2.1 times more in Czestochowa
Housing: pay 26.1% more in Czestochowa
Childcare: pay 62.4% more in Czestochowa
Entertainment and Sports: pay 13.4% more in Czestochowa
Clothing: pay 47.1% more in Czestochowa

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

Czestochowa vs. Manila Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 85.3% more for restaurants

	Manila	Czestochowa
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.02 ₱352.72	$8.20 PLN29.46	+36.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.30 ₱251.95	$8.20 PLN29.46	+90.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 ₱56.90	$1.91 PLN6.87	+97.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 ₱29.50	$1.09 PLN3.93	+117.2%
Average			+85.3%

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pay 19.5% less for groceries

	Manila	Czestochowa
Bread 1 loaf	$1.33 ₱78.12	$1.32 PLN4.73	-1.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.28 ₱250.48	$4.90 PLN17.61	+14.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.32 ₱428.83	$3.88 PLN13.94	-47.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.21 ₱129.66	$3.43 PLN12.33	+55.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.28 ₱133.76	$3.00 PLN10.78	+31.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.52 ₱88.79	$0.56 PLN2.01	-63.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 ₱48.17	$0.80 PLN2.86	-3.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.64 ₱95.88	$0.79 PLN2.82	-52.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.02 ₱59.97	$0.81 PLN2.90	-21.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.17 ₱68.53	$0.41 PLN1.48	-64.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.37 ₱80.51	$0.50 PLN1.78	-63.9%
Average			-19.5%

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

	Manila	Czestochowa
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.18 ₱244.86	$6.31 PLN22.67	+51.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.76 ₱806.23	$27.34 PLN98.20	+98.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,288.58 ₱1,481,442.91	$31,605.27 PLN113,509.62	+25.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.92 ₱171.32	$10.39 PLN37.31	+255.3%
Average			+107.5%

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pay 26.1% more for housing

	Manila	Czestochowa
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.10 ₱1,587.67	$12.30 PLN44.19	-54.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$512.96 ₱30,050.25	$546.83 PLN1,963.92	+6.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$251.74 ₱14,747.18	$437.46 PLN1,571.14	+73.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$100.49 ₱5,886.90	$179.64 PLN645.19	+78.8%
Average			+26.1%

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pay 62.4% more for childcare

	Manila	Czestochowa
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$138.58 ₱8,118.26	$410.12 PLN1,472.94	+195.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,035.39 ₱997,958.39	$4,921.45 PLN17,675.27	-71.1%
Average			+62.4%

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pay 13.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Manila	Czestochowa
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.46 ₱85.66	$2.73 PLN9.82	+87.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.59 ₱151.57	$2.46 PLN8.84	-4.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.27 ₱191.48	$4.10 PLN14.73	+25.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.13 ₱2,468.23	$28.71 PLN103.11	-31.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.48 ₱438.39	$6.84 PLN24.55	-8.7%
Average			+13.4%

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pay 47.1% more for clothing

	Manila	Czestochowa
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.23 ₱2,883.81	$82.20 PLN295.20	+67.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.70 ₱1,739.71	$41.01 PLN147.29	+38.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.85 ₱4,736.51	$95.69 PLN343.69	+18.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$49.70 ₱2,911.26	$82.02 PLN294.59	+65.1%
Average			+47.1%

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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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