Cost of living comparison

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East London vs. Manila Cost of Living Summary

East London is 5.1% more expensive than Manila.

Restaurants: pay 28.5% more in East London
Groceries: pay 33.2% less in East London
Transportation: pay 48.4% more in East London
Housing: pay 11.6% more in East London
Childcare: pay 43.3% less in East London
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.1% less in East London
Clothing: pay 27.8% more in East London

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

East London vs. Manila Cost Breakdown

If you lived in East London instead of Manila, you would:

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pay 28.5% more for restaurants

	Manila	East London
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.02 ₱355.03	$7.20 ZAR121.91	+19.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.30 ₱253.60	$4.61 ZAR78.02	+7.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 ₱57.27	$1.04 ZAR17.55	+6.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 ₱29.69	$0.91 ZAR15.36	+80.2%
Average			+28.5%

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pay 33.2% less for groceries

	Manila	East London
Bread 1 loaf	$1.33 ₱78.64	$0.87 ZAR14.69	-34.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.28 ₱252.12	$3.95 ZAR66.86	-7.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.32 ₱431.63	$4.06 ZAR68.74	-44.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.21 ₱130.51	$2.14 ZAR36.14	-3.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.28 ₱134.63	$1.95 ZAR33.07	-14.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.52 ₱89.37	$0.72 ZAR12.24	-52.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 ₱48.49	$0.69 ZAR11.70	-16.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.64 ₱96.51	$0.72 ZAR12.16	-56.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.02 ₱60.36	$0.67 ZAR11.39	-34.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.17 ₱68.98	$0.72 ZAR12.11	-38.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.37 ₱81.04	$0.52 ZAR8.76	-62.4%
Average			-33.2%

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pay 48.4% more for transportation

	Manila	East London
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.18 ₱246.46	$4.92 ZAR83.28	+17.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.76 ₱811.51	$22.33 ZAR377.91	+62.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,288.58 ₱1,491,141.28	$37,451.86 ZAR633,921.50	+48.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.92 ₱172.44	$4.84 ZAR81.92	+65.5%
Average			+48.4%

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pay 11.6% more for housing

	Manila	East London
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.10 ₱1,598.07	$45.80 ZAR775.17	+69.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$512.96 ₱30,246.98	$273.69 ZAR4,632.50	-46.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$251.74 ₱14,843.72	$336.11 ZAR5,689.04	+33.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$100.49 ₱5,925.44	$91.03 ZAR1,540.73	-9.4%
Average			+11.6%

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pay 43.3% less for childcare

	Manila	East London
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$138.58 ₱8,171.41	$121.96 ZAR2,064.31	-12.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,035.39 ₱1,004,491.60	$4,321.37 ZAR73,144.79	-74.6%
Average			-43.3%

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pay 4.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Manila	East London
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.46 ₱86.22	$2.59 ZAR43.89	+77.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.59 ₱152.56	$2.21 ZAR37.45	-14.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.27 ₱192.73	$2.77 ZAR46.81	-15.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.13 ₱2,484.39	$34.55 ZAR584.83	-18.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.48 ₱441.26	$3.75 ZAR63.39	-50.0%
Average			-4.1%

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pay 27.8% more for clothing

	Manila	East London
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.23 ₱2,902.69	$53.99 ZAR913.82	+9.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.70 ₱1,751.10	$29.75 ZAR503.56	+0.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.85 ₱4,767.52	$99.87 ZAR1,690.46	+23.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$49.70 ₱2,930.32	$88.33 ZAR1,495.08	+77.7%
Average			+27.8%

Manila vs. East London - 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: December 2025

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