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Ebene vs. Manila Cost of Living Summary

Ebene is 46.4% more expensive than Manila.

Restaurants: pay 15.4% more in Ebene
Groceries: pay 26.3% less in Ebene
Transportation: pay 4.4 times more in Ebene
Housing: pay 31.7% less in Ebene
Childcare: pay 28.8% less in Ebene
Entertainment and Sports: pay 11.6% more in Ebene

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

Ebene vs. Manila Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 15.4% more for restaurants

	Manila	Ebene
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.02 ₱355.03	$6.55 MUR301.90	+8.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.30 ₱253.60	$6.55 MUR301.90	+52.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 ₱57.27	$0.90 MUR41.26	-7.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 ₱29.69	$0.55 MUR25.16	+8.4%
Average			+15.4%

Manila vs. Ebene - Cost of restaurants

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pay 26.3% less for groceries

	Manila	Ebene
Bread 1 loaf	$1.33 ₱78.64	$0.75 MUR34.47	-43.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.28 ₱252.12	$4.31 MUR198.75	+0.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.32 ₱431.63	$5.79 MUR266.66	-20.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.21 ₱130.51	$2.33 MUR107.34	+5.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.28 ₱134.63	$2.63 MUR120.96	+15.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.52 ₱89.37	$0.82 MUR37.89	-45.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 ₱48.49	$0.57 MUR26.25	-30.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.64 ₱96.51	$0.66 MUR30.58	-59.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.02 ₱60.36	$1.21 MUR55.69	+18.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.17 ₱68.98	$0.45 MUR20.54	-61.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.37 ₱81.04	$0.46 MUR21.30	-66.4%
Average			-26.3%

Manila vs. Ebene - Cost of groceries

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pay 4.4 times more for transportation

	Manila	Ebene
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.18 ₱246.46	$5.38 MUR247.92	+28.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.76 ₱811.51	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,288.58 ₱1,491,141.28	$35,495.85 MUR1,635,293.76	+40.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.92 ₱172.44	$30.58 MUR1,408.87	+945.7%
Average			+338.3%

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pay 31.7% less for housing

	Manila	Ebene
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.10 ₱1,598.07	$33.35 MUR1,536.58	+23.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$512.96 ₱30,246.98	$262.12 MUR12,076.02	-48.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$251.74 ₱14,843.72	$152.91 MUR7,044.34	-39.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$100.49 ₱5,925.44	$38.42 MUR1,769.97	-61.8%
Average			-31.7%

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pay 28.8% less for childcare

	Manila	Ebene
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$138.58 ₱8,171.41	$158.37 MUR7,295.93	+14.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,035.39 ₱1,004,491.60	$4,805.59 MUR221,393.62	-71.8%
Average			-28.8%

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pay 11.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Manila	Ebene
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.46 ₱86.22	$1.86 MUR85.54	+27.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.59 ₱152.56	$2.59 MUR119.50	+0.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.27 ₱192.73	$5.90 MUR271.71	+80.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.13 ₱2,484.39	$29.49 MUR1,358.55	-30.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.48 ₱441.26	$6.01 MUR276.74	-19.7%
Average			+11.6%

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Manila	Ebene
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.23 ₱2,902.69	$45.87 MUR2,113.30	-6.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.70 ₱1,751.10	$43.69 MUR2,012.67	+47.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.85 ₱4,767.52	$49.15 MUR2,264.25	-39.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$49.70 ₱2,930.32	$49.15 MUR2,264.25	-1.1%

Manila vs. Ebene - 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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