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El Mansura vs. Manila Cost of Living Summary

El Mansura is 42.6% cheaper than Manila.

Restaurants: pay 46.4% less in El Mansura
Groceries: pay 64.5% less in El Mansura
Transportation: pay 2.0% more in El Mansura
Housing: pay 75.5% less in El Mansura
Childcare: pay 82.1% less in El Mansura
Entertainment and Sports: pay 43.4% less in El Mansura
Clothing: pay 11.7% more in El Mansura

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

El Mansura vs. Manila Cost Breakdown

If you lived in El Mansura instead of Manila, you would:

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pay 46.4% less for restaurants

	Manila	El Mansura
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.02 ₱355.94	$4.16 EGP197.58	-31.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.30 ₱254.24	$3.74 EGP177.82	-13.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 ₱57.42	$0.34 EGP16.00	-65.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 ₱29.77	$0.12 EGP5.67	-76.3%
Average			-46.4%

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pay 64.5% less for groceries

	Manila	El Mansura
Bread 1 loaf	$1.33 ₱78.84	$0.36 EGP17.29	-72.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.28 ₱252.76	$1.21 EGP57.63	-71.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.32 ₱432.73	$3.28 EGP155.82	-55.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.21 ₱130.84	$1.43 EGP67.84	-35.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.28 ₱134.98	$2.04 EGP97.09	-10.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.52 ₱89.60	$0.68 EGP32.16	-55.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 ₱48.61	$0.30 EGP14.19	-63.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.64 ₱96.75	$0.21 EGP9.86	-87.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.02 ₱60.52	$0.16 EGP7.51	-84.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.17 ₱69.16	$0.16 EGP7.65	-86.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.37 ₱81.25	$0.18 EGP8.51	-87.0%
Average			-64.5%

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pay 2.0% more for transportation

	Manila	El Mansura
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.18 ₱247.09	$1.26 EGP60.02	-69.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.76 ₱813.57	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,288.58 ₱1,494,934.54	$37,404.27 EGP1,778,199.14	+47.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.92 ₱172.88	$3.74 EGP177.82	+27.9%
Average			+2.0%

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pay 75.5% less for housing

	Manila	El Mansura
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.10 ₱1,602.13	$9.23 EGP438.62	-66.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$512.96 ₱30,323.92	$129.88 EGP6,174.30	-74.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$251.74 ₱14,881.48	$71.17 EGP3,383.52	-71.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$100.49 ₱5,940.52	$10.28 EGP488.53	-89.8%
Average			-75.5%

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pay 82.1% less for childcare

	Manila	El Mansura
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$138.58 ₱8,192.20	$34.63 EGP1,646.48	-75.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,035.39 ₱1,007,046.89	$1,847.12 EGP87,812.30	-89.2%
Average			-82.1%

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pay 43.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Manila	El Mansura
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.46 ₱86.44	$1.45 EGP69.15	-0.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.59 ₱152.95	$1.50 EGP71.48	-41.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.27 ₱193.22	$2.06 EGP97.80	-37.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.13 ₱2,490.71	$9.97 EGP474.19	-76.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.48 ₱442.38	$2.91 EGP138.30	-61.1%
Average			-43.4%

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pay 11.7% more for clothing

	Manila	El Mansura
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.23 ₱2,910.08	$17.87 EGP849.58	-63.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.70 ₱1,755.55	$48.49 EGP2,305.07	+63.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.85 ₱4,779.65	$111.69 EGP5,309.90	+38.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$49.70 ₱2,937.78	$54.29 EGP2,580.86	+9.2%
Average			+11.7%

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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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