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Gaziantep vs. Manila Cost of Living Summary

Gaziantep is 15.4% more expensive than Manila.

Restaurants: pay 8.6% more in Gaziantep
Groceries: pay 41.0% less in Gaziantep
Transportation: pay 2.1 times more in Gaziantep
Housing: pay 35.6% less in Gaziantep
Childcare: pay 94.2% more in Gaziantep
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.0% more in Gaziantep
Clothing: pay 34.7% less in Gaziantep

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

Gaziantep vs. Manila Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 8.6% more for restaurants

	Manila	Gaziantep
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.02 ₱352.72	$6.01 TRY257.09	-0.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.30 ₱251.95	$6.86 TRY293.08	+59.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 ₱56.90	$1.08 TRY46.28	+11.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 ₱29.50	$0.32 TRY13.71	-36.3%
Average			+8.6%

Manila vs. Gaziantep - Cost of restaurants

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pay 41.0% less for groceries

	Manila	Gaziantep
Bread 1 loaf	$1.33 ₱78.12	$0.46 TRY19.54	-65.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.28 ₱250.48	$5.28 TRY225.76	+23.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.32 ₱428.83	$3.67 TRY156.97	-49.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.21 ₱129.66	$1.98 TRY84.84	-10.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.28 ₱133.76	$2.18 TRY93.14	-4.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.52 ₱88.79	$0.49 TRY20.87	-67.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 ₱48.17	$0.85 TRY36.26	+3.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.64 ₱95.88	$0.39 TRY16.78	-76.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.02 ₱59.97	$0.48 TRY20.48	-53.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.17 ₱68.53	$0.37 TRY15.85	-68.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.37 ₱80.51	$0.24 TRY10.26	-82.5%
Average			-41.0%

Manila vs. Gaziantep - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

	Manila	Gaziantep
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.18 ₱244.86	$3.96 TRY169.33	-5.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.76 ₱806.23	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,288.58 ₱1,481,442.91	$50,472.12 TRY2,157,466.25	+99.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.92 ₱171.32	$10.10 TRY431.90	+245.5%
Average			+113.3%

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pay 35.6% less for housing

	Manila	Gaziantep
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.10 ₱1,587.67	$12.63 TRY539.88	-53.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$512.96 ₱30,050.25	$397.03 TRY16,971.37	-22.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$251.74 ₱14,747.18	$266.97 TRY11,411.83	+6.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$100.49 ₱5,886.90	$27.60 TRY1,179.57	-72.5%
Average			-35.6%

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pay 94.2% more for childcare

	Manila	Gaziantep
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$138.58 ₱8,118.26	$489.16 TRY20,909.67	+253.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,035.39 ₱997,958.39	$6,014.31 TRY257,086.06	-64.7%
Average			+94.2%

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pay 3.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Manila	Gaziantep
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.46 ₱85.66	$2.89 TRY123.40	+97.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.59 ₱151.57	$3.13 TRY133.68	+20.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.27 ₱191.48	$2.17 TRY92.55	-33.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.13 ₱2,468.23	$36.09 TRY1,542.52	-14.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.48 ₱438.39	$3.37 TRY143.97	-55.0%
Average			+3.0%

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pay 34.7% less for clothing

	Manila	Gaziantep
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.23 ₱2,883.81	$15.04 TRY642.72	-69.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.70 ₱1,739.71	$16.84 TRY719.84	-43.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.85 ₱4,736.51	$72.17 TRY3,085.03	-10.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$49.70 ₱2,911.26	$42.10 TRY1,799.60	-15.3%
Average			-34.7%

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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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