Cost of living comparison

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Gramado vs. Manila Cost of Living Summary

Gramado is 9.6% more expensive than Manila.

Restaurants: pay 20.7% more in Gramado
Groceries: pay 31.0% less in Gramado
Transportation: pay 2.1 times more in Gramado
Housing: pay 17.8% less in Gramado
Childcare: pay 9.8% more in Gramado
Entertainment and Sports: pay 18.1% less in Gramado
Clothing: pay 4.2% less in Gramado

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

Gramado vs. Manila Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 20.7% more for restaurants

	Manila	Gramado
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.02 ₱364.37	$6.52 R$34.28	+8.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.30 ₱260.26	$5.59 R$29.38	+30.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 ₱58.78	$1.10 R$5.78	+13.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 ₱30.47	$0.66 R$3.47	+31.3%
Average			+20.7%

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pay 31.0% less for groceries

	Manila	Gramado
Bread 1 loaf	$1.33 ₱80.70	$1.33 R$6.98	-0.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.28 ₱258.75	$4.98 R$26.17	+16.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.32 ₱442.98	$3.35 R$17.60	-54.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.21 ₱133.94	$2.19 R$11.49	-1.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.28 ₱138.18	$1.83 R$9.62	-19.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.52 ₱91.73	$0.96 R$5.06	-36.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 ₱49.76	$0.62 R$3.27	-24.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.64 ₱99.05	$0.63 R$3.29	-61.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.02 ₱61.95	$0.70 R$3.68	-31.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.17 ₱70.80	$0.43 R$2.24	-63.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.37 ₱83.17	$0.49 R$2.56	-64.5%
Average			-31.0%

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

	Manila	Gramado
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.18 ₱252.94	$4.12 R$21.64	-1.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.76 ₱832.85	$64.31 R$337.87	+367.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,288.58 ₱2M	$14,911.46 R$78,346.21	-41.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.92 ₱176.98	$6.06 R$31.83	+107.1%
Average			+108.0%

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pay 17.8% less for housing

	Manila	Gramado
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.10 ₱1,640.09	$20.97 R$110.17	-22.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$512.96 ₱31,042.44	$436.86 R$2,295.30	-14.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$251.74 ₱15,234.09	$308.71 R$1,622.01	+22.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$100.49 ₱6,081.27	$44.04 R$231.41	-56.2%
Average			-17.8%

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pay 9.8% more for childcare

	Manila	Gramado
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$138.58 ₱8,386.31	$279.59 R$1,468.99	+101.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,035.39 ₱1M	$3,019.57 R$15,865.11	-82.3%
Average			+9.8%

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pay 18.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Manila	Gramado
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.46 ₱88.49	$2.24 R$11.75	+53.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.59 ₱156.58	$1.47 R$7.74	-43.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.27 ₱197.80	$2.05 R$10.77	-37.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.13 ₱2,549.73	$24.06 R$126.43	-42.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.48 ₱452.86	$5.96 R$31.34	-20.3%
Average			-18.1%

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pay 4.2% less for clothing

	Manila	Gramado
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.23 ₱2,979.03	$49.70 R$261.15	+1.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.70 ₱1,797.15	$32.30 R$169.72	+8.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.85 ₱4,892.90	$66.08 R$347.17	-18.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$49.70 ₱3,007.39	$45.66 R$239.89	-8.1%
Average			-4.2%

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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: April 2026

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