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Granada vs. Manila Cost of Living Summary

Granada is 15.0% cheaper than Manila.

Restaurants: pay 11.6% more in Granada
Groceries: pay 26.9% less in Granada
Transportation: pay 2.4% more in Granada
Housing: pay 1.2% less in Granada
Childcare: pay 37.6% less in Granada
Entertainment and Sports: pay 14.5% less in Granada
Clothing: pay 38.5% less in Granada

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

Granada vs. Manila Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 11.6% more for restaurants

	Manila	Granada
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.02 ₱355.03	$4.24 NIO155.96	-29.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.30 ₱253.60	$7.00 NIO257.61	+62.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 ₱57.27	$0.82 NIO30.13	-15.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 ₱29.69	$0.65 NIO23.92	+29.1%
Average			+11.6%

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pay 26.9% less for groceries

	Manila	Granada
Bread 1 loaf	$1.33 ₱78.64	$1.56 NIO57.50	+17.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.28 ₱252.12	$2.48 NIO91.27	-42.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.32 ₱431.63	$4.42 NIO162.52	-39.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.21 ₱130.51	$1.50 NIO55.20	-32.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.28 ₱134.63	$2.25 NIO82.80	-1.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.52 ₱89.37	$1.77 NIO65.14	+16.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 ₱48.49	$0.39 NIO14.48	-52.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.64 ₱96.51	$0.82 NIO30.05	-50.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.02 ₱60.36	$0.45 NIO16.69	-55.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.17 ₱68.98	$1.25 NIO46.00	+6.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.37 ₱81.04	$0.50 NIO18.36	-63.7%
Average			-26.9%

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pay 2.4% more for transportation

	Manila	Granada
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.18 ₱246.46	$4.89 NIO180.03	+17.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.76 ₱811.51	$4.00 NIO147.20	-70.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,288.58 ₱1,491,141.28	$22,973.64 NIO845,447.14	-9.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.92 ₱172.44	$5.05 NIO185.75	+72.6%
Average			+2.4%

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pay 1.2% less for housing

	Manila	Granada
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.10 ₱1,598.07	$36.87 NIO1,356.96	+36.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$512.96 ₱30,246.98	$383.33 NIO14,106.96	-25.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$251.74 ₱14,843.72	$275.00 NIO10,120.21	+9.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$100.49 ₱5,925.44	$75.42 NIO2,775.37	-25.0%
Average			-1.2%

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pay 37.6% less for childcare

	Manila	Granada
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$138.58 ₱8,171.41	$124.17 NIO4,569.43	-10.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,035.39 ₱1,004,491.60	$6,000.00 NIO220,804.53	-64.8%
Average			-37.6%

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pay 14.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Manila	Granada
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.46 ₱86.22	$1.30 NIO48.00	-10.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.59 ₱152.56	$1.72 NIO63.47	-33.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.27 ₱192.73	$2.66 NIO97.86	-18.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.13 ₱2,484.39	$35.00 NIO1,288.03	-16.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.48 ₱441.26	$8.00 NIO294.41	+6.9%
Average			-14.5%

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pay 38.5% less for clothing

	Manila	Granada
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.23 ₱2,902.69	$15.00 NIO552.01	-69.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.70 ₱1,751.10	$30.00 NIO1,104.02	+1.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.85 ₱4,767.52	$35.00 NIO1,288.03	-56.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$49.70 ₱2,930.32	$35.50 NIO1,306.43	-28.6%
Average			-38.5%

Manila vs. Granada - 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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