Cost of living comparison

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Great Falls vs. Manila Cost of Living Summary

Great Falls is 2.4 times more expensive than Manila.

Restaurants: pay 2.9 times more in Great Falls
Groceries: pay 37.5% more in Great Falls
Transportation: pay 2.2 times more in Great Falls
Housing: pay 2.8 times more in Great Falls
Childcare: pay 3.8 times more in Great Falls
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.3 times more in Great Falls
Clothing: pay 33.1% more in Great Falls

The cost of childcare, restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, transportation, and groceries in Great Falls are more expensive than in Manila. Notably, childcare, restaurants, and housing are significantly more expensive in Great Falls.

Great Falls vs. Manila Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Great Falls instead of Manila, you would:

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pay 2.9 times more for restaurants

	Manila	Great Falls
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.02 ₱355.03	$11.50	+91.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.30 ₱253.60	$15.00	+248.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 ₱57.27	$2.17	+123.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 ₱29.69	$2.00	+297.2%
Average			+190.0%

Manila vs. Great Falls - Cost of restaurants

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pay 37.5% more for groceries

	Manila	Great Falls
Bread 1 loaf	$1.33 ₱78.64	$3.37	+152.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.28 ₱252.12	$6.99	+63.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.32 ₱431.63	$4.13	-43.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.21 ₱130.51	$3.19	+44.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.28 ₱134.63	$6.29	+175.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.52 ₱89.37	$2.02	+33.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 ₱48.49	$0.68	-17.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.64 ₱96.51	$2.20	+34.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.02 ₱60.36	$1.50	+46.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.17 ₱68.98	$0.83	-29.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.37 ₱81.04	$0.73	-46.9%
Average			+37.5%

Manila vs. Great Falls - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.2 times more for transportation

	Manila	Great Falls
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.18 ₱246.46	$3.06	-26.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.76 ₱811.51	$30.00	+118.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,288.58 ₱1,491,141.28	$30,000.00	+18.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.92 ₱172.44	$13.44	+359.6%
Average			+117.4%

Manila vs. Great Falls - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.8 times more for housing

	Manila	Great Falls
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.10 ₱1,598.07	$75.66	+179.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$512.96 ₱30,246.98	$1,466.67	+185.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$251.74 ₱14,843.72	$1,066.33	+323.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$100.49 ₱5,925.44	$113.28	+12.7%
Average			+175.3%

Manila vs. Great Falls - Cost of housing

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pay 3.8 times more for childcare

	Manila	Great Falls
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$138.58 ₱8,171.41	$800.00	+477.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,035.39 ₱1,004,491.60	$32,000.00	+87.8%
Average			+282.6%

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pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports

	Manila	Great Falls
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.46 ₱86.22	$6.50	+344.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.59 ₱152.56	$4.17	+61.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.27 ₱192.73	$7.99	+144.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.13 ₱2,484.39	$62.66	+48.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.48 ₱441.26	$11.99	+60.2%
Average			+131.8%

Manila vs. Great Falls - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 33.1% more for clothing

	Manila	Great Falls
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.23 ₱2,902.69	$66.67	+35.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.70 ₱1,751.10	$32.50	+9.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.85 ₱4,767.52	$70.00	-13.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$49.70 ₱2,930.32	$100.00	+101.2%
Average			+33.1%

Manila vs. Great Falls - 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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