Cost of living comparison

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Joinville vs. Manila Cost of Living Summary

Joinville is 24.0% more expensive than Manila.

Restaurants: pay 27.4% more in Joinville
Groceries: pay 38.6% less in Joinville
Transportation: pay 2.5 times more in Joinville
Housing: pay 34.0% less in Joinville
Childcare: pay 18.6% more in Joinville
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.2% more in Joinville
Clothing: pay 44.8% more in Joinville

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

Joinville vs. Manila Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 27.4% more for restaurants

	Manila	Joinville
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.02 ₱355.03	$7.50 R$40.80	+24.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.30 ₱253.60	$6.56 R$35.70	+52.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 ₱57.27	$1.03 R$5.58	+5.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 ₱29.69	$0.64 R$3.48	+26.9%
Average			+27.4%

Manila vs. Joinville - Cost of restaurants

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pay 38.6% less for groceries

	Manila	Joinville
Bread 1 loaf	$1.33 ₱78.64	$1.24 R$6.73	-7.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.28 ₱252.12	$3.64 R$19.79	-14.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.32 ₱431.63	$3.19 R$17.38	-56.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.21 ₱130.51	$2.58 R$14.01	+16.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.28 ₱134.63	$1.46 R$7.93	-36.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.52 ₱89.37	$0.63 R$3.42	-58.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 ₱48.49	$0.46 R$2.48	-44.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.64 ₱96.51	$0.55 R$3.01	-66.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.02 ₱60.36	$0.68 R$3.68	-33.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.17 ₱68.98	$0.54 R$2.92	-54.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.37 ₱81.04	$0.42 R$2.27	-69.6%
Average			-38.6%

Manila vs. Joinville - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.5 times more for transportation

	Manila	Joinville
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.18 ₱246.46	$4.19 R$22.77	+0.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.76 ₱811.51	$51.57 R$280.52	+274.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,288.58 ₱1,491,141.28	$25,411.17 R$138,221.54	+0.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.92 ₱172.44	$12.38 R$67.33	+323.2%
Average			+149.6%

Manila vs. Joinville - Cost of transportation

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pay 34.0% less for housing

	Manila	Joinville
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.10 ₱1,598.07	$21.82 R$118.67	-19.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$512.96 ₱30,246.98	$284.43 R$1,547.13	-44.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$251.74 ₱14,843.72	$215.67 R$1,173.10	-14.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$100.49 ₱5,925.44	$42.47 R$231.04	-57.7%
Average			-34.0%

Manila vs. Joinville - Cost of housing

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pay 18.6% more for childcare

	Manila	Joinville
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$138.58 ₱8,171.41	$281.30 R$1,530.13	+103.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,035.39 ₱1,004,491.60	$5,851.13 R$31,826.66	-65.7%
Average			+18.6%

Manila vs. Joinville - Cost of childcare

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pay 0.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Manila	Joinville
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.46 ₱86.22	$2.81 R$15.30	+92.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.59 ₱152.56	$1.49 R$8.09	-42.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.27 ₱192.73	$2.91 R$15.81	-11.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.13 ₱2,484.39	$23.41 R$127.34	-44.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.48 ₱441.26	$7.97 R$43.35	+6.5%
Average			+0.2%

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pay 44.8% more for clothing

	Manila	Joinville
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.23 ₱2,902.69	$46.88 R$255.02	-4.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.70 ₱1,751.10	$75.01 R$408.03	+152.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.85 ₱4,767.52	$84.39 R$459.04	+4.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$49.70 ₱2,930.32	$63.01 R$342.75	+26.8%
Average			+44.8%

Manila vs. Joinville - 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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