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Kaliningrad vs. Manila Cost of Living Summary

Kaliningrad is 27.3% more expensive than Manila.

Restaurants: pay 41.9% more in Kaliningrad
Groceries: pay 22.6% less in Kaliningrad
Transportation: pay 13.8% more in Kaliningrad
Housing: pay 21.2% less in Kaliningrad
Childcare: pay 37.8% more in Kaliningrad
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.2% more in Kaliningrad
Clothing: pay 2.4 times more in Kaliningrad

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

Kaliningrad vs. Manila Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 41.9% more for restaurants

	Manila	Kaliningrad
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.02 ₱355.94	$8.34 RUB664.38	+38.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.30 ₱254.24	$6.15 RUB489.74	+42.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 ₱57.42	$1.40 RUB111.88	+44.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 ₱29.77	$0.71 RUB56.72	+41.4%
Average			+41.9%

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pay 22.6% less for groceries

	Manila	Kaliningrad
Bread 1 loaf	$1.33 ₱78.84	$0.81 RUB64.37	-39.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.28 ₱252.76	$6.10 RUB486.28	+42.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.32 ₱432.73	$4.55 RUB362.83	-37.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.21 ₱130.84	$1.84 RUB146.67	-16.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.28 ₱134.98	$2.47 RUB196.62	+8.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.52 ₱89.60	$0.65 RUB51.80	-57.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 ₱48.61	$0.85 RUB67.63	+3.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.64 ₱96.75	$0.93 RUB74.06	-43.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.02 ₱60.52	$1.39 RUB110.98	+36.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.17 ₱69.16	$0.38 RUB29.94	-67.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.37 ₱81.25	$0.33 RUB25.97	-76.3%
Average			-22.6%

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pay 13.8% more for transportation

	Manila	Kaliningrad
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.18 ₱247.09	$2.81 RUB224.16	-32.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.76 ₱813.57	$15.01 RUB1,195.88	+9.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,288.58 ₱1,494,934.54	$26,803.03 RUB2,135,492.78	+6.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.92 ₱172.88	$5.06 RUB402.90	+72.9%
Average			+13.8%

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pay 21.2% less for housing

	Manila	Kaliningrad
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.10 ₱1,602.13	$6.85 RUB545.55	-74.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$512.96 ₱30,323.92	$431.35 RUB34,367.40	-15.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$251.74 ₱14,881.48	$318.78 RUB25,398.55	+26.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$100.49 ₱5,940.52	$79.43 RUB6,328.59	-21.0%
Average			-21.2%

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pay 37.8% more for childcare

	Manila	Kaliningrad
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$138.58 ₱8,192.20	$305.51 RUB24,340.95	+120.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,035.39 ₱1,007,046.89	$9,374.72 RUB746,917.36	-45.0%
Average			+37.8%

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pay 2.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Manila	Kaliningrad
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.46 ₱86.44	$2.38 RUB189.82	+62.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.59 ₱152.95	$2.47 RUB196.86	-4.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.27 ₱193.22	$2.85 RUB226.84	-12.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.13 ₱2,490.71	$41.22 RUB3,283.91	-2.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.48 ₱442.38	$5.06 RUB403.37	-32.3%
Average			+2.2%

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pay 2.4 times more for clothing

	Manila	Kaliningrad
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.23 ₱2,910.08	$111.64 RUB8,894.50	+126.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.70 ₱1,755.55	$52.76 RUB4,203.89	+77.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.85 ₱4,779.65	$164.22 RUB13,084.13	+103.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$49.70 ₱2,937.78	$173.16 RUB13,796.59	+248.4%
Average			+139.0%

Manila vs. Kaliningrad - 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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