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Kazan vs. Manila Cost of Living Summary

Kazan is 13.1% more expensive than Manila.

Restaurants: pay 25.6% more in Kazan
Groceries: pay 30.8% less in Kazan
Transportation: pay 22.4% more in Kazan
Housing: pay 9.5% less in Kazan
Childcare: pay 26.9% more in Kazan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 13.5% more in Kazan
Clothing: pay 43.4% more in Kazan

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

Kazan vs. Manila Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 25.6% more for restaurants

	Manila	Kazan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.02 ₱355.94	$7.15 RUB569.46	+18.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.30 ₱254.24	$5.96 RUB474.55	+38.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 ₱57.42	$1.09 RUB86.45	+11.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 ₱29.77	$0.67 RUB53.62	+33.7%
Average			+25.6%

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pay 30.8% less for groceries

	Manila	Kazan
Bread 1 loaf	$1.33 ₱78.84	$0.66 RUB52.20	-50.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.28 ₱252.76	$5.20 RUB413.92	+21.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.32 ₱432.73	$3.89 RUB309.96	-46.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.21 ₱130.84	$1.87 RUB148.63	-15.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.28 ₱134.98	$2.08 RUB165.46	-9.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.52 ₱89.60	$0.84 RUB66.97	-44.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 ₱48.61	$0.80 RUB63.62	-2.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.64 ₱96.75	$1.06 RUB84.49	-35.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.02 ₱60.52	$1.03 RUB81.80	+0.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.17 ₱69.16	$0.29 RUB23.10	-75.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.37 ₱81.25	$0.26 RUB20.99	-80.8%
Average			-30.8%

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pay 22.4% more for transportation

	Manila	Kazan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.18 ₱247.09	$2.61 RUB208.24	-37.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.76 ₱813.57	$23.82 RUB1,898.22	+73.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,288.58 ₱1,494,934.54	$35,737.37 RUB2,847,323.71	+41.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.92 ₱172.88	$3.29 RUB262.52	+12.7%
Average			+22.4%

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pay 9.5% less for housing

	Manila	Kazan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.10 ₱1,602.13	$6.10 RUB486.15	-77.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$512.96 ₱30,323.92	$580.46 RUB46,247.44	+13.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$251.74 ₱14,881.48	$380.21 RUB30,292.36	+51.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$100.49 ₱5,940.52	$75.52 RUB6,016.99	-24.8%
Average			-9.5%

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pay 26.9% more for childcare

	Manila	Kazan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$138.58 ₱8,192.20	$238.25 RUB18,982.16	+71.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,035.39 ₱1,007,046.89	$13,937.57 RUB1,110,456.25	-18.2%
Average			+26.9%

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pay 13.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Manila	Kazan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.46 ₱86.44	$3.57 RUB284.73	+144.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.59 ₱152.95	$2.76 RUB219.88	+6.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.27 ₱193.22	$2.98 RUB237.28	-8.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.13 ₱2,490.71	$22.58 RUB1,799.35	-46.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.48 ₱442.38	$5.36 RUB427.10	-28.4%
Average			+13.5%

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pay 43.4% more for clothing

	Manila	Kazan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.23 ₱2,910.08	$63.14 RUB5,030.27	+28.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.70 ₱1,755.55	$41.69 RUB3,321.88	+40.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.85 ₱4,779.65	$96.29 RUB7,671.96	+19.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$49.70 ₱2,937.78	$92.32 RUB7,355.59	+85.8%
Average			+43.4%

Manila vs. Kazan - 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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