Cost of living comparison

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Kefalonia vs. Manila Cost of Living Summary

Kefalonia is 92.2% more expensive than Manila.

Restaurants
pay 3.2 times more in Kefalonia
Groceries
pay 54.7% more in Kefalonia
Transportation
pay 35.4% more in Kefalonia
Housing
pay 2.0 times more in Kefalonia
Entertainment and Sports
pay 74.4% more in Kefalonia
Clothing
pay 70.7% more in Kefalonia

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

Kefalonia vs. Manila Cost Breakdown

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

pay 3.2 times more for restaurants

 
Manila
Kefalonia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $6.02
₱364.37
$15.77
€13.71
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$4.30
₱260.26
$17.52
€15.23
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.97
₱58.78
$3.50
€3.05

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pay 54.7% more for groceries

 
Manila
Kefalonia
Bread
1 loaf
$1.33
₱80.70
??
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.28
₱258.75
$5.84
€5.08
Milk (1 gallon) $7.32
₱442.98
$7.96
€6.92

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pay 35.4% more for transportation

 
Manila
Kefalonia
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.18
₱252.94
$8.03
€6.98
Monthly public transit pass $13.76
₱832.85
??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $25,288.58
₱2M
$19,854.83
€17,264.41

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pay 2.0 times more for housing

 
Manila
Kefalonia
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$27.10
₱1,640.09
$81.76
€71.09
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $512.96
₱31,042.44
$554.77
€482.39
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $251.74
₱15,234.09
$447.71
€389.30

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Manila
Kefalonia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $138.58
₱8,386.31
??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $17,035.39
₱1M
??

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pay 74.4% more for entertainment and sports

 
Manila
Kefalonia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.46
₱88.49
$4.96
€4.32
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.59
₱156.58
$3.21
€2.79
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$3.27
₱197.80
$5.26
€4.57

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pay 70.7% more for clothing

 
Manila
Kefalonia
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$49.23
₱2,979.03
$87.59
€76.17
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$29.70
₱1,797.15
??
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$80.85
₱4,892.90
$99.27
€86.32

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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: April 2026
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