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Koszalin vs. Manila Cost of Living Summary

Koszalin is 52.0% more expensive than Manila.

Restaurants: pay 2.0 times more in Koszalin
Groceries: pay 27.2% less in Koszalin
Transportation: pay 90.6% more in Koszalin
Housing: pay 46.9% more in Koszalin
Childcare: pay 58.0% more in Koszalin
Entertainment and Sports: pay 43.5% more in Koszalin
Clothing: pay 50.2% more in Koszalin

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

Koszalin vs. Manila Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.0 times more for restaurants

	Manila	Koszalin
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.02 ₱363.72	$8.20 PLN30.47	+36.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.30 ₱259.80	$9.57 PLN35.55	+122.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 ₱58.67	$1.73 PLN6.43	+78.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 ₱30.42	$1.37 PLN5.08	+171.5%
Average			+102.1%

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pay 27.2% less for groceries

	Manila	Koszalin
Bread 1 loaf	$1.33 ₱80.56	$1.03 PLN3.82	-22.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.28 ₱258.29	$4.51 PLN16.76	+5.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.32 ₱442.20	$3.86 PLN14.34	-47.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.21 ₱133.71	$3.06 PLN11.38	+38.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.28 ₱137.93	$3.02 PLN11.23	+32.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.52 ₱91.56	$0.39 PLN1.46	-74.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 ₱49.67	$0.43 PLN1.61	-47.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.64 ₱98.87	$0.87 PLN3.22	-47.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.02 ₱61.84	$1.12 PLN4.15	+9.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.17 ₱70.67	$0.31 PLN1.15	-73.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.37 ₱83.02	$0.37 PLN1.38	-72.9%
Average			-27.2%

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pay 90.6% more for transportation

	Manila	Koszalin
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.18 ₱252.49	$6.38 PLN23.68	+52.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.76 ₱831.36	$29.53 PLN109.69	+114.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,288.58 ₱2M	$31,878.68 PLN118K	+26.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.92 ₱176.66	$7.87 PLN29.25	+169.3%
Average			+90.6%

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pay 46.9% more for housing

	Manila	Koszalin
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.10 ₱1,637.17	$13.67 PLN50.78	-49.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$512.96 ₱30,987.18	$683.53 PLN2,539.07	+33.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$251.74 ₱15,206.98	$410.12 PLN1,523.44	+62.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$100.49 ₱6,070.45	$242.35 PLN900.22	+141.2%
Average			+46.9%

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pay 58.0% more for childcare

	Manila	Koszalin
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$138.58 ₱8,371.38	$373.53 PLN1,387.50	+169.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,035.39 ₱1M	$7,929.00 PLN29,453.23	-53.5%
Average			+58.0%

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pay 43.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Manila	Koszalin
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.46 ₱88.33	$3.83 PLN14.22	+161.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.59 ₱156.30	$3.19 PLN11.85	+23.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.27 ₱197.45	$5.06 PLN18.79	+54.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.13 ₱2,545.19	$36.36 PLN135.08	-13.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.48 ₱452.05	$6.84 PLN25.39	-8.7%
Average			+43.5%

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pay 50.2% more for clothing

	Manila	Koszalin
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.23 ₱2,973.73	$83.04 PLN308.45	+68.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.70 ₱1,793.95	$43.37 PLN161.10	+46.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.85 ₱4,884.19	$88.36 PLN328.21	+9.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$49.70 ₱3,002.03	$87.83 PLN326.27	+76.7%
Average			+50.2%

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