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Laguna Niguel vs. Manila Cost of Living Summary

Laguna Niguel is 3.7 times more expensive than Manila.

Restaurants: pay 3.5 times more in Laguna Niguel
Groceries: pay 78.5% more in Laguna Niguel
Transportation: pay 3.3 times more in Laguna Niguel
Housing: pay 5.1 times more in Laguna Niguel
Childcare: pay 7.2 times more in Laguna Niguel
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.1 times more in Laguna Niguel
Clothing: pay 71.7% more in Laguna Niguel

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

Laguna Niguel vs. Manila Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Laguna Niguel instead of Manila, you would:

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pay 3.5 times more for restaurants

	Manila	Laguna Niguel
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.02 ₱352.72	$25.00	+315.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.30 ₱251.95	$13.00	+202.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 ₱56.90	$2.83	+191.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 ₱29.50	$2.00	+297.2%
Average			+251.4%

Manila vs. Laguna Niguel - Cost of restaurants

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pay 78.5% more for groceries

	Manila	Laguna Niguel
Bread 1 loaf	$1.33 ₱78.12	$4.52	+238.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.28 ₱250.48	$6.67	+56.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.32 ₱428.83	$4.71	-35.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.21 ₱129.66	$4.50	+103.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.28 ₱133.76	$7.55	+230.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.52 ₱88.79	$2.90	+91.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 ₱48.17	$0.74	-9.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.64 ₱95.88	$2.00	+22.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.02 ₱59.97	$2.48	+141.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.17 ₱68.53	$1.47	+25.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.37 ₱80.51	$1.36	-0.8%
Average			+78.5%

Manila vs. Laguna Niguel - Cost of groceries

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pay 3.3 times more for transportation

	Manila	Laguna Niguel
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.18 ₱244.86	$4.78	+14.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.76 ₱806.23	$65.00	+372.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,288.58 ₱1,481,442.91	$32,727.50	+29.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.92 ₱171.32	$18.01	+515.9%
Average			+233.0%

Manila vs. Laguna Niguel - Cost of transportation

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pay 5.1 times more for housing

	Manila	Laguna Niguel
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.10 ₱1,587.67	$74.25	+174.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$512.96 ₱30,050.25	$2,940.50	+473.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$251.74 ₱14,747.18	$2,566.67	+919.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$100.49 ₱5,886.90	$155.53	+54.8%
Average			+405.4%

Manila vs. Laguna Niguel - Cost of housing

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pay 7.2 times more for childcare

	Manila	Laguna Niguel
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$138.58 ₱8,118.26	$1,762.50	+1171.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,035.39 ₱997,958.39	$27,000.00	+58.5%
Average			+615.1%

Manila vs. Laguna Niguel - Cost of childcare

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pay 3.1 times more for entertainment and sports

	Manila	Laguna Niguel
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.46 ₱85.66	$8.00	+447.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.59 ₱151.57	$5.55	+114.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.27 ₱191.48	$11.50	+251.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.13 ₱2,468.23	$93.33	+121.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.48 ₱438.39	$16.50	+120.5%
Average			+211.1%

Manila vs. Laguna Niguel - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 71.7% more for clothing

	Manila	Laguna Niguel
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.23 ₱2,883.81	$61.25	+24.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.70 ₱1,739.71	$40.75	+37.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.85 ₱4,736.51	$100.09	+23.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$49.70 ₱2,911.26	$149.85	+201.5%
Average			+71.7%

Manila vs. Laguna Niguel - 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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