Cost of living comparison

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Las Pinas vs. Manila Cost of Living Summary

Las Pinas is 20.8% cheaper than Manila.

Restaurants: pay 29.2% less in Las Pinas
Groceries: pay 13.1% less in Las Pinas
Transportation: pay 2.1% less in Las Pinas
Housing: pay 30.4% less in Las Pinas
Childcare: pay 55.8% less in Las Pinas
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.9% more in Las Pinas
Clothing: pay 15.6% less in Las Pinas

Expenses including childcare, housing, restaurants, clothing, groceries, and transportation are lower in Las Pinas.

Las Pinas vs. Manila Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Las Pinas instead of Manila, you would:

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pay 29.2% less for restaurants

	Manila	Las Pinas
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.02 ₱352.72	$4.13 ₱241.87	-31.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.30 ₱251.95	$3.14 ₱183.92	-27.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 ₱56.90	$0.97 ₱56.90
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 ₱29.50	$0.50 ₱29.50
Average			-29.2%

Manila vs. Las Pinas - Cost of restaurants

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pay 13.1% less for groceries

	Manila	Las Pinas
Bread 1 loaf	$1.33 ₱78.12	$1.26 ₱73.57	-5.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.28 ₱250.48	$3.66 ₱214.15	-14.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.32 ₱428.83	$7.81 ₱457.79	+6.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.21 ₱129.66	$2.21 ₱129.66
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.28 ₱133.76	$1.95 ₱114.28	-14.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.52 ₱88.79	$1.52 ₱88.79
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 ₱48.17	$0.70 ₱41.14	-14.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.64 ₱95.88	$1.30 ₱75.88	-20.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.02 ₱59.97	$0.73 ₱42.97	-28.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.17 ₱68.53	$1.17 ₱68.53
Onions (1 lb)	$1.37 ₱80.51	$1.37 ₱80.51
Average			-13.1%

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pay 2.1% less for transportation

	Manila	Las Pinas
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.18 ₱244.86	$4.18 ₱244.86
Monthly public transit pass	$13.76 ₱806.23	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,288.58 ₱1,481,442.91	$24,944.52 ₱1,461,287.22	-1.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.92 ₱171.32	$2.84 ₱166.28	-2.9%
Average			-2.1%

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pay 30.4% less for housing

	Manila	Las Pinas
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.10 ₱1,587.67	$28.12 ₱1,647.26	+3.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$512.96 ₱30,050.25	$206.44 ₱12,093.41	-59.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$251.74 ₱14,747.18	$163.43 ₱9,573.95	-35.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$100.49 ₱5,886.90	$100.49 ₱5,886.90
Average			-30.4%

Manila vs. Las Pinas - Cost of housing

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pay 55.8% less for childcare

	Manila	Las Pinas
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$138.58 ₱8,118.26	$100.35 ₱5,878.74	-27.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,035.39 ₱997,958.39	$2,709.49 ₱158,726.03	-84.1%
Average			-55.8%

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pay 0.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Manila	Las Pinas
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.46 ₱85.66	$1.29 ₱75.58	-11.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.59 ₱151.57	$2.59 ₱151.57
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.27 ₱191.48	$3.27 ₱191.48
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.13 ₱2,468.23	$51.61 ₱3,023.35	+22.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.48 ₱438.39	$6.88 ₱403.11	-8.0%
Average			+0.9%

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pay 15.6% less for clothing

	Manila	Las Pinas
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.23 ₱2,883.81	$35.44 ₱2,076.04	-28.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.70 ₱1,739.71	$28.77 ₱1,685.52	-3.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.85 ₱4,736.51	$80.85 ₱4,736.51
Men's business shoes (leather)	$49.70 ₱2,911.26	$49.70 ₱2,911.26
Average			-15.6%

Manila vs. Las Pinas - 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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