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Lome vs. Manila Cost of Living Summary

Lome is 24.1% more expensive than Manila.

Restaurants: pay 88.1% more in Lome
Groceries: pay 10.4% more in Lome
Transportation: pay 2.4 times more in Lome
Housing: pay 6.3% more in Lome
Childcare: pay 79.0% less in Lome
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.2% more in Lome
Clothing: pay 2.3% less in Lome

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

Lome vs. Manila Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 88.1% more for restaurants

	Manila	Lome
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.02 ₱364.37	$2.51 F CFA1,433	-58.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.30 ₱260.26	$5.82 F CFA3,321	+35.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 ₱58.78	$3.46 F CFA1,974	+256.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 ₱30.47	$1.10 F CFA629	+119.0%
Average			+88.1%

Manila vs. Lome - Cost of restaurants

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pay 10.4% more for groceries

	Manila	Lome
Bread 1 loaf	$1.33 ₱80.70	$1.31 F CFA748	-1.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.28 ₱258.75	$7.15 F CFA4,081	+67.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.32 ₱442.98	$9.37 F CFA5,343	+28.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.21 ₱133.94	$2.04 F CFA1,163	-7.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.28 ₱138.18	$4.87 F CFA2,777	+113.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.52 ₱91.73	$1.22 F CFA694	-19.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 ₱49.76	$0.68 F CFA386	-17.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.64 ₱99.05	$2.03 F CFA1,157	+23.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.02 ₱61.95	$1.15 F CFA656	+12.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.17 ₱70.80	$0.81 F CFA463	-30.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.37 ₱83.17	$0.65 F CFA370	-52.8%
Average			+10.4%

Manila vs. Lome - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.4 times more for transportation

	Manila	Lome
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.18 ₱252.94	$4.66 F CFA2,659	+11.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.76 ₱832.85	$53.66 F CFA30,607	+289.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,288.58 ₱2M	$14,309.85 F CFA8M	-43.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.92 ₱176.98	$12.12 F CFA6,912	+314.4%
Average			+143.1%

Manila vs. Lome - Cost of transportation

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pay 6.3% more for housing

	Manila	Lome
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.10 ₱1,640.09	$44.72 F CFA25,506	+65.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$512.96 ₱31,042.44	$330.92 F CFA189K	-35.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$251.74 ₱15,234.09	$201.23 F CFA115K	-20.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$100.49 ₱6,081.27	$116.41 F CFA66,400	+15.8%
Average			+6.3%

Manila vs. Lome - Cost of housing

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pay 79.0% less for childcare

	Manila	Lome
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$138.58 ₱8,386.31	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,035.39 ₱1M	$3,577.46 F CFA2M	-79.0%
Average			-79.0%

Manila vs. Lome - Cost of childcare

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pay 2.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Manila	Lome
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.46 ₱88.49	$0.89 F CFA510	-38.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.59 ₱156.58	$5.84 F CFA3,333	+125.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.27 ₱197.80	$1.43 F CFA816	-56.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.13 ₱2,549.73	$50.68 F CFA28,907	+20.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.48 ₱452.86	$4.47 F CFA2,551	-40.2%
Average			+2.2%

Manila vs. Lome - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 2.3% less for clothing

	Manila	Lome
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.23 ₱2,979.03	$25.04 F CFA14,283	-49.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.70 ₱1,797.15	$27.73 F CFA15,814	-6.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.85 ₱4,892.90	$42.04 F CFA23,976	-48.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$49.70 ₱3,007.39	$96.59 F CFA55,093	+94.4%
Average			-2.3%

Manila vs. Lome - 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: April 2026

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