Cost of living comparison

compared to

Lower Hutt vs. Manila Cost of Living Summary

Lower Hutt is 2.4 times more expensive than Manila.

Restaurants: pay 2.8 times more in Lower Hutt
Groceries: pay 32.4% more in Lower Hutt
Transportation: pay 2.4 times more in Lower Hutt
Housing: pay 2.5 times more in Lower Hutt
Childcare: pay 2.8 times more in Lower Hutt
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.9 times more in Lower Hutt
Clothing: pay 89.9% more in Lower Hutt

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

Lower Hutt vs. Manila Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Lower Hutt instead of Manila, you would:

Display currency: USD

pay 2.8 times more for restaurants

	Manila	Lower Hutt
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.02 ₱355.03	$14.42 NZ$24.97	+139.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.30 ₱253.60	$10.30 NZ$17.83	+139.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 ₱57.27	$2.25 NZ$3.89	+131.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 ₱29.69	$2.12 NZ$3.66	+320.1%
Average			+182.7%

Manila vs. Lower Hutt - Cost of restaurants

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 32.4% more for groceries

	Manila	Lower Hutt
Bread 1 loaf	$1.33 ₱78.64	$1.98 NZ$3.42	+48.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.28 ₱252.12	$4.02 NZ$6.96	-5.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.32 ₱431.63	$6.79 NZ$11.75	-7.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.21 ₱130.51	$6.77 NZ$11.73	+206.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.28 ₱134.63	$3.99 NZ$6.91	+74.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.52 ₱89.37	$1.24 NZ$2.15	-18.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 ₱48.49	$0.92 NZ$1.59	+11.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.64 ₱96.51	$1.33 NZ$2.30	-18.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.02 ₱60.36	$2.32 NZ$4.01	+126.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.17 ₱68.98	$0.91 NZ$1.58	-21.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.37 ₱81.04	$0.84 NZ$1.45	-39.1%
Average			+32.4%

Manila vs. Lower Hutt - Cost of groceries

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 2.4 times more for transportation

	Manila	Lower Hutt
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.18 ₱246.46	$6.14 NZ$10.63	+46.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.76 ₱811.51	$28.85 NZ$49.93	+109.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,288.58 ₱1,491,141.28	$31,154.21 NZ$53,928.03	+23.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.92 ₱172.44	$14.55 NZ$25.19	+397.6%
Average			+144.3%

Manila vs. Lower Hutt - Cost of transportation

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 2.5 times more for housing

	Manila	Lower Hutt
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.10 ₱1,598.07	$48.75 NZ$84.39	+79.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$512.96 ₱30,246.98	$1,442.32 NZ$2,496.67	+181.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$251.74 ₱14,843.72	$1,057.70 NZ$1,830.89	+320.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$100.49 ₱5,925.44	$109.37 NZ$189.31	+8.8%
Average			+147.5%

Manila vs. Lower Hutt - Cost of housing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 2.8 times more for childcare

	Manila	Lower Hutt
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$138.58 ₱8,171.41	$692.32 NZ$1,198.40	+399.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,035.39 ₱1,004,491.60	$11,538.60 NZ$19,973.35	-32.3%
Average			+183.7%

Manila vs. Lower Hutt - Cost of childcare

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports

	Manila	Lower Hutt
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.46 ₱86.22	$6.63 NZ$11.48	+353.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.59 ₱152.56	$3.46 NZ$5.99	+33.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.27 ₱192.73	$19.62 NZ$33.95	+500.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.13 ₱2,484.39	$41.83 NZ$72.40	-0.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.48 ₱441.26	$10.38 NZ$17.98	+38.8%
Average			+185.1%

Manila vs. Lower Hutt - Cost of entertainment and sports

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 89.9% more for clothing

	Manila	Lower Hutt
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.23 ₱2,902.69	$69.31 NZ$119.97	+40.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.70 ₱1,751.10	$54.81 NZ$94.87	+84.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.85 ₱4,767.52	$113.30 NZ$196.13	+40.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$49.70 ₱2,930.32	$146.23 NZ$253.12	+194.2%
Average			+89.9%

Manila vs. Lower Hutt - Cost of clothing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

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

More cost comparisons

Manila vs.

Nairobi

Manila vs.

Paris

Manila vs.

Rome

Manila vs.

Algiers

Manila vs.

Mexico City

Manila vs.

Quito

Manila vs.

Hong Kong

Manila vs.

Phnom Penh

Share this

Compare countries by overall cost of living

See the cost of living in Philippines vs. New Zealand. This provides a comparison of the average cost of living from cities within Philippines and New Zealand.

Help us improve these prices

MyLifeElsewhere is a collaborative project. Please enter price information for your location to help assist us in making these comparisons more accurate. Learn more

Add prices for Manila

Add prices for Lower Hutt

ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY

Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Lower Hutt or Manila. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.