Cost of living comparison

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Moroni vs. Manila Cost of Living Summary

Moroni is 64.3% more expensive than Manila.

Restaurants: pay 35.0% more in Moroni
Groceries: pay 55.4% more in Moroni
Transportation: pay 2.3 times more in Moroni
Housing: pay 92.8% more in Moroni
Childcare: pay 93.0% more in Moroni
Entertainment and Sports: pay 19.7% less in Moroni
Clothing: pay 65.2% more in Moroni

The cost of transportation, childcare, housing, clothing, groceries, and restaurants in Moroni are more expensive than in Manila. Notably, transportation, childcare, and housing are significantly more expensive in Moroni.

Moroni vs. Manila Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 35.0% more for restaurants

	Manila	Moroni
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.02 ₱352.31	$6.42 KMF2,692	+6.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.30 ₱251.65	$8.30 KMF3,480	+93.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 ₱56.83	$1.04 KMF436	+7.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 ₱29.47	$0.67 KMF281	+33.4%
Average			+35.0%

Manila vs. Moroni - Cost of restaurants

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pay 55.4% more for groceries

	Manila	Moroni
Bread 1 loaf	$1.33 ₱78.03	$0.59 KMF248	-55.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.28 ₱250.19	$4.02 KMF1,683	-6.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.32 ₱428.32	$17.01 KMF7,126	+132.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.21 ₱129.51	$5.23 KMF2,192	+136.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.28 ₱133.60	??
Apples (1 lb)	$1.52 ₱88.69	$2.38 KMF999	+57.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 ₱48.11	??
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.64 ₱95.77	??
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.02 ₱59.90	$1.95 KMF817	+90.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.17 ₱68.45	$2.13 KMF892	+82.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.37 ₱80.42	$1.46 KMF613	+6.4%
Average			+55.4%

Manila vs. Moroni - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.3 times more for transportation

	Manila	Moroni
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.18 ₱244.57	$11.89 KMF4,983	+184.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.76 ₱805.28	$33.58 KMF14,070	+144.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,288.58 ₱1M	$19,879.18 KMF8M	-21.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.92 ₱171.12	$8.93 KMF3,743	+205.4%
Average			+128.1%

Manila vs. Moroni - Cost of transportation

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pay 92.8% more for housing

	Manila	Moroni
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.10 ₱1,585.80	$76.92 KMF32,229	+183.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$512.96 ₱30,014.86	$759.19 KMF318K	+48.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$251.74 ₱14,729.81	$630.71 KMF264K	+150.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$100.49 ₱5,879.97	$89.32 KMF37,424	-11.1%
Average			+92.8%

Manila vs. Moroni - Cost of housing

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pay 93.0% more for childcare

	Manila	Moroni
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$138.58 ₱8,108.70	$415.80 KMF174K	+200.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,035.39 ₱997K	$14,673.45 KMF6M	-13.9%
Average			+93.0%

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pay 19.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Manila	Moroni
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.46 ₱85.56	$1.09 KMF455	-25.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.59 ₱151.39	$1.83 KMF768	-29.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.27 ₱191.25	??
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.13 ₱2,465.32	$35.88 KMF15,033	-14.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.48 ₱437.87	$6.79 KMF2,843	-9.3%
Average			-19.7%

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pay 65.2% more for clothing

	Manila	Moroni
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.23 ₱2,880.42	$63.07 KMF26,427	+28.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.70 ₱1,737.66	$63.07 KMF26,427	+112.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.85 ₱4,730.94	$114.46 KMF47,960	+41.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$49.70 ₱2,907.84	$88.77 KMF37,193	+78.6%
Average			+65.2%

Manila vs. Moroni - 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: February 2026

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