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Nelspruit vs. Manila Cost of Living Summary

Nelspruit is 9.9% more expensive than Manila.

Restaurants: pay 38.1% more in Nelspruit
Groceries: pay 38.3% less in Nelspruit
Transportation: pay 96.9% more in Nelspruit
Housing: pay 12.4% less in Nelspruit
Childcare: pay 21.7% less in Nelspruit
Entertainment and Sports: pay 25.9% less in Nelspruit
Clothing: pay 32.5% more in Nelspruit

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

Nelspruit vs. Manila Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 38.1% more for restaurants

	Manila	Nelspruit
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.02 ₱355.03	$11.47 ZAR194.10	+90.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.30 ₱253.60	$3.73 ZAR63.08	-13.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 ₱57.27	$1.06 ZAR17.97	+9.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 ₱29.69	$0.84 ZAR14.14	+65.9%
Average			+38.1%

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pay 38.3% less for groceries

	Manila	Nelspruit
Bread 1 loaf	$1.33 ₱78.64	$0.96 ZAR16.18	-28.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.28 ₱252.12	$4.30 ZAR72.79	+0.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.32 ₱431.63	$4.73 ZAR80.12	-35.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.21 ₱130.51	$2.06 ZAR34.94	-6.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.28 ₱134.63	$1.89 ZAR31.92	-17.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.52 ₱89.37	$0.72 ZAR12.11	-52.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 ₱48.49	$0.51 ZAR8.58	-38.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.64 ₱96.51	$0.33 ZAR5.50	-80.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.02 ₱60.36	$0.75 ZAR12.77	-26.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.17 ₱68.98	$0.26 ZAR4.40	-77.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.37 ₱81.04	$0.57 ZAR9.68	-58.4%
Average			-38.3%

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pay 96.9% more for transportation

	Manila	Nelspruit
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.18 ₱246.46	$4.84 ZAR81.85	+15.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.76 ₱811.51	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,288.58 ₱1,491,141.28	$22,935.00 ZAR388,204.67	-9.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.92 ₱172.44	$11.24 ZAR190.22	+284.3%
Average			+96.9%

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pay 12.4% less for housing

	Manila	Nelspruit
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.10 ₱1,598.07	$34.40 ZAR582.31	+26.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$512.96 ₱30,246.98	$258.02 ZAR4,367.30	-49.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$251.74 ₱14,843.72	$200.68 ZAR3,396.79	-20.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$100.49 ₱5,925.44	$94.17 ZAR1,594.01	-6.3%
Average			-12.4%

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pay 21.7% less for childcare

	Manila	Nelspruit
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$138.58 ₱8,171.41	$172.01 ZAR2,911.54	+24.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,035.39 ₱1,004,491.60	$5,558.87 ZAR94,091.11	-67.4%
Average			-21.7%

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pay 25.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Manila	Nelspruit
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.46 ₱86.22	$1.55 ZAR26.20	+5.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.59 ₱152.56	$2.01 ZAR33.97	-22.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.27 ₱192.73	$2.58 ZAR43.67	-21.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.13 ₱2,484.39	$22.93 ZAR388.20	-45.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.48 ₱441.26	$4.01 ZAR67.94	-46.4%
Average			-25.9%

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pay 32.5% more for clothing

	Manila	Nelspruit
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.23 ₱2,902.69	$53.84 ZAR911.35	+9.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.70 ₱1,751.10	$41.31 ZAR699.21	+39.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.85 ₱4,767.52	$92.70 ZAR1,568.99	+14.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$49.70 ₱2,930.32	$82.87 ZAR1,402.76	+66.8%
Average			+32.5%

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