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New Glasgow Nova Scotia vs. Manila Cost of Living Summary

New Glasgow Nova Scotia is 89.9% more expensive than Manila.

Restaurants: pay 2.2 times more in New Glasgow Nova Scotia
Groceries: pay 38.5% more in New Glasgow Nova Scotia
Transportation: pay 2.7 times more in New Glasgow Nova Scotia
Housing: pay 2.3 times more in New Glasgow Nova Scotia
Childcare: pay 16.5% more in New Glasgow Nova Scotia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.2 times more in New Glasgow Nova Scotia
Clothing: pay 28.5% more in New Glasgow Nova Scotia

The cost of transportation, housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, groceries, and clothing in New Glasgow Nova Scotia are more expensive than in Manila. Notably, transportation, housing, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in New Glasgow Nova Scotia.

New Glasgow Nova Scotia vs. Manila Cost Breakdown

If you lived in New Glasgow Nova Scotia instead of Manila, you would:

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pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

	Manila	New Glasgow Nova Scotia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.02 ₱355.03	$15.07 CA$20.84	+150.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.30 ₱253.60	$8.61 CA$11.91	+100.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 ₱57.27	$1.66 CA$2.30	+71.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 ₱29.69	$1.30 CA$1.79	+157.6%
Average			+119.8%

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pay 38.5% more for groceries

	Manila	New Glasgow Nova Scotia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.33 ₱78.64	$2.86 CA$3.96	+114.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.28 ₱252.12	$6.11 CA$8.45	+42.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.32 ₱431.63	$7.32 CA$10.13	+0.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.21 ₱130.51	$3.53 CA$4.88	+59.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.28 ₱134.63	$5.34 CA$7.38	+133.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.52 ₱89.37	$1.77 CA$2.44	+16.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 ₱48.49	$0.68 CA$0.95	-16.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.64 ₱96.51	$1.50 CA$2.07	-8.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.02 ₱60.36	$2.24 CA$3.10	+118.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.17 ₱68.98	$0.81 CA$1.12	-31.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.37 ₱81.04	$1.28 CA$1.77	-6.7%
Average			+38.5%

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pay 2.7 times more for transportation

	Manila	New Glasgow Nova Scotia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.18 ₱246.46	$4.16 CA$5.75	-0.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.76 ₱811.51	$57.41 CA$79.39	+317.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,288.58 ₱1,491,141.28	$24,390.16 CA$33,727.93	-3.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.92 ₱172.44	$14.17 CA$19.60	+384.6%
Average			+174.4%

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

	Manila	New Glasgow Nova Scotia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.10 ₱1,598.07	$69.37 CA$95.92	+155.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$512.96 ₱30,246.98	$1,076.38 CA$1,488.48	+109.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$251.74 ₱14,843.72	$896.99 CA$1,240.40	+256.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$100.49 ₱5,925.44	$98.77 CA$136.59	-1.7%
Average			+130.1%

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pay 16.5% more for childcare

	Manila	New Glasgow Nova Scotia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$138.58 ₱8,171.41	$161.46 CA$223.27	+16.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,035.39 ₱1,004,491.60	??
Average			+16.5%

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pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports

	Manila	New Glasgow Nova Scotia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.46 ₱86.22	$3.77 CA$5.21	+157.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.59 ₱152.56	$3.73 CA$5.16	+44.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.27 ₱192.73	$15.07 CA$20.84	+361.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.13 ₱2,484.39	$41.98 CA$58.05	-0.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.48 ₱441.26	$10.76 CA$14.88	+43.8%
Average			+121.2%

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pay 28.5% more for clothing

	Manila	New Glasgow Nova Scotia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.23 ₱2,902.69	$40.04 CA$55.37	-18.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.70 ₱1,751.10	$34.09 CA$47.14	+14.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.85 ₱4,767.52	$84.32 CA$116.60	+4.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$49.70 ₱2,930.32	$106.20 CA$146.86	+113.7%
Average			+28.5%

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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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