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New Plymouth vs. Manila Cost of Living Summary

New Plymouth is 92.3% more expensive than Manila.

Restaurants: pay 2.5 times more in New Plymouth
Groceries: pay 14.8% more in New Plymouth
Transportation: pay 3.1 times more in New Plymouth
Housing: pay 52.7% more in New Plymouth
Childcare: pay 35.5% more in New Plymouth
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.7 times more in New Plymouth
Clothing: pay 12.5% more in New Plymouth

The cost of transportation, entertainment and sports, restaurants, housing, childcare, and groceries in New Plymouth are more expensive than in Manila. Notably, transportation, entertainment and sports, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in New Plymouth.

New Plymouth vs. Manila Cost Breakdown

If you lived in New Plymouth instead of Manila, you would:

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pay 2.5 times more for restaurants

	Manila	New Plymouth
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.02 ₱355.03	$12.40 NZ$21.47	+106.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.30 ₱253.60	$8.65 NZ$14.98	+101.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 ₱57.27	$2.17 NZ$3.76	+123.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 ₱29.69	$1.92 NZ$3.33	+281.9%
Average			+153.2%

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pay 14.8% more for groceries

	Manila	New Plymouth
Bread 1 loaf	$1.33 ₱78.64	$1.27 NZ$2.19	-5.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.28 ₱252.12	$2.76 NZ$4.78	-35.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.32 ₱431.63	$5.42 NZ$9.38	-26.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.21 ₱130.51	$5.58 NZ$9.66	+152.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.28 ₱134.63	$3.40 NZ$5.89	+49.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.52 ₱89.37	$0.92 NZ$1.59	-39.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 ₱48.49	$0.87 NZ$1.51	+6.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.64 ₱96.51	$1.21 NZ$2.10	-26.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.02 ₱60.36	$2.87 NZ$4.96	+180.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.17 ₱68.98	$0.71 NZ$1.22	-39.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.37 ₱81.04	$0.65 NZ$1.13	-52.5%
Average			+14.8%

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pay 3.1 times more for transportation

	Manila	New Plymouth
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.18 ₱246.46	$6.11 NZ$10.57	+46.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.76 ₱811.51	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,288.58 ₱1,491,141.28	$23,077.19 NZ$39,946.69	-8.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.92 ₱172.44	$20.19 NZ$34.95	+590.5%
Average			+209.3%

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pay 52.7% more for housing

	Manila	New Plymouth
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.10 ₱1,598.07	$38.94 NZ$67.41	+43.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$512.96 ₱30,246.98	$696.16 NZ$1,205.06	+35.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$251.74 ₱14,843.72	$644.24 NZ$1,115.18	+155.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$100.49 ₱5,925.44	$75.96 NZ$131.48	-24.4%
Average			+52.7%

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pay 35.5% more for childcare

	Manila	New Plymouth
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$138.58 ₱8,171.41	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,035.39 ₱1,004,491.60	$23,077.19 NZ$39,946.69	+35.5%
Average			+35.5%

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pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports

	Manila	New Plymouth
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.46 ₱86.22	$5.05 NZ$8.74	+245.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.59 ₱152.56	$3.51 NZ$6.08	+35.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.27 ₱192.73	$20.19 NZ$34.95	+517.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.13 ₱2,484.39	$43.27 NZ$74.90	+2.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.48 ₱441.26	$10.53 NZ$18.23	+40.7%
Average			+168.4%

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pay 12.5% more for clothing

	Manila	New Plymouth
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.23 ₱2,902.69	$59.14 NZ$102.36	+20.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.70 ₱1,751.10	$34.62 NZ$59.92	+16.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.85 ₱4,767.52	$69.23 NZ$119.84	-14.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$49.70 ₱2,930.32	$63.46 NZ$109.85	+27.7%
Average			+12.5%

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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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