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Niagara Falls vs. Manila Cost of Living Summary

Niagara Falls is 2.9 times more expensive than Manila.

Restaurants: pay 3.4 times more in Niagara Falls
Groceries: pay 62.8% more in Niagara Falls
Transportation: pay 3.4 times more in Niagara Falls
Housing: pay 2.5 times more in Niagara Falls
Childcare: pay 5.2 times more in Niagara Falls
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.7 times more in Niagara Falls
Clothing: pay 48.9% more in Niagara Falls

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

Niagara Falls vs. Manila Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Niagara Falls instead of Manila, you would:

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pay 3.4 times more for restaurants

	Manila	Niagara Falls
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.02 ₱353.05	$25.00	+315.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.30 ₱252.18	$12.00	+179.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 ₱56.95	$2.67	+174.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 ₱29.53	$2.00	+297.2%
Average			+241.5%

Manila vs. Niagara Falls - Cost of restaurants

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pay 62.8% more for groceries

	Manila	Niagara Falls
Bread 1 loaf	$1.33 ₱78.20	$3.39	+154.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.28 ₱250.71	$6.40	+49.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.32 ₱429.22	$3.44	-53.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.21 ₱129.78	$3.96	+79.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.28 ₱133.88	$3.80	+66.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.52 ₱88.87	$2.71	+78.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 ₱48.21	$0.70	-14.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.64 ₱95.97	$2.52	+54.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.02 ₱60.03	$2.87	+180.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.17 ₱68.60	$1.85	+58.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.37 ₱80.59	$1.89	+37.5%
Average			+62.8%

Manila vs. Niagara Falls - Cost of groceries

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pay 3.4 times more for transportation

	Manila	Niagara Falls
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.18 ₱245.08	$3.32	-20.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.76 ₱806.96	$55.00	+299.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,288.58 ₱1,482,795.87	$36,344.69	+43.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.92 ₱171.48	$21.77	+644.4%
Average			+241.8%

Manila vs. Niagara Falls - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.5 times more for housing

	Manila	Niagara Falls
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.10 ₱1,589.12	$74.35	+174.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$512.96 ₱30,077.69	$1,050.00	+104.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$251.74 ₱14,760.64	$900.00	+257.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$100.49 ₱5,892.28	$178.92	+78.1%
Average			+153.7%

Manila vs. Niagara Falls - Cost of housing

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pay 5.2 times more for childcare

	Manila	Niagara Falls
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$138.58 ₱8,125.68	$1,300.00	+838.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,035.39 ₱998,869.80	$17,625.00	+3.5%
Average			+420.8%

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pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports

	Manila	Niagara Falls
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.46 ₱85.74	$6.89	+371.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.59 ₱151.71	$5.44	+110.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.27 ₱191.65	$13.00	+297.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.13 ₱2,470.49	$40.00	-5.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.48 ₱438.79	$15.00	+100.4%
Average			+174.9%

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pay 48.9% more for clothing

	Manila	Niagara Falls
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.23 ₱2,886.45	$46.00	-6.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.70 ₱1,741.30	$46.13	+55.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.85 ₱4,740.84	$93.75	+16.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$49.70 ₱2,913.92	$114.75	+130.9%
Average			+48.9%

Manila vs. Niagara Falls - 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: December 2025

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