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Novo Mesto vs. Manila Cost of Living Summary

Novo Mesto is 83.5% more expensive than Manila.

Restaurants: pay 2.5 times more in Novo Mesto
Groceries: pay 6.3% more in Novo Mesto
Transportation: pay 2.3 times more in Novo Mesto
Housing: pay 59.5% more in Novo Mesto
Childcare: pay 2.1 times more in Novo Mesto
Entertainment and Sports: pay 32.1% more in Novo Mesto
Clothing: pay 90.7% more in Novo Mesto

The cost of restaurants, transportation, childcare, clothing, housing, and entertainment and sports in Novo Mesto are more expensive than in Manila. Notably, restaurants, transportation, and childcare are significantly more expensive in Novo Mesto.

Novo Mesto vs. Manila Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Novo Mesto instead of Manila, you would:

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pay 2.5 times more for restaurants

	Manila	Novo Mesto
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.02 ₱352.72	$12.85 €10.97	+113.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.30 ₱251.95	$9.34 €7.98	+117.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 ₱56.90	$2.34 €1.99	+140.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 ₱29.50	$1.64 €1.40	+224.7%
Average			+149.0%

Manila vs. Novo Mesto - Cost of restaurants

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pay 6.3% more for groceries

	Manila	Novo Mesto
Bread 1 loaf	$1.33 ₱78.12	$1.75 €1.50	+31.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.28 ₱250.48	$7.01 €5.98	+63.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.32 ₱428.83	$5.15 €4.40	-29.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.21 ₱129.66	$3.56 €3.04	+60.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.28 ₱133.76	$4.19 €3.57	+83.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.52 ₱88.79	$0.79 €0.68	-47.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 ₱48.17	$0.81 €0.69	-1.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.64 ₱95.88	$0.93 €0.79	-43.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.02 ₱59.97	$1.59 €1.36	+55.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.17 ₱68.53	$0.53 €0.45	-54.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.37 ₱80.51	$0.70 €0.60	-48.7%
Average			+6.3%

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pay 2.3 times more for transportation

	Manila	Novo Mesto
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.18 ₱244.86	$6.30 €5.38	+50.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.76 ₱806.23	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,288.58 ₱1,481,442.91	$26,279.77 €22,439.29	+3.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.92 ₱171.32	$12.96 €11.07	+343.3%
Average			+132.7%

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pay 59.5% more for housing

	Manila	Novo Mesto
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.10 ₱1,587.67	$33.87 €28.92	+25.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$512.96 ₱30,050.25	$525.60 €448.79	+2.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$251.74 ₱14,747.18	$438.00 €373.99	+74.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$100.49 ₱5,886.90	$237.71 €202.97	+136.5%
Average			+59.5%

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pay 2.1 times more for childcare

	Manila	Novo Mesto
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$138.58 ₱8,118.26	$521.51 €445.30	+276.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,035.39 ₱997,958.39	$8,759.92 €7,479.76	-48.6%
Average			+113.9%

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pay 32.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Manila	Novo Mesto
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.46 ₱85.66	$3.27 €2.79	+123.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.59 ₱151.57	$1.87 €1.60	-27.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.27 ₱191.48	$6.07 €5.19	+85.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.13 ₱2,468.23	$29.20 €24.93	-30.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.48 ₱438.39	$8.18 €6.98	+9.3%
Average			+32.1%

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pay 90.7% more for clothing

	Manila	Novo Mesto
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.23 ₱2,883.81	$93.44 €79.78	+89.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.70 ₱1,739.71	$35.04 €29.92	+18.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.85 ₱4,736.51	$120.69 €103.05	+49.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$49.70 ₱2,911.26	$151.84 €129.65	+205.5%
Average			+90.7%

Manila vs. Novo Mesto - 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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