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Nowy Sacz vs. Manila Cost of Living Summary

Nowy Sacz is 46.1% more expensive than Manila.

Restaurants: pay 2.3 times more in Nowy Sacz
Groceries: pay 20.3% less in Nowy Sacz
Transportation: pay 96.9% more in Nowy Sacz
Housing: pay 40.6% more in Nowy Sacz
Childcare: pay 4.4% more in Nowy Sacz
Entertainment and Sports: pay 52.4% more in Nowy Sacz
Clothing: pay 21.7% more in Nowy Sacz

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

Nowy Sacz vs. Manila Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Nowy Sacz instead of Manila, you would:

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pay 2.3 times more for restaurants

	Manila	Nowy Sacz
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.02 ₱355.94	$9.57 PLN34.50	+58.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.30 ₱254.24	$8.20 PLN29.57	+90.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 ₱57.42	$2.14 PLN7.72	+120.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 ₱29.77	$1.70 PLN6.11	+236.6%
Average			+126.7%

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pay 20.3% less for groceries

	Manila	Nowy Sacz
Bread 1 loaf	$1.33 ₱78.84	$1.26 PLN4.53	-5.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.28 ₱252.76	$3.91 PLN14.10	-8.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.32 ₱432.73	$3.85 PLN13.87	-47.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.21 ₱130.84	$3.35 PLN12.06	+51.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.28 ₱134.98	$2.93 PLN10.55	+28.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.52 ₱89.60	$0.53 PLN1.92	-64.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 ₱48.61	$0.72 PLN2.59	-12.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.64 ₱96.75	$0.73 PLN2.63	-55.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.02 ₱60.52	$1.17 PLN4.20	+13.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.17 ₱69.16	$0.44 PLN1.57	-62.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.37 ₱81.25	$0.56 PLN2.01	-59.4%
Average			-20.3%

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pay 96.9% more for transportation

	Manila	Nowy Sacz
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.18 ₱247.09	$6.55 PLN23.62	+56.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.76 ₱813.57	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,288.58 ₱1,494,934.54	$34,064.62 PLN122,804.37	+34.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.92 ₱172.88	$8.75 PLN31.54	+199.2%
Average			+96.9%

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pay 40.6% more for housing

	Manila	Nowy Sacz
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.10 ₱1,602.13	$13.67 PLN49.28	-49.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$512.96 ₱30,323.92	$555.94 PLN2,004.19	+8.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$251.74 ₱14,881.48	$455.69 PLN1,642.78	+81.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$100.49 ₱5,940.52	$223.67 PLN806.35	+122.6%
Average			+40.6%

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pay 4.4% more for childcare

	Manila	Nowy Sacz
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$138.58 ₱8,192.20	$270.68 PLN975.81	+95.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,035.39 ₱1,007,046.89	$2,296.68 PLN8,279.61	-86.5%
Average			+4.4%

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pay 52.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Manila	Nowy Sacz
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.46 ₱86.44	$3.01 PLN10.84	+105.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.59 ₱152.95	$3.20 PLN11.55	+23.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.27 ₱193.22	$5.33 PLN19.22	+63.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.13 ₱2,490.71	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.48 ₱442.38	$8.75 PLN31.54	+16.9%
Average			+52.4%

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pay 21.7% more for clothing

	Manila	Nowy Sacz
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.23 ₱2,910.08	$61.52 PLN221.78	+25.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.70 ₱1,755.55	$39.64 PLN142.92	+33.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.85 ₱4,779.65	$60.15 PLN216.85	-25.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$49.70 ₱2,937.78	$76.56 PLN275.99	+54.0%
Average			+21.7%

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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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