Cost of living comparison

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Palm Springs vs. Manila Cost of Living Summary

Palm Springs is 2.5 times more expensive than Manila.

Restaurants: pay 3.2 times more in Palm Springs
Groceries: pay 84.2% more in Palm Springs
Transportation: pay 2.8 times more in Palm Springs
Housing: pay 3.5 times more in Palm Springs
Childcare: pay 2.2 times more in Palm Springs
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.5 times more in Palm Springs
Clothing: pay 38.9% more in Palm Springs

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

Palm Springs vs. Manila Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Palm Springs instead of Manila, you would:

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pay 3.2 times more for restaurants

	Manila	Palm Springs
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.02 ₱353.05	$28.00	+365.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.30 ₱252.18	$10.00	+132.5%
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	$1.51	+199.4%
Average			+217.9%

Manila vs. Palm Springs - Cost of restaurants

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pay 84.2% more for groceries

	Manila	Palm Springs
Bread 1 loaf	$1.33 ₱78.20	$4.17	+212.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.28 ₱250.71	$7.00	+63.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.32 ₱429.22	$4.78	-34.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.21 ₱129.78	$5.63	+154.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.28 ₱133.88	$6.21	+171.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.52 ₱88.87	$2.23	+47.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 ₱48.21	$1.00	+21.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.64 ₱95.97	$2.50	+52.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.02 ₱60.03	$2.35	+129.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.17 ₱68.60	$1.95	+66.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.37 ₱80.59	$1.95	+41.7%
Average			+84.2%

Manila vs. Palm Springs - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.8 times more for transportation

	Manila	Palm Springs
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.18 ₱245.08	$4.67	+11.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.76 ₱806.96	$34.00	+147.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,288.58 ₱1,482,795.87	$33,376.95	+32.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.92 ₱171.48	$18.36	+527.9%
Average			+179.7%

Manila vs. Palm Springs - Cost of transportation

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pay 3.5 times more for housing

	Manila	Palm Springs
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.10 ₱1,589.12	$65.00	+139.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$512.96 ₱30,077.69	$1,921.17	+274.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$251.74 ₱14,760.64	$1,516.67	+502.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$100.49 ₱5,892.28	$189.35	+88.4%
Average			+251.3%

Manila vs. Palm Springs - Cost of housing

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pay 2.2 times more for childcare

	Manila	Palm Springs
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$138.58 ₱8,125.68	$545.83	+293.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,035.39 ₱998,869.80	$8,400.00	-50.7%
Average			+121.6%

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pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports

	Manila	Palm Springs
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.46 ₱85.74	$5.00	+241.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.59 ₱151.71	$5.80	+124.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.27 ₱191.65	$15.00	+358.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.13 ₱2,470.49	$32.50	-22.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.48 ₱438.79	$12.00	+60.4%
Average			+152.5%

Manila vs. Palm Springs - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 38.9% more for clothing

	Manila	Palm Springs
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.23 ₱2,886.45	$38.46	-21.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.70 ₱1,741.30	$32.17	+8.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.85 ₱4,740.84	$72.00	-10.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$49.70 ₱2,913.92	$139.17	+180.0%
Average			+38.9%

Manila vs. Palm Springs - 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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