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Pelotas vs. Manila Cost of Living Summary

Pelotas is 4.1% more expensive than Manila.

Restaurants: pay 4.5% less in Pelotas
Groceries: pay 32.9% less in Pelotas
Transportation: pay 89.0% more in Pelotas
Housing: pay 46.1% less in Pelotas
Childcare: pay 36.9% more in Pelotas
Entertainment and Sports: pay 39.6% less in Pelotas
Clothing: pay 26.0% more in Pelotas

The cost of transportation, childcare, and clothing in Pelotas are more expensive than in Manila. Expenses including housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, and restaurants are lower in Pelotas. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Pelotas.

Pelotas vs. Manila Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Pelotas instead of Manila, you would:

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pay 4.5% less for restaurants

	Manila	Pelotas
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.02 ₱355.03	$4.10 R$22.30	-31.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.30 ₱253.60	$5.82 R$31.67	+35.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 ₱57.27	$0.75 R$4.05	-23.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 ₱29.69	$0.51 R$2.79	+1.8%
Average			-4.5%

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pay 32.9% less for groceries

	Manila	Pelotas
Bread 1 loaf	$1.33 ₱78.64	$0.89 R$4.81	-33.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.28 ₱252.12	$5.48 R$29.80	+28.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.32 ₱431.63	$3.35 R$18.22	-54.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.21 ₱130.51	$2.26 R$12.28	+2.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.28 ₱134.63	$2.10 R$11.43	-8.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.52 ₱89.37	$0.96 R$5.23	-36.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 ₱48.49	$0.62 R$3.39	-24.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.64 ₱96.51	$0.63 R$3.41	-61.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.02 ₱60.36	$0.51 R$2.76	-50.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.17 ₱68.98	$0.54 R$2.92	-54.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.37 ₱81.04	$0.42 R$2.30	-69.3%
Average			-32.9%

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pay 89.0% more for transportation

	Manila	Pelotas
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.18 ₱246.46	$4.21 R$22.88	+0.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.76 ₱811.51	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,288.58 ₱1,491,141.28	$26,087.28 R$141,899.15	+3.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.92 ₱172.44	$10.62 R$57.77	+263.2%
Average			+89.0%

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pay 46.1% less for housing

	Manila	Pelotas
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.10 ₱1,598.07	$21.34 R$116.08	-21.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$512.96 ₱30,246.98	$191.00 R$1,038.90	-62.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$251.74 ₱14,843.72	$129.50 R$704.43	-48.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$100.49 ₱5,925.44	$48.38 R$263.18	-51.9%
Average			-46.1%

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pay 36.9% more for childcare

	Manila	Pelotas
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$138.58 ₱8,171.41	$318.64 R$1,733.20	+129.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,035.39 ₱1,004,491.60	$7,453.51 R$40,542.62	-56.2%
Average			+36.9%

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pay 39.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Manila	Pelotas
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.46 ₱86.22	$1.40 R$7.60	-4.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.59 ₱152.56	$1.30 R$7.09	-49.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.27 ₱192.73	$2.05 R$11.15	-37.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.13 ₱2,484.39	$20.50 R$111.49	-51.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.48 ₱441.26	$3.35 R$18.24	-55.2%
Average			-39.6%

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pay 26.0% more for clothing

	Manila	Pelotas
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.23 ₱2,902.69	$37.27 R$202.71	-24.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.70 ₱1,751.10	$63.62 R$346.06	+114.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.85 ₱4,767.52	$65.22 R$354.75	-19.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$49.70 ₱2,930.32	$66.25 R$360.38	+33.3%
Average			+26.0%

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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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