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Porto Seguro vs. Manila Cost of Living Summary

Porto Seguro is 4.3% more expensive than Manila.

Restaurants: pay 19.2% more in Porto Seguro
Groceries: pay 19.1% less in Porto Seguro
Transportation: pay 2.3 times more in Porto Seguro
Housing: pay 51.1% less in Porto Seguro
Childcare: pay 83.6% less in Porto Seguro
Entertainment and Sports: pay 13.3% less in Porto Seguro
Clothing: pay 46.6% more in Porto Seguro

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

Porto Seguro vs. Manila Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Porto Seguro instead of Manila, you would:

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pay 19.2% more for restaurants

	Manila	Porto Seguro
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.02 ₱355.03	$5.59 R$30.41	-7.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.30 ₱253.60	$6.80 R$37.00	+58.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 ₱57.27	$1.12 R$6.08	+15.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 ₱29.69	$0.56 R$3.04	+11.0%
Average			+19.2%

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pay 19.1% less for groceries

	Manila	Porto Seguro
Bread 1 loaf	$1.33 ₱78.64	$1.37 R$7.43	+2.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.28 ₱252.12	$4.43 R$24.07	+3.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.32 ₱431.63	$4.94 R$26.86	-32.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.21 ₱130.51	$4.66 R$25.34	+110.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.28 ₱134.63	$1.69 R$9.19	-26.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.52 ₱89.37	$0.85 R$4.60	-44.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 ₱48.49	$0.59 R$3.22	-28.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.64 ₱96.51	$0.76 R$4.14	-53.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.02 ₱60.36	$0.68 R$3.68	-33.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.17 ₱68.98	$0.63 R$3.45	-45.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.37 ₱81.04	$0.51 R$2.76	-63.1%
Average			-19.1%

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pay 2.3 times more for transportation

	Manila	Porto Seguro
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.18 ₱246.46	$4.89 R$26.59	+16.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.76 ₱811.51	$65.22 R$354.75	+373.9%
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	??
Average			+131.3%

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pay 51.1% less for housing

	Manila	Porto Seguro
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.10 ₱1,598.07	$16.14 R$87.81	-40.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$512.96 ₱30,246.98	$223.61 R$1,216.28	-56.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$251.74 ₱14,843.72	$139.75 R$760.17	-44.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$100.49 ₱5,925.44	$37.05 R$201.52	-63.1%
Average			-51.1%

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pay 83.6% less for childcare

	Manila	Porto Seguro
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$138.58 ₱8,171.41	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,035.39 ₱1,004,491.60	$2,795.07 R$15,203.48	-83.6%
Average			-83.6%

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pay 13.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Manila	Porto Seguro
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.46 ₱86.22	$1.68 R$9.12	+14.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.59 ₱152.56	$2.05 R$11.15	-20.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.27 ₱192.73	??
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.13 ₱2,484.39	$22.36 R$121.63	-46.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.48 ₱441.26	$7.45 R$40.54	-0.4%
Average			-13.3%

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pay 46.6% more for clothing

	Manila	Porto Seguro
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.23 ₱2,902.69	$93.17 R$506.78	+89.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.70 ₱1,751.10	$55.90 R$304.07	+88.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.85 ₱4,767.52	$93.17 R$506.78	+15.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$49.70 ₱2,930.32	$46.58 R$253.39	-6.3%
Average			+46.6%

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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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