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Presidente Prudente vs. Manila Cost of Living Summary

Presidente Prudente is 11.2% cheaper than Manila.

Restaurants: pay 20.5% more in Presidente Prudente
Groceries: pay 36.2% less in Presidente Prudente
Transportation: pay 15.4% more in Presidente Prudente
Housing: pay 47.1% less in Presidente Prudente
Childcare: pay 4.8% less in Presidente Prudente
Entertainment and Sports: pay 31.4% less in Presidente Prudente
Clothing: pay 5.3% more in Presidente Prudente

The cost of restaurants, transportation, and clothing in Presidente Prudente are more expensive than in Manila. Expenses including housing, groceries, entertainment and sports, and childcare are lower in Presidente Prudente.

Presidente Prudente vs. Manila Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Presidente Prudente instead of Manila, you would:

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pay 20.5% more for restaurants

	Manila	Presidente Prudente
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.02 ₱355.03	$5.12 R$27.87	-14.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.30 ₱253.60	$6.71 R$36.49	+56.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 ₱57.27	$0.96 R$5.24	-0.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 ₱29.69	$0.71 R$3.89	+41.8%
Average			+20.5%

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pay 36.2% less for groceries

	Manila	Presidente Prudente
Bread 1 loaf	$1.33 ₱78.64	$1.46 R$7.92	+9.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.28 ₱252.12	$5.06 R$27.54	+18.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.32 ₱431.63	$3.50 R$19.06	-52.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.21 ₱130.51	$1.91 R$10.41	-13.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.28 ₱134.63	$2.28 R$12.41	-0.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.52 ₱89.37	$0.79 R$4.29	-48.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 ₱48.49	$0.51 R$2.76	-38.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.64 ₱96.51	$0.27 R$1.49	-83.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.02 ₱60.36	$0.59 R$3.22	-42.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.17 ₱68.98	$0.31 R$1.71	-73.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.37 ₱81.04	$0.35 R$1.88	-74.8%
Average			-36.2%

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pay 15.4% more for transportation

	Manila	Presidente Prudente
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.18 ₱246.46	$3.81 R$20.72	-8.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.76 ₱811.51	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,288.58 ₱1,491,141.28	$22,919.54 R$124,668.54	-9.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.92 ₱172.44	$4.81 R$26.15	+64.4%
Average			+15.4%

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pay 47.1% less for housing

	Manila	Presidente Prudente
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.10 ₱1,598.07	$17.61 R$95.78	-35.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$512.96 ₱30,246.98	$195.65 R$1,064.24	-61.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$251.74 ₱14,843.72	$121.12 R$658.82	-51.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$100.49 ₱5,925.44	$60.80 R$330.70	-39.5%
Average			-47.1%

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pay 4.8% less for childcare

	Manila	Presidente Prudente
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$138.58 ₱8,171.41	$223.61 R$1,216.28	+61.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,035.39 ₱1,004,491.60	$4,919.32 R$26,758.13	-71.1%
Average			-4.8%

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pay 31.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Manila	Presidente Prudente
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.46 ₱86.22	$1.49 R$8.11	+1.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.59 ₱152.56	$1.68 R$9.12	-35.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.27 ₱192.73	$1.63 R$8.87	-50.1%
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	$5.50 R$29.90	-26.5%
Average			-31.4%

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pay 5.3% more for clothing

	Manila	Presidente Prudente
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.23 ₱2,902.69	$39.69 R$215.89	-19.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.70 ₱1,751.10	$54.97 R$299.00	+85.1%
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	$37.27 R$202.71	-25.0%
Average			+5.3%

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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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