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Puerto de la Cruz vs. Manila Cost of Living Summary

Puerto de la Cruz is 93.5% more expensive than Manila.

Restaurants: pay 2.2 times more in Puerto de la Cruz
Groceries: pay 9.7% more in Puerto de la Cruz
Transportation: pay 3.5 times more in Puerto de la Cruz
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Puerto de la Cruz
Childcare: pay 56.5% more in Puerto de la Cruz
Entertainment and Sports: pay 33.6% more in Puerto de la Cruz
Clothing: pay 81.4% more in Puerto de la Cruz

The cost of transportation, restaurants, housing, clothing, childcare, and entertainment and sports in Puerto de la Cruz are more expensive than in Manila. Notably, transportation, restaurants, and housing are significantly more expensive in Puerto de la Cruz.

Puerto de la Cruz vs. Manila Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Puerto de la Cruz instead of Manila, you would:

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pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

	Manila	Puerto de la Cruz
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.02 ₱355.94	$12.26 €10.45	+103.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.30 ₱254.24	$9.34 €7.96	+117.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 ₱57.42	$1.52 €1.29	+56.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 ₱29.77	$1.51 €1.29	+199.6%
Average			+119.2%

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pay 9.7% more for groceries

	Manila	Puerto de la Cruz
Bread 1 loaf	$1.33 ₱78.84	$1.95 €1.66	+46.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.28 ₱252.76	$6.03 €5.14	+41.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.32 ₱432.73	$4.46 €3.80	-39.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.21 ₱130.84	$3.46 €2.94	+56.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.28 ₱134.98	$4.64 €3.96	+103.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.52 ₱89.60	$0.79 €0.68	-47.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 ₱48.61	$1.03 €0.88	+25.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.64 ₱96.75	$0.69 €0.59	-57.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.02 ₱60.52	$1.18 €1.00	+15.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.17 ₱69.16	$1.03 €0.88	-12.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.37 ₱81.25	$1.05 €0.89	-24.0%
Average			+9.7%

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pay 3.5 times more for transportation

	Manila	Puerto de la Cruz
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.18 ₱247.09	$6.14 €5.23	+46.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.76 ₱813.57	$44.38 €37.82	+222.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,288.58 ₱1,494,934.54	$38,969.97 €33,202.65	+54.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.92 ₱172.88	$22.19 €18.91	+658.8%
Average			+245.6%

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Manila	Puerto de la Cruz
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.10 ₱1,602.13	$29.20 €24.88	+7.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$512.96 ₱30,323.92	$1,167.99 €995.13	+127.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$251.74 ₱14,881.48	$1,080.39 €920.50	+329.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$100.49 ₱5,940.52	$68.42 €58.29	-31.9%
Average			+108.2%

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pay 56.5% more for childcare

	Manila	Puerto de la Cruz
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$138.58 ₱8,192.20	$388.36 €330.88	+180.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,035.39 ₱1,007,046.89	$5,606.35 €4,776.64	-67.1%
Average			+56.5%

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pay 33.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Manila	Puerto de la Cruz
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.46 ₱86.44	$2.86 €2.44	+95.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.59 ₱152.95	$2.38 €2.03	-7.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.27 ₱193.22	$4.26 €3.63	+30.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.13 ₱2,490.71	$52.56 €44.78	+24.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.48 ₱442.38	$9.34 €7.96	+24.9%
Average			+33.6%

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pay 81.4% more for clothing

	Manila	Puerto de la Cruz
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.23 ₱2,910.08	$91.98 €78.37	+86.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.70 ₱1,755.55	$48.18 €41.05	+62.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.85 ₱4,779.65	$97.82 €83.34	+21.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$49.70 ₱2,937.78	$127.02 €108.22	+155.6%
Average			+81.4%

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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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