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Ramnicu Valcea vs. Manila Cost of Living Summary

Ramnicu Valcea is 39.5% more expensive than Manila.

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in Ramnicu Valcea
Groceries: pay 18.1% less in Ramnicu Valcea
Transportation: pay 58.3% more in Ramnicu Valcea
Housing: pay 7.6% less in Ramnicu Valcea
Childcare: pay 82.8% more in Ramnicu Valcea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 29.7% more in Ramnicu Valcea
Clothing: pay 18.6% more in Ramnicu Valcea

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

Ramnicu Valcea vs. Manila Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ramnicu Valcea instead of Manila, you would:

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

	Manila	Ramnicu Valcea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.02 ₱352.72	$8.05 RON34.91	+33.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.30 ₱251.95	$6.90 RON29.92	+60.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 ₱56.90	$2.15 RON9.31	+121.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 ₱29.50	$1.69 RON7.31	+235.0%
Average			+112.6%

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pay 18.1% less for groceries

	Manila	Ramnicu Valcea
Bread 1 loaf	$1.33 ₱78.12	$1.25 RON5.42	-6.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.28 ₱250.48	$4.42 RON19.18	+3.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.32 ₱428.83	$6.03 RON26.15	-17.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.21 ₱129.66	$3.33 RON14.42	+50.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.28 ₱133.76	$3.03 RON13.12	+32.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.52 ₱88.79	$0.57 RON2.49	-62.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 ₱48.17	$0.73 RON3.17	-11.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.64 ₱95.88	$0.63 RON2.71	-61.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.02 ₱59.97	$1.04 RON4.52	+1.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.17 ₱68.53	$0.45 RON1.93	-61.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.37 ₱80.51	$0.45 RON1.97	-67.0%
Average			-18.1%

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pay 58.3% more for transportation

	Manila	Ramnicu Valcea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.18 ₱244.86	$6.19 RON26.85	+48.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.76 ₱806.23	$23.00 RON99.73	+67.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,288.58 ₱1,481,442.91	$26,685.07 RON115,690.45	+5.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.92 ₱171.32	$6.21 RON26.93	+112.4%
Average			+58.3%

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pay 7.6% less for housing

	Manila	Ramnicu Valcea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.10 ₱1,587.67	$7.67 RON33.24	-71.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$512.96 ₱30,050.25	$448.59 RON1,944.80	-12.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$251.74 ₱14,747.18	$299.06 RON1,296.53	+18.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$100.49 ₱5,886.90	$135.74 RON588.50	+35.1%
Average			-7.6%

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pay 82.8% more for childcare

	Manila	Ramnicu Valcea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$138.58 ₱8,118.26	$456.02 RON1,977.01	+229.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,035.39 ₱997,958.39	$6,211.18 RON26,927.95	-63.5%
Average			+82.8%

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pay 29.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Manila	Ramnicu Valcea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.46 ₱85.66	$2.53 RON10.97	+73.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.59 ₱151.57	$2.07 RON8.98	-20.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.27 ₱191.48	$5.75 RON24.93	+76.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.13 ₱2,468.23	$40.64 RON176.20	-3.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.48 ₱438.39	$9.20 RON39.89	+23.0%
Average			+29.7%

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pay 18.6% more for clothing

	Manila	Ramnicu Valcea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.23 ₱2,883.81	$59.21 RON256.70	+20.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.70 ₱1,739.71	$37.09 RON160.82	+24.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.85 ₱4,736.51	$66.71 RON289.23	-17.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$49.70 ₱2,911.26	$72.85 RON315.82	+46.6%
Average			+18.6%

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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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