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Reggio Di Calabria vs. Manila Cost of Living Summary

Reggio Di Calabria is 81.6% more expensive than Manila.

Restaurants: pay 2.4 times more in Reggio Di Calabria
Groceries: pay 9.8% more in Reggio Di Calabria
Transportation: pay 2.8 times more in Reggio Di Calabria
Housing: pay 28.5% more in Reggio Di Calabria
Childcare: pay 74.2% more in Reggio Di Calabria
Entertainment and Sports: pay 85.9% more in Reggio Di Calabria
Clothing: pay 47.1% more in Reggio Di Calabria

The cost of transportation, restaurants, entertainment and sports, childcare, clothing, and housing in Reggio Di Calabria are more expensive than in Manila. Notably, transportation, restaurants, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Reggio Di Calabria.

Reggio Di Calabria vs. Manila Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Reggio Di Calabria instead of Manila, you would:

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pay 2.4 times more for restaurants

	Manila	Reggio Di Calabria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.02 ₱355.94	$14.02 €11.94	+132.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.30 ₱254.24	$11.10 €9.45	+158.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 ₱57.42	$2.34 €1.99	+140.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 ₱29.77	$1.17 €1.00	+131.9%
Average			+140.8%

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pay 9.8% more for groceries

	Manila	Reggio Di Calabria
Bread 1 loaf	$1.33 ₱78.84	$1.81 €1.54	+35.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.28 ₱252.76	$7.30 €6.22	+70.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.32 ₱432.73	$4.86 €4.14	-33.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.21 ₱130.84	$3.06 €2.60	+38.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.28 ₱134.98	$4.90 €4.18	+114.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.52 ₱89.60	$0.99 €0.84	-34.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 ₱48.61	$1.03 €0.88	+25.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.64 ₱96.75	$0.89 €0.76	-45.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.02 ₱60.52	$1.32 €1.13	+29.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.17 ₱69.16	$0.79 €0.67	-32.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.37 ₱81.25	$0.56 €0.47	-59.5%
Average			+9.8%

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pay 2.8 times more for transportation

	Manila	Reggio Di Calabria
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.18 ₱247.09	$7.81 €6.65	+86.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.76 ₱813.57	$46.72 €39.81	+239.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,288.58 ₱1,494,934.54	$33,813.30 €28,809.13	+33.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.92 ₱172.88	$14.02 €11.94	+379.3%
Average			+184.8%

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pay 28.5% more for housing

	Manila	Reggio Di Calabria
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.10 ₱1,602.13	$27.84 €23.72	+2.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$512.96 ₱30,323.92	$513.26 €437.30	+0.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$251.74 ₱14,881.48	$333.72 €284.33	+32.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$100.49 ₱5,940.52	$179.60 €153.02	+78.7%
Average			+28.5%

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pay 74.2% more for childcare

	Manila	Reggio Di Calabria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$138.58 ₱8,192.20	$394.20 €335.86	+184.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,035.39 ₱1,007,046.89	$10,862.30 €9,254.75	-36.2%
Average			+74.2%

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pay 85.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Manila	Reggio Di Calabria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.46 ₱86.44	$5.26 €4.48	+259.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.59 ₱152.95	$2.15 €1.83	-17.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.27 ₱193.22	$7.01 €5.97	+114.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.13 ₱2,490.71	$62.29 €53.07	+47.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.48 ₱442.38	$9.34 €7.96	+24.9%
Average			+85.9%

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pay 47.1% more for clothing

	Manila	Reggio Di Calabria
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.23 ₱2,910.08	$74.52 €63.49	+51.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.70 ₱1,755.55	$32.24 €27.47	+8.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.85 ₱4,779.65	$89.70 €76.43	+10.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$49.70 ₱2,937.78	$108.04 €92.05	+117.4%
Average			+47.1%

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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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