Cost of living comparison

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Rockford vs. Manila Cost of Living Summary

Rockford is 2.1 times more expensive than Manila.

Restaurants: pay 2.9 times more in Rockford
Groceries: pay 53.8% more in Rockford
Transportation: pay 96.3% more in Rockford
Housing: pay 2.6 times more in Rockford
Childcare: pay 99.8% more in Rockford
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.3 times more in Rockford
Clothing: pay 32.2% more in Rockford

The cost of restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, childcare, transportation, and groceries in Rockford are more expensive than in Manila. Notably, restaurants, housing, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Rockford.

Rockford vs. Manila Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Rockford instead of Manila, you would:

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pay 2.9 times more for restaurants

	Manila	Rockford
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.02 ₱353.05	$15.50	+157.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.30 ₱252.18	$9.89	+130.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 ₱56.95	$2.54	+161.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 ₱29.53	$2.00	+297.2%
Average			+186.4%

Manila vs. Rockford - Cost of restaurants

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pay 53.8% more for groceries

	Manila	Rockford
Bread 1 loaf	$1.33 ₱78.20	$3.84	+188.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.28 ₱250.71	$7.61	+77.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.32 ₱429.22	$3.84	-47.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.21 ₱129.78	$2.96	+33.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.28 ₱133.88	$7.60	+232.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.52 ₱88.87	$1.83	+20.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 ₱48.21	$0.50	-38.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.64 ₱95.97	$1.74	+6.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.02 ₱60.03	$2.34	+128.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.17 ₱68.60	$1.10	-6.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.37 ₱80.59	$1.33	-3.5%
Average			+53.8%

Manila vs. Rockford - Cost of groceries

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pay 96.3% more for transportation

	Manila	Rockford
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.18 ₱245.08	$2.99	-28.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.76 ₱806.96	$55.00	+299.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,288.58 ₱1,482,795.87	$29,743.00	+17.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.92 ₱171.48	??
Average			+96.3%

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pay 2.6 times more for housing

	Manila	Rockford
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.10 ₱1,589.12	$77.00	+184.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$512.96 ₱30,077.69	$1,322.50	+157.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$251.74 ₱14,760.64	$908.33	+260.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$100.49 ₱5,892.28	$120.77	+20.2%
Average			+155.7%

Manila vs. Rockford - Cost of housing

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pay 99.8% more for childcare

	Manila	Rockford
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$138.58 ₱8,125.68	$521.11	+276.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,035.39 ₱998,869.80	$4,000.00	-76.5%
Average			+99.8%

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pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports

	Manila	Rockford
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.46 ₱85.74	$4.00	+173.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.59 ₱151.71	$5.17	+99.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.27 ₱191.65	$13.09	+300.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.13 ₱2,470.49	$40.00	-5.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.48 ₱438.79	$14.00	+87.1%
Average			+131.1%

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pay 32.2% more for clothing

	Manila	Rockford
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.23 ₱2,886.45	$52.50	+6.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.70 ₱1,741.30	$35.33	+19.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.85 ₱4,740.84	$90.66	+12.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$49.70 ₱2,913.92	$95.00	+91.2%
Average			+32.2%

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