Cost of living comparison

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Ruse vs. Manila Cost of Living Summary

Ruse is 37.8% more expensive than Manila.

Restaurants: pay 75.2% more in Ruse
Groceries: pay 16.1% less in Ruse
Transportation: pay 57.5% more in Ruse
Housing: pay 22.2% less in Ruse
Childcare: pay 2.6 times more in Ruse
Entertainment and Sports: pay 8.8% less in Ruse
Clothing: pay 20.5% more in Ruse

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

Ruse vs. Manila Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 75.2% more for restaurants

	Manila	Ruse
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.02 ₱352.72	$10.74 BGN17.94	+78.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.30 ₱251.95	$8.06 BGN13.46	+87.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 ₱56.90	$1.53 BGN2.55	+57.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 ₱29.50	$0.90 BGN1.50	+77.8%
Average			+75.2%

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pay 16.1% less for groceries

	Manila	Ruse
Bread 1 loaf	$1.33 ₱78.12	$0.98 BGN1.64	-26.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.28 ₱250.48	$4.77 BGN7.97	+11.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.32 ₱428.83	$6.48 BGN10.82	-11.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.21 ₱129.66	$2.70 BGN4.51	+21.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.28 ₱133.76	$3.65 BGN6.10	+60.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.52 ₱88.79	$0.65 BGN1.09	-57.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 ₱48.17	$0.85 BGN1.42	+3.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.64 ₱95.88	$0.87 BGN1.45	-47.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.02 ₱59.97	$0.95 BGN1.58	-7.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.17 ₱68.53	$0.50 BGN0.84	-57.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.37 ₱80.51	$0.43 BGN0.72	-68.5%
Average			-16.1%

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pay 57.5% more for transportation

	Manila	Ruse
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.18 ₱244.86	$5.82 BGN9.72	+39.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.76 ₱806.23	$16.41 BGN27.41	+19.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,288.58 ₱1,481,442.91	$30,917.07 BGN51,635.37	+22.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.92 ₱171.32	$7.28 BGN12.16	+149.0%
Average			+57.5%

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pay 22.2% less for housing

	Manila	Ruse
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.10 ₱1,587.67	$14.81 BGN24.74	-45.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$512.96 ₱30,050.25	$333.69 BGN557.30	-34.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$251.74 ₱14,747.18	$287.16 BGN479.59	+14.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$100.49 ₱5,886.90	$77.59 BGN129.59	-22.8%
Average			-22.2%

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pay 2.6 times more for childcare

	Manila	Ruse
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$138.58 ₱8,118.26	$641.00 BGN1,070.55	+362.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,035.39 ₱997,958.39	$9,323.50 BGN15,571.40	-45.3%
Average			+158.6%

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pay 8.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Manila	Ruse
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.46 ₱85.66	$1.79 BGN2.99	+22.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.59 ₱151.57	$1.72 BGN2.87	-33.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.27 ₱191.48	$3.58 BGN5.98	+9.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.13 ₱2,468.23	$32.83 BGN54.83	-22.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.48 ₱438.39	$5.97 BGN9.97	-20.2%
Average			-8.8%

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pay 20.5% more for clothing

	Manila	Ruse
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.23 ₱2,883.81	$53.72 BGN89.71	+9.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.70 ₱1,739.71	$29.84 BGN49.84	+0.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.85 ₱4,736.51	$74.61 BGN124.60	-7.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$49.70 ₱2,911.26	$89.53 BGN149.52	+80.2%
Average			+20.5%

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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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