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Rustenburg vs. Manila Cost of Living Summary

Rustenburg is 9.9% more expensive than Manila.

Restaurants: pay 17.3% more in Rustenburg
Groceries: pay 39.9% less in Rustenburg
Transportation: pay 2.3 times more in Rustenburg
Housing: pay 1.6% more in Rustenburg
Childcare: pay 45.5% less in Rustenburg
Entertainment and Sports: pay 25.8% less in Rustenburg
Clothing: pay 32.2% more in Rustenburg

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

Rustenburg vs. Manila Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 17.3% more for restaurants

	Manila	Rustenburg
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.02 ₱355.03	$11.47 ZAR194.10	+90.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.30 ₱253.60	$4.01 ZAR67.94	-6.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 ₱57.27	$0.88 ZAR14.88	-9.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 ₱29.69	$0.48 ZAR8.09	-5.1%
Average			+17.3%

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pay 39.9% less for groceries

	Manila	Rustenburg
Bread 1 loaf	$1.33 ₱78.64	$0.89 ZAR15.12	-33.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.28 ₱252.12	$2.93 ZAR49.62	-31.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.32 ₱431.63	$4.20 ZAR71.03	-42.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.21 ₱130.51	$1.99 ZAR33.64	-10.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.28 ₱134.63	$1.96 ZAR33.24	-14.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.52 ₱89.37	$0.74 ZAR12.55	-51.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 ₱48.49	$0.63 ZAR10.68	-23.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.64 ₱96.51	$0.61 ZAR10.27	-62.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.02 ₱60.36	$0.73 ZAR12.33	-28.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.17 ₱68.98	$0.37 ZAR6.27	-68.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.37 ₱81.04	$0.36 ZAR6.16	-73.5%
Average			-39.9%

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pay 2.3 times more for transportation

	Manila	Rustenburg
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.18 ₱246.46	$4.84 ZAR81.85	+15.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.76 ₱811.51	$45.87 ZAR776.41	+233.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,288.58 ₱1,491,141.28	$22,935.00 ZAR388,204.67	-9.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.92 ₱172.44	$11.07 ZAR187.31	+278.4%
Average			+129.5%

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pay 1.6% more for housing

	Manila	Rustenburg
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.10 ₱1,598.07	$41.62 ZAR704.42	+53.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$512.96 ₱30,246.98	$315.36 ZAR5,337.81	-38.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$251.74 ₱14,843.72	$344.02 ZAR5,823.07	+36.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$100.49 ₱5,925.44	$54.81 ZAR927.69	-45.5%
Average			+1.6%

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pay 45.5% less for childcare

	Manila	Rustenburg
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$138.58 ₱8,171.41	$106.07 ZAR1,795.45	-23.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,035.39 ₱1,004,491.60	$5,558.87 ZAR94,091.11	-67.4%
Average			-45.5%

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pay 25.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Manila	Rustenburg
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.46 ₱86.22	$1.43 ZAR24.26	-2.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.59 ₱152.56	$1.97 ZAR33.32	-23.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.27 ₱192.73	$2.58 ZAR43.67	-21.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.13 ₱2,484.39	$23.89 ZAR404.38	-43.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.48 ₱441.26	$4.59 ZAR77.64	-38.7%
Average			-25.8%

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pay 32.2% more for clothing

	Manila	Rustenburg
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.23 ₱2,902.69	$53.84 ZAR911.35	+9.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.70 ₱1,751.10	$41.31 ZAR699.21	+39.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.85 ₱4,767.52	$91.74 ZAR1,552.82	+13.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$49.70 ₱2,930.32	$82.87 ZAR1,402.76	+66.8%
Average			+32.2%

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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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