Cost of living comparison

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Saint Petersburg vs. Manila Cost of Living Summary

Saint Petersburg is 41.8% more expensive than Manila.

Restaurants: pay 23.5% more in Saint Petersburg
Groceries: pay 24.7% less in Saint Petersburg
Transportation: pay 2.2 times more in Saint Petersburg
Housing: pay 12.6% more in Saint Petersburg
Childcare: pay 60.4% more in Saint Petersburg
Entertainment and Sports: pay 10.5% more in Saint Petersburg
Clothing: pay 89.2% more in Saint Petersburg

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

Saint Petersburg vs. Manila Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Saint Petersburg instead of Manila, you would:

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pay 23.5% more for restaurants

	Manila	Saint Petersburg
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.02 ₱355.94	$9.53 RUB759.29	+58.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.30 ₱254.24	$5.96 RUB474.55	+38.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 ₱57.42	$0.99 RUB79.09	+2.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 ₱29.77	$0.48 RUB38.07	-5.1%
Average			+23.5%

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pay 24.7% less for groceries

	Manila	Saint Petersburg
Bread 1 loaf	$1.33 ₱78.84	$0.84 RUB67.06	-36.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.28 ₱252.76	$5.68 RUB452.87	+32.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.32 ₱432.73	$4.33 RUB344.91	-40.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.21 ₱130.84	$1.66 RUB131.89	-25.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.28 ₱134.98	$2.29 RUB182.23	+0.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.52 ₱89.60	$0.79 RUB62.96	-47.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 ₱48.61	$0.77 RUB61.39	-6.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.64 ₱96.75	$0.81 RUB64.61	-50.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.02 ₱60.52	$1.49 RUB119.08	+46.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.17 ₱69.16	$0.42 RUB33.52	-64.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.37 ₱81.25	$0.28 RUB22.62	-79.3%
Average			-24.7%

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pay 2.2 times more for transportation

	Manila	Saint Petersburg
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.18 ₱247.09	$2.76 RUB219.93	-34.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.76 ₱813.57	$50.21 RUB4,000.49	+264.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,288.58 ₱1,494,934.54	$35,737.37 RUB2,847,323.71	+41.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.92 ₱172.88	$9.17 RUB730.81	+213.6%
Average			+121.4%

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pay 12.6% more for housing

	Manila	Saint Petersburg
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.10 ₱1,602.13	$7.63 RUB607.70	-71.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$512.96 ₱30,323.92	$783.62 RUB62,433.50	+52.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$251.74 ₱14,881.48	$441.53 RUB35,178.23	+75.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$100.49 ₱5,940.52	$94.44 RUB7,524.16	-6.0%
Average			+12.6%

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pay 60.4% more for childcare

	Manila	Saint Petersburg
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$138.58 ₱8,192.20	$373.01 RUB29,718.94	+169.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,035.39 ₱1,007,046.89	$8,803.31 RUB701,390.74	-48.3%
Average			+60.4%

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pay 10.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Manila	Saint Petersburg
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.46 ₱86.44	$2.98 RUB237.28	+103.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.59 ₱152.95	$2.43 RUB193.67	-6.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.27 ₱193.22	$2.78 RUB221.14	-15.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.13 ₱2,490.71	$39.87 RUB3,176.30	-5.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.48 ₱442.38	$5.65 RUB450.35	-24.5%
Average			+10.5%

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pay 89.2% more for clothing

	Manila	Saint Petersburg
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.23 ₱2,910.08	$93.20 RUB7,425.95	+89.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.70 ₱1,755.55	$48.79 RUB3,887.03	+64.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.85 ₱4,779.65	$115.24 RUB9,181.83	+42.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$49.70 ₱2,937.78	$129.44 RUB10,312.95	+160.5%
Average			+89.2%

Manila vs. Saint Petersburg - Cost of clothing

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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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