Cost of living comparison

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San Bernardino vs. Manila Cost of Living Summary

San Bernardino is 2.8 times more expensive than Manila.

Restaurants: pay 3.6 times more in San Bernardino
Groceries: pay 64.5% more in San Bernardino
Transportation: pay 2.2 times more in San Bernardino
Housing: pay 3.7 times more in San Bernardino
Childcare: pay 4.6 times more in San Bernardino
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.7 times more in San Bernardino
Clothing: pay 39.9% more in San Bernardino

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

San Bernardino vs. Manila Cost Breakdown

If you lived in San Bernardino instead of Manila, you would:

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pay 3.6 times more for restaurants

	Manila	San Bernardino
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.02 ₱353.05	$20.00	+232.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.30 ₱252.18	$15.00	+248.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 ₱56.95	$3.40	+250.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 ₱29.53	$2.00	+297.2%
Average			+257.1%

Manila vs. San Bernardino - Cost of restaurants

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pay 64.5% more for groceries

	Manila	San Bernardino
Bread 1 loaf	$1.33 ₱78.20	$4.17	+212.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.28 ₱250.71	$5.32	+24.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.32 ₱429.22	$4.15	-43.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.21 ₱129.78	$6.00	+170.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.28 ₱133.88	$6.00	+162.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.52 ₱88.87	$1.57	+3.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 ₱48.21	$0.77	-6.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.64 ₱95.97	$1.84	+12.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.02 ₱60.03	$2.53	+147.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.17 ₱68.60	$1.51	+29.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.37 ₱80.59	$1.32	-4.2%
Average			+64.5%

Manila vs. San Bernardino - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.2 times more for transportation

	Manila	San Bernardino
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.18 ₱245.08	$4.74	+13.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.76 ₱806.96	$58.50	+325.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,288.58 ₱1,482,795.87	$27,000.00	+6.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.92 ₱171.48	??
Average			+115.1%

Manila vs. San Bernardino - Cost of transportation

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pay 3.7 times more for housing

	Manila	San Bernardino
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.10 ₱1,589.12	$62.33	+130.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$512.96 ₱30,077.69	$1,937.50	+277.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$251.74 ₱14,760.64	$1,700.00	+575.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$100.49 ₱5,892.28	$181.62	+80.7%
Average			+265.9%

Manila vs. San Bernardino - Cost of housing

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pay 4.6 times more for childcare

	Manila	San Bernardino
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$138.58 ₱8,125.68	$1,206.00	+770.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,035.39 ₱998,869.80	$10,000.00	-41.3%
Average			+364.5%

Manila vs. San Bernardino - Cost of childcare

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pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports

	Manila	San Bernardino
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.46 ₱85.74	$7.00	+378.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.59 ₱151.71	$6.00	+131.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.27 ₱191.65	$11.00	+236.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.13 ₱2,470.49	$40.00	-5.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.48 ₱438.79	$15.10	+101.8%
Average			+168.8%

Manila vs. San Bernardino - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 39.9% more for clothing

	Manila	San Bernardino
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.23 ₱2,886.45	$54.27	+10.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.70 ₱1,741.30	$34.67	+16.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.85 ₱4,740.84	$102.33	+26.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$49.70 ₱2,913.92	$102.25	+105.8%
Average			+39.9%

Manila vs. San Bernardino - 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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