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San Pedro Sula vs. Manila Cost of Living Summary

San Pedro Sula is 36.5% more expensive than Manila.

Restaurants: pay 63.4% more in San Pedro Sula
Groceries: pay 0.3% less in San Pedro Sula
Transportation: pay 2.7 times more in San Pedro Sula
Housing: pay 27.1% more in San Pedro Sula
Childcare: pay 38.8% less in San Pedro Sula
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.4% less in San Pedro Sula
Clothing: pay 34.9% more in San Pedro Sula

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

San Pedro Sula vs. Manila Cost Breakdown

If you lived in San Pedro Sula instead of Manila, you would:

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pay 63.4% more for restaurants

	Manila	San Pedro Sula
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.02 ₱352.72	$7.62 HNL200.71	+26.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.30 ₱251.95	$8.46 HNL222.89	+96.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 ₱56.90	$1.28 HNL33.64	+31.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 ₱29.50	$1.00 HNL26.42	+99.1%
Average			+63.4%

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pay 0.3% less for groceries

	Manila	San Pedro Sula
Bread 1 loaf	$1.33 ₱78.12	$2.01 HNL53.01	+50.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.28 ₱250.48	$4.45 HNL117.36	+4.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.32 ₱428.83	$5.75 HNL151.40	-21.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.21 ₱129.66	$2.41 HNL63.62	+9.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.28 ₱133.76	$3.08 HNL81.16	+34.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.52 ₱88.79	$1.63 HNL42.90	+7.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 ₱48.17	$0.57 HNL14.95	-31.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.64 ₱95.88	$1.51 HNL39.76	-7.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.02 ₱59.97	$0.77 HNL20.32	-24.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.17 ₱68.53	$1.13 HNL29.82	-3.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.37 ₱80.51	$1.08 HNL28.55	-21.1%
Average			-0.3%

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pay 2.7 times more for transportation

	Manila	San Pedro Sula
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.18 ₱244.86	$3.88 HNL102.27	-7.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.76 ₱806.23	$36.57 HNL963.39	+165.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,288.58 ₱1,481,442.91	$23,518.42 HNL619,626.60	-7.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.92 ₱171.32	$18.66 HNL491.73	+538.2%
Average			+172.5%

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pay 27.1% more for housing

	Manila	San Pedro Sula
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.10 ₱1,587.67	$43.70 HNL1,151.33	+61.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$512.96 ₱30,050.25	$505.90 HNL13,328.67	-1.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$251.74 ₱14,747.18	$377.34 HNL9,941.61	+49.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$100.49 ₱5,886.90	$99.26 HNL2,615.23	-1.2%
Average			+27.1%

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pay 38.8% less for childcare

	Manila	San Pedro Sula
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$138.58 ₱8,118.26	$143.47 HNL3,779.99	+3.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,035.39 ₱997,958.39	$3,222.37 HNL84,897.86	-81.1%
Average			-38.8%

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pay 3.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Manila	San Pedro Sula
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.46 ₱85.66	$1.90 HNL50.18	+30.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.59 ₱151.57	$2.38 HNL62.82	-7.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.27 ₱191.48	$3.05 HNL80.28	-6.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.13 ₱2,468.23	$38.41 HNL1,012.05	-8.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.48 ₱438.39	$5.70 HNL150.17	-23.8%
Average			-3.4%

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pay 34.9% more for clothing

	Manila	San Pedro Sula
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.23 ₱2,883.81	$75.05 HNL1,977.23	+52.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.70 ₱1,739.71	$40.66 HNL1,071.15	+36.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.85 ₱4,736.51	$78.83 HNL2,076.92	-2.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$49.70 ₱2,911.26	$75.79 HNL1,996.71	+52.5%
Average			+34.9%

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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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