Cost of living comparison

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San Sebastian vs. Manila Cost of Living Summary

San Sebastian is 2.0 times more expensive than Manila.

Restaurants: pay 2.9 times more in San Sebastian
Groceries: pay 10.6% more in San Sebastian
Transportation: pay 2.8 times more in San Sebastian
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in San Sebastian
Childcare: pay 2.0 times more in San Sebastian
Entertainment and Sports: pay 55.6% more in San Sebastian
Clothing: pay 61.4% more in San Sebastian

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

San Sebastian vs. Manila Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.9 times more for restaurants

	Manila	San Sebastian
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.02 ₱353.05	$17.52 €15.11	+191.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.30 ₱252.18	$9.34 €8.06	+117.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 ₱56.95	$2.92 €2.52	+200.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 ₱29.53	$1.81 €1.56	+259.5%
Average			+192.1%

Manila vs. San Sebastian - Cost of restaurants

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pay 10.6% more for groceries

	Manila	San Sebastian
Bread 1 loaf	$1.33 ₱78.20	$1.06 €0.91	-20.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.28 ₱250.71	$11.49 €9.90	+168.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.32 ₱429.22	$4.42 €3.81	-39.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.21 ₱129.78	$2.82 €2.43	+27.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.28 ₱133.88	$3.28 €2.83	+43.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.52 ₱88.87	$1.20 €1.04	-20.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 ₱48.21	$1.04 €0.90	+26.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.64 ₱95.97	$0.89 €0.77	-45.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.02 ₱60.03	$1.36 €1.17	+32.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.17 ₱68.60	$0.92 €0.79	-21.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.37 ₱80.59	$0.91 €0.79	-33.5%
Average			+10.6%

Manila vs. San Sebastian - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.8 times more for transportation

	Manila	San Sebastian
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.18 ₱245.08	$6.74 €5.81	+61.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.76 ₱806.96	$35.04 €30.22	+154.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,288.58 ₱1,482,795.87	$38,969.97 €33,604.86	+54.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.92 ₱171.48	$16.40 €14.14	+460.8%
Average			+182.7%

Manila vs. San Sebastian - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Manila	San Sebastian
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.10 ₱1,589.12	$34.81 €30.01	+28.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$512.96 ₱30,077.69	$1,306.69 €1,126.79	+154.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$251.74 ₱14,760.64	$884.33 €762.59	+251.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$100.49 ₱5,892.28	$105.90 €91.32	+5.4%
Average			+110.0%

Manila vs. San Sebastian - Cost of housing

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pay 2.0 times more for childcare

	Manila	San Sebastian
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$138.58 ₱8,125.68	$467.20 €402.88	+237.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,035.39 ₱998,869.80	$11,914.08 €10,273.83	-30.1%
Average			+103.5%

Manila vs. San Sebastian - Cost of childcare

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pay 55.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Manila	San Sebastian
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.46 ₱85.74	$3.50 €3.02	+139.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.59 ₱151.71	$2.26 €1.95	-12.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.27 ₱191.65	$6.42 €5.54	+96.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.13 ₱2,470.49	$54.73 €47.19	+29.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.48 ₱438.79	$9.34 €8.06	+24.9%
Average			+55.6%

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pay 61.4% more for clothing

	Manila	San Sebastian
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.23 ₱2,886.45	$113.88 €98.20	+131.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.70 ₱1,741.30	$36.50 €31.47	+22.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.85 ₱4,740.84	$90.52 €78.06	+12.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$49.70 ₱2,913.92	$89.06 €76.80	+79.2%
Average			+61.4%

Manila vs. San Sebastian - 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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