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Sankt Poelten vs. Manila Cost of Living Summary

Sankt Poelten is 2.5 times more expensive than Manila.

Restaurants: pay 3.6 times more in Sankt Poelten
Groceries: pay 52.7% more in Sankt Poelten
Transportation: pay 4.0 times more in Sankt Poelten
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Sankt Poelten
Childcare: pay 75.5% more in Sankt Poelten
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.5 times more in Sankt Poelten
Clothing: pay 2.2 times more in Sankt Poelten

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

Sankt Poelten vs. Manila Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Sankt Poelten instead of Manila, you would:

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pay 3.6 times more for restaurants

	Manila	Sankt Poelten
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.02 ₱355.52	$11.68 €10.05	+94.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.30 ₱253.94	$12.26 €10.56	+185.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 ₱57.35	$4.19 €3.60	+331.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 ₱29.73	$2.64 €2.27	+423.8%
Average			+258.5%

Manila vs. Sankt Poelten - Cost of restaurants

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pay 52.7% more for groceries

	Manila	Sankt Poelten
Bread 1 loaf	$1.33 ₱78.74	$2.45 €2.11	+83.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.28 ₱252.46	$10.13 €8.72	+136.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.32 ₱432.22	$6.41 €5.52	-12.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.21 ₱130.69	$4.87 €4.19	+120.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.28 ₱134.82	$6.63 €5.70	+190.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.52 ₱89.50	$1.34 €1.16	-11.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 ₱48.55	$1.20 €1.03	+45.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.64 ₱96.64	$1.47 €1.27	-10.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.02 ₱60.45	$1.86 €1.60	+81.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.17 ₱69.08	$0.99 €0.85	-15.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.37 ₱81.15	$0.98 €0.84	-28.9%
Average			+52.7%

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pay 4.0 times more for transportation

	Manila	Sankt Poelten
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.18 ₱246.80	$6.69 €5.76	+60.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.76 ₱812.61	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,288.58 ₱1M	$30,938.49 €26,632.07	+22.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.92 ₱172.68	$27.21 €23.42	+830.5%
Average			+304.3%

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Manila	Sankt Poelten
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.10 ₱1,600.23	$37.68 €32.44	+39.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$512.96 ₱30,288.01	$759.16 €653.49	+48.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$251.74 ₱14,863.86	$642.36 €552.95	+155.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$100.49 ₱5,933.48	$319.26 €274.82	+217.7%
Average			+115.0%

Manila vs. Sankt Poelten - Cost of housing

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pay 75.5% more for childcare

	Manila	Sankt Poelten
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$138.58 ₱8,182.49	$434.81 €374.29	+213.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,035.39 ₱1M	$6,327.23 €5,446.52	-62.9%
Average			+75.5%

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pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports

	Manila	Sankt Poelten
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.46 ₱86.34	$5.84 €5.03	+299.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.59 ₱152.77	$4.45 €3.83	+71.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.27 ₱192.99	$7.83 €6.74	+139.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.13 ₱2,487.76	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.48 ₱441.85	$14.02 €12.06	+87.3%
Average			+149.5%

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pay 2.2 times more for clothing

	Manila	Sankt Poelten
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.23 ₱2,906.63	$105.81 €91.09	+115.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.70 ₱1,753.48	$44.94 €38.69	+51.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.85 ₱4,773.99	$105.76 €91.04	+30.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$49.70 ₱2,934.30	$183.56 €158.01	+269.4%
Average			+116.6%

Manila vs. Sankt Poelten - 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: March 2026

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