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Sao Jose dos Campos vs. Manila Cost of Living Summary

Sao Jose dos Campos is 32.6% more expensive than Manila.

Restaurants: pay 62.5% more in Sao Jose dos Campos
Groceries: pay 19.2% less in Sao Jose dos Campos
Transportation: pay 2.1 times more in Sao Jose dos Campos
Housing: pay 20.9% less in Sao Jose dos Campos
Childcare: pay 51.1% more in Sao Jose dos Campos
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.6% less in Sao Jose dos Campos
Clothing: pay 48.4% more in Sao Jose dos Campos

The cost of transportation, restaurants, childcare, and clothing in Sao Jose dos Campos are more expensive than in Manila. Expenses including housing, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Sao Jose dos Campos. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Sao Jose dos Campos.

Sao Jose dos Campos vs. Manila Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Sao Jose dos Campos instead of Manila, you would:

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pay 62.5% more for restaurants

	Manila	Sao Jose dos Campos
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.02 ₱355.03	$6.52 R$35.47	+8.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.30 ₱253.60	$7.45 R$40.54	+73.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 ₱57.27	$1.60 R$8.72	+65.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 ₱29.69	$1.02 R$5.57	+103.5%
Average			+62.5%

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pay 19.2% less for groceries

	Manila	Sao Jose dos Campos
Bread 1 loaf	$1.33 ₱78.64	$1.68 R$9.12	+25.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.28 ₱252.12	$4.15 R$22.56	-3.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.32 ₱431.63	$4.48 R$24.38	-38.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.21 ₱130.51	$2.47 R$13.42	+11.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.28 ₱134.63	$1.82 R$9.89	-20.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.52 ₱89.37	$1.08 R$5.86	-28.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 ₱48.49	$0.85 R$4.63	+3.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.64 ₱96.51	$0.78 R$4.24	-52.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.02 ₱60.36	$0.88 R$4.80	-13.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.17 ₱68.98	$0.72 R$3.91	-38.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.37 ₱81.04	$0.61 R$3.29	-55.9%
Average			-19.2%

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

	Manila	Sao Jose dos Campos
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.18 ₱246.46	$4.04 R$21.98	-3.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.76 ₱811.51	$31.91 R$173.57	+131.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,288.58 ₱1,491,141.28	$24,223.72 R$131,762.49	-4.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.92 ₱172.44	$12.53 R$68.14	+328.4%
Average			+113.2%

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pay 20.9% less for housing

	Manila	Sao Jose dos Campos
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.10 ₱1,598.07	$17.89 R$97.30	-34.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$512.96 ₱30,246.98	$449.54 R$2,445.23	-12.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$251.74 ₱14,843.72	$327.42 R$1,780.98	+30.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$100.49 ₱5,925.44	$32.97 R$179.34	-67.2%
Average			-20.9%

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pay 51.1% more for childcare

	Manila	Sao Jose dos Campos
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$138.58 ₱8,171.41	$363.36 R$1,976.45	+162.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,035.39 ₱1,004,491.60	$6,834.87 R$37,177.58	-59.9%
Average			+51.1%

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pay 6.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Manila	Sao Jose dos Campos
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.46 ₱86.22	$2.33 R$12.67	+59.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.59 ₱152.56	$1.96 R$10.64	-24.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.27 ₱192.73	$2.80 R$15.20	-14.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.13 ₱2,484.39	$24.95 R$135.72	-40.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.48 ₱441.26	$6.52 R$35.47	-12.8%
Average			-6.6%

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pay 48.4% more for clothing

	Manila	Sao Jose dos Campos
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.23 ₱2,902.69	$66.50 R$361.70	+35.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.70 ₱1,751.10	$58.98 R$320.79	+98.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.85 ₱4,767.52	$88.99 R$484.03	+10.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$49.70 ₱2,930.32	$74.51 R$405.31	+49.9%
Average			+48.4%

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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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