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Sao Paulo vs. Manila Cost of Living Summary

Sao Paulo is 41.6% more expensive than Manila.

Restaurants: pay 50.4% more in Sao Paulo
Groceries: pay 12.1% less in Sao Paulo
Transportation: pay 96.1% more in Sao Paulo
Housing: pay 4.9% more in Sao Paulo
Childcare: pay 2.2 times more in Sao Paulo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.6% more in Sao Paulo
Clothing: pay 30.6% more in Sao Paulo

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

Sao Paulo vs. Manila Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Sao Paulo instead of Manila, you would:

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pay 50.4% more for restaurants

	Manila	Sao Paulo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.02 ₱355.03	$7.83 R$42.57	+30.0%
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	$1.22 R$6.64	+25.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 ₱29.69	$0.87 R$4.73	+72.7%
Average			+50.4%

Manila vs. Sao Paulo - Cost of restaurants

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pay 12.1% less for groceries

	Manila	Sao Paulo
Bread 1 loaf	$1.33 ₱78.64	$1.91 R$10.39	+43.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.28 ₱252.12	$5.88 R$31.96	+37.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.32 ₱431.63	$3.98 R$21.63	-45.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.21 ₱130.51	$2.66 R$14.48	+20.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.28 ₱134.63	$2.09 R$11.35	-8.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.52 ₱89.37	$1.28 R$6.99	-15.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 ₱48.49	$0.85 R$4.65	+4.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.64 ₱96.51	$0.74 R$4.05	-54.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.02 ₱60.36	$0.88 R$4.80	-13.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.17 ₱68.98	$0.66 R$3.60	-43.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.37 ₱81.04	$0.59 R$3.20	-57.2%
Average			-12.1%

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pay 96.1% more for transportation

	Manila	Sao Paulo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.18 ₱246.46	$4.28 R$23.30	+2.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.76 ₱811.51	$46.58 R$253.39	+238.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,288.58 ₱1,491,141.28	$22,360.53 R$121,627.85	-11.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.92 ₱172.44	$7.45 R$40.54	+154.9%
Average			+96.1%

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pay 4.9% more for housing

	Manila	Sao Paulo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.10 ₱1,598.07	$20.82 R$113.24	-23.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$512.96 ₱30,246.98	$671.45 R$3,652.30	+30.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$251.74 ₱14,843.72	$417.23 R$2,269.46	+65.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$100.49 ₱5,925.44	$46.29 R$251.79	-53.9%
Average			+4.9%

Manila vs. Sao Paulo - Cost of housing

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pay 2.2 times more for childcare

	Manila	Sao Paulo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$138.58 ₱8,171.41	$484.48 R$2,635.27	+249.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,035.39 ₱1,004,491.60	$15,731.99 R$85,572.56	-7.7%
Average			+121.0%

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pay 0.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Manila	Sao Paulo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.46 ₱86.22	$2.24 R$12.16	+52.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.59 ₱152.56	$2.13 R$11.57	-17.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.27 ₱192.73	$2.63 R$14.32	-19.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.13 ₱2,484.39	$31.73 R$172.57	-24.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.48 ₱441.26	$8.39 R$45.61	+12.1%
Average			+0.6%

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pay 30.6% more for clothing

	Manila	Sao Paulo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.23 ₱2,902.69	$54.85 R$298.37	+11.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.70 ₱1,751.10	$45.57 R$247.86	+53.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.85 ₱4,767.52	$87.31 R$474.90	+8.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$49.70 ₱2,930.32	$74.26 R$403.92	+49.4%
Average			+30.6%

Manila vs. Sao Paulo - 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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