Cost of living comparison

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Sari vs. Manila Cost of Living Summary

Sari is 32.2% cheaper than Manila.

Restaurants: pay 19.2% less in Sari
Groceries: pay 65.6% less in Sari
Transportation: pay 25.8% more in Sari
Housing: pay 42.6% less in Sari
Childcare: pay 79.6% less in Sari
Entertainment and Sports: pay 54.6% less in Sari
Clothing: pay 10.2% more in Sari

The cost of transportation and clothing in Sari are more expensive than in Manila. Expenses including childcare, groceries, entertainment and sports, housing, and restaurants are lower in Sari.

Sari vs. Manila Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Sari instead of Manila, you would:

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pay 19.2% less for restaurants

	Manila	Sari
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.02 ₱355.03	$3.80 IRR160,028	-36.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.30 ₱253.60	$4.50 IRR189,506	+4.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 ₱57.27	$0.47 IRR19,798	-51.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 ₱29.69	$0.54 IRR22,741	+7.2%
Average			-19.2%

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pay 65.6% less for groceries

	Manila	Sari
Bread 1 loaf	$1.33 ₱78.64	$0.54 IRR22,591	-59.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.28 ₱252.12	$1.89 IRR79,438	-55.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.32 ₱431.63	$2.35 IRR99,064	-67.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.21 ₱130.51	$1.11 IRR46,868	-49.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.28 ₱134.63	$1.37 IRR57,688	-40.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.52 ₱89.37	$0.18 IRR7,641	-88.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 ₱48.49	$0.42 IRR17,765	-48.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.64 ₱96.51	$0.38 IRR16,023	-76.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.02 ₱60.36	$0.29 IRR12,056	-72.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.17 ₱68.98	$0.24 IRR10,249	-79.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.37 ₱81.04	$0.23 IRR9,695	-83.2%
Average			-65.6%

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pay 25.8% more for transportation

	Manila	Sari
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.18 ₱246.46	$2.69 IRR113,076	-35.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.76 ₱811.51	$10.00 IRR421,125	-27.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,288.58 ₱1,491,141.28	$68,000.00 IRR2,863,650,000	+168.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.92 ₱172.44	$2.85 IRR120,021	-2.5%
Average			+25.8%

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pay 42.6% less for housing

	Manila	Sari
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.10 ₱1,598.07	$5.76 IRR242,422	-78.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$512.96 ₱30,246.98	$543.33 IRR22,881,125	+5.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$251.74 ₱14,843.72	$227.33 IRR9,573,575	-9.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$100.49 ₱5,925.44	$12.05 IRR507,532	-88.0%
Average			-42.6%

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pay 79.6% less for childcare

	Manila	Sari
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$138.58 ₱8,171.41	$50.00 IRR2,105,625	-63.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,035.39 ₱1,004,491.60	$800.00 IRR33,690,000	-95.3%
Average			-79.6%

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pay 54.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Manila	Sari
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.46 ₱86.22	$0.65 IRR27,373	-55.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.59 ₱152.56	$0.80 IRR33,690	-69.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.27 ₱192.73	$2.00 IRR84,225	-38.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.13 ₱2,484.39	$32.50 IRR1,368,656	-22.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.48 ₱441.26	$1.00 IRR42,112	-86.6%
Average			-54.6%

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pay 10.2% more for clothing

	Manila	Sari
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.23 ₱2,902.69	$25.24 IRR1,062,731	-48.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.70 ₱1,751.10	$30.76 IRR1,295,282	+3.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.85 ₱4,767.52	$117.65 IRR4,954,414	+45.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$49.70 ₱2,930.32	$69.84 IRR2,940,937	+40.5%
Average			+10.2%

Manila vs. Sari - 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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