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Sioux Falls vs. Manila Cost of Living Summary

Sioux Falls is 2.3 times more expensive than Manila.

Restaurants: pay 2.7 times more in Sioux Falls
Groceries: pay 60.5% more in Sioux Falls
Transportation: pay 2.5 times more in Sioux Falls
Housing: pay 2.5 times more in Sioux Falls
Childcare: pay 2.8 times more in Sioux Falls
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.2 times more in Sioux Falls
Clothing: pay 47.2% more in Sioux Falls

The cost of childcare, restaurants, transportation, housing, entertainment and sports, and groceries in Sioux Falls are more expensive than in Manila. Notably, childcare, restaurants, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Sioux Falls.

Sioux Falls vs. Manila Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Sioux Falls instead of Manila, you would:

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pay 2.7 times more for restaurants

	Manila	Sioux Falls
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.02 ₱355.03	$12.00	+99.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.30 ₱253.60	$10.14	+135.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 ₱57.27	$2.71	+178.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 ₱29.69	$1.91	+279.6%
Average			+173.3%

Manila vs. Sioux Falls - Cost of restaurants

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pay 60.5% more for groceries

	Manila	Sioux Falls
Bread 1 loaf	$1.33 ₱78.64	$3.60	+170.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.28 ₱252.12	$6.33	+48.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.32 ₱431.63	$3.59	-51.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.21 ₱130.51	$4.28	+93.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.28 ₱134.63	$5.18	+126.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.52 ₱89.37	$2.10	+38.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 ₱48.49	$0.87	+5.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.64 ₱96.51	$1.87	+14.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.02 ₱60.36	$3.04	+197.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.17 ₱68.98	$1.13	-3.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.37 ₱81.04	$1.73	+25.9%
Average			+60.5%

Manila vs. Sioux Falls - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.5 times more for transportation

	Manila	Sioux Falls
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.18 ₱246.46	$2.97	-28.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.76 ₱811.51	$30.00	+118.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,288.58 ₱1,491,141.28	$35,637.10	+40.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.92 ₱172.44	$17.22	+488.9%
Average			+154.7%

Manila vs. Sioux Falls - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.5 times more for housing

	Manila	Sioux Falls
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.10 ₱1,598.07	$66.20	+144.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$512.96 ₱30,246.98	$1,265.00	+146.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$251.74 ₱14,843.72	$921.67	+266.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$100.49 ₱5,925.44	$157.05	+56.3%
Average			+153.3%

Manila vs. Sioux Falls - Cost of housing

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pay 2.8 times more for childcare

	Manila	Sioux Falls
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$138.58 ₱8,171.41	$725.00	+423.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,035.39 ₱1,004,491.60	$7,800.00	-54.2%
Average			+184.5%

Manila vs. Sioux Falls - Cost of childcare

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pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports

	Manila	Sioux Falls
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.46 ₱86.22	$5.50	+276.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.59 ₱152.56	$4.75	+83.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.27 ₱192.73	$9.25	+183.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.13 ₱2,484.39	$43.88	+4.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.48 ₱441.26	$11.12	+48.7%
Average			+119.1%

Manila vs. Sioux Falls - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 47.2% more for clothing

	Manila	Sioux Falls
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.23 ₱2,902.69	$37.00	-24.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.70 ₱1,751.10	$28.33	-4.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.85 ₱4,767.52	$114.83	+42.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$49.70 ₱2,930.32	$137.25	+176.2%
Average			+47.2%

Manila vs. Sioux Falls - 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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