Cost of living comparison

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Sosua vs. Manila Cost of Living Summary

Sosua is 44.1% more expensive than Manila.

Restaurants: pay 29.0% more in Sosua
Groceries: pay 19.3% less in Sosua
Transportation: pay 3.1 times more in Sosua
Housing: pay 13.6% more in Sosua
Childcare: pay 0.5% less in Sosua
Entertainment and Sports: pay 16.6% more in Sosua
Clothing: pay 58.0% more in Sosua

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

Sosua vs. Manila Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 29.0% more for restaurants

	Manila	Sosua
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.02 ₱355.94	$8.05 DOP514.03	+33.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.30 ₱254.24	$6.76 DOP431.79	+57.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 ₱57.42	$0.97 DOP62.11	+0.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 ₱29.77	$0.63 DOP40.09	+24.7%
Average			+29.0%

Manila vs. Sosua - Cost of restaurants

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pay 19.3% less for groceries

	Manila	Sosua
Bread 1 loaf	$1.33 ₱78.84	$1.50 DOP95.54	+12.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.28 ₱252.76	$3.66 DOP233.41	-14.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.32 ₱432.73	$5.00 DOP319.11	-31.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.21 ₱130.84	$1.78 DOP113.59	-19.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.28 ₱134.98	$2.47 DOP157.83	+8.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.52 ₱89.60	$1.12 DOP71.74	-25.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 ₱48.61	$0.35 DOP22.10	-57.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.64 ₱96.75	$1.27 DOP80.88	-22.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.02 ₱60.52	$0.83 DOP52.70	-19.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.17 ₱69.16	$1.00 DOP63.64	-14.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.37 ₱81.25	$1.01 DOP64.21	-26.8%
Average			-19.3%

Manila vs. Sosua - Cost of groceries

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pay 3.1 times more for transportation

	Manila	Sosua
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.18 ₱247.09	$4.69 DOP299.77	+12.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.76 ₱813.57	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,288.58 ₱1,494,934.54	$29,626.22 DOP1,891,634.45	+17.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.92 ₱172.88	$20.61 DOP1,315.92	+604.7%
Average			+211.4%

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pay 13.6% more for housing

	Manila	Sosua
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.10 ₱1,602.13	$34.89 DOP2,227.93	+28.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$512.96 ₱30,323.92	$443.27 DOP28,302.65	-13.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$251.74 ₱14,881.48	$455.90 DOP29,109.14	+81.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$100.49 ₱5,940.52	$58.69 DOP3,747.39	-41.6%
Average			+13.6%

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pay 0.5% less for childcare

	Manila	Sosua
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$138.58 ₱8,192.20	$225.42 DOP14,392.87	+62.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,035.39 ₱1,007,046.89	$6,164.01 DOP393,571.80	-63.8%
Average			-0.5%

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pay 16.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Manila	Sosua
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.46 ₱86.44	$2.42 DOP154.21	+65.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.59 ₱152.95	$2.36 DOP150.58	-8.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.27 ₱193.22	$5.64 DOP359.82	+72.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.13 ₱2,490.71	$24.15 DOP1,542.09	-42.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.48 ₱442.38	$7.25 DOP462.63	-3.2%
Average			+16.6%

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pay 58.0% more for clothing

	Manila	Sosua
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.23 ₱2,910.08	$58.49 DOP3,734.44	+18.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.70 ₱1,755.55	$48.04 DOP3,067.05	+61.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.85 ₱4,779.65	$87.54 DOP5,589.45	+8.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$49.70 ₱2,937.78	$120.75 DOP7,709.61	+143.0%
Average			+58.0%

Manila vs. Sosua - 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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