Cost of living comparison

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Spring Hill vs. Manila Cost of Living Summary

Spring Hill is 2.8 times more expensive than Manila.

Restaurants: pay 2.9 times more in Spring Hill
Groceries: pay 44.9% more in Spring Hill
Transportation: pay 2.7 times more in Spring Hill
Housing: pay 3.7 times more in Spring Hill
Childcare: pay 5.1 times more in Spring Hill
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.3 times more in Spring Hill
Clothing: pay 62.9% more in Spring Hill

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

Spring Hill vs. Manila Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Spring Hill instead of Manila, you would:

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pay 2.9 times more for restaurants

	Manila	Spring Hill
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.02 ₱355.94	$14.00	+132.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.30 ₱254.24	$10.00	+132.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 ₱57.42	$2.57	+164.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 ₱29.77	$2.07	+311.1%
Average			+185.2%

Manila vs. Spring Hill - Cost of restaurants

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pay 44.9% more for groceries

	Manila	Spring Hill
Bread 1 loaf	$1.33 ₱78.84	$3.42	+156.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.28 ₱252.76	$4.88	+14.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.32 ₱432.73	$3.99	-45.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.21 ₱130.84	$3.99	+80.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.28 ₱134.98	$3.97	+74.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.52 ₱89.60	$2.89	+90.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 ₱48.61	$0.63	-22.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.64 ₱96.75	$1.19	-27.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.02 ₱60.52	$2.39	+133.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.17 ₱69.16	$1.01	-14.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.37 ₱81.25	$2.11	+53.8%
Average			+44.9%

Manila vs. Spring Hill - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.7 times more for transportation

	Manila	Spring Hill
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.18 ₱247.09	$2.69	-35.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.76 ₱813.57	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,288.58 ₱1,494,934.54	$35,261.00	+39.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.92 ₱172.88	$17.43	+495.9%
Average			+166.6%

Manila vs. Spring Hill - Cost of transportation

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pay 3.7 times more for housing

	Manila	Spring Hill
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.10 ₱1,602.13	$56.23	+107.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$512.96 ₱30,323.92	$1,900.00	+270.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$251.74 ₱14,881.48	$1,800.00	+615.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$100.49 ₱5,940.52	$198.80	+97.8%
Average			+272.7%

Manila vs. Spring Hill - Cost of housing

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pay 5.1 times more for childcare

	Manila	Spring Hill
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$138.58 ₱8,192.20	$1,225.00	+784.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,035.39 ₱1,007,046.89	$24,250.00	+42.4%
Average			+413.2%

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pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports

	Manila	Spring Hill
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.46 ₱86.44	$4.00	+173.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.59 ₱152.95	$5.00	+93.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.27 ₱193.22	$9.86	+201.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.13 ₱2,490.71	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.48 ₱442.38	$12.00	+60.4%
Average			+132.2%

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pay 62.9% more for clothing

	Manila	Spring Hill
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.23 ₱2,910.08	$50.00	+1.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.70 ₱1,755.55	$60.00	+102.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.85 ₱4,779.65	$85.00	+5.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$49.70 ₱2,937.78	$120.80	+143.1%
Average			+62.9%

Manila vs. Spring Hill - 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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