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St. George's vs. Manila Cost of Living Summary

St. George's is 24.0% more expensive than Manila.

Restaurants: pay 2.0 times more in St. George's
Groceries: pay 10.5% more in St. George's
Transportation: pay 63.4% more in St. George's
Housing: pay 39.9% more in St. George's
Childcare: pay 73.1% less in St. George's
Entertainment and Sports: pay 20.7% more in St. George's
Clothing: pay 1.8% more in St. George's

The cost of restaurants, transportation, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, and clothing in St. George's are more expensive than in Manila. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in St. George's.

St. George's vs. Manila Cost Breakdown

If you lived in St. George's instead of Manila, you would:

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pay 2.0 times more for restaurants

	Manila	St. George's
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.02 ₱353.05	$7.40 EC$20.00	+22.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.30 ₱252.18	$8.33 EC$22.50	+93.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 ₱56.95	$1.85 EC$5.00	+90.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 ₱29.53	$1.57 EC$4.25	+212.3%
Average			+104.8%

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pay 10.5% more for groceries

	Manila	St. George's
Bread 1 loaf	$1.33 ₱78.20	$1.69 EC$4.57	+26.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.28 ₱250.71	$5.00 EC$13.52	+17.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.32 ₱429.22	$14.71 EC$39.75	+100.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.21 ₱129.78	$4.07 EC$11.00	+83.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.28 ₱133.88	$2.60 EC$7.04	+14.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.52 ₱88.87	$1.20 EC$3.25	-20.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 ₱48.21	$0.84 EC$2.27	+2.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.64 ₱95.97	$0.79 EC$2.13	-51.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.02 ₱60.03	$1.34 EC$3.63	+31.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.17 ₱68.60	$0.71 EC$1.91	-39.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.37 ₱80.59	$0.71 EC$1.91	-48.7%
Average			+10.5%

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pay 63.4% more for transportation

	Manila	St. George's
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.18 ₱245.08	$5.12 EC$13.85	+22.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.76 ₱806.96	$37.00 EC$100.00	+168.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,288.58 ₱1,482,795.87	$24,976.41 EC$67,500.00	-1.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.92 ₱171.48	??
Average			+63.4%

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pay 39.9% more for housing

	Manila	St. George's
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.10 ₱1,589.12	$46.87 EC$126.67	+72.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$512.96 ₱30,077.69	$579.70 EC$1,566.67	+13.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$251.74 ₱14,760.64	$289.85 EC$783.33	+15.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$100.49 ₱5,892.28	$159.51 EC$431.09	+58.7%
Average			+39.9%

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pay 73.1% less for childcare

	Manila	St. George's
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$138.58 ₱8,125.68	$55.50 EC$150.00	-59.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,035.39 ₱998,869.80	$2,331.13 EC$6,300.00	-86.3%
Average			-73.1%

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pay 20.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Manila	St. George's
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.46 ₱85.74	$2.04 EC$5.50	+39.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.59 ₱151.71	$4.44 EC$12.00	+71.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.27 ₱191.65	$1.85 EC$5.00	-43.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.13 ₱2,470.49	$37.00 EC$100.00	-12.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.48 ₱438.79	$11.10 EC$30.00	+48.3%
Average			+20.7%

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pay 1.8% more for clothing

	Manila	St. George's
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.23 ₱2,886.45	$25.90 EC$70.00	-47.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.70 ₱1,741.30	$44.40 EC$120.00	+49.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.85 ₱4,740.84	$42.55 EC$115.00	-47.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$49.70 ₱2,913.92	$75.85 EC$205.00	+52.6%
Average			+1.8%

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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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