Cost of living comparison

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Sunshine Coast vs. Manila Cost of Living Summary

Sunshine Coast is 2.1 times more expensive than Manila.

Restaurants: pay 2.9 times more in Sunshine Coast
Groceries: pay 16.6% more in Sunshine Coast
Transportation: pay 2.4 times more in Sunshine Coast
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Sunshine Coast
Childcare: pay 27.2% more in Sunshine Coast
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.2 times more in Sunshine Coast
Clothing: pay 47.0% more in Sunshine Coast

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

Sunshine Coast vs. Manila Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Sunshine Coast instead of Manila, you would:

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pay 2.9 times more for restaurants

	Manila	Sunshine Coast
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.02 ₱352.72	$14.72 A$22.24	+144.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.30 ₱251.95	$8.93 A$13.49	+107.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 ₱56.90	$2.18 A$3.30	+125.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 ₱29.50	$2.34 A$3.53	+363.9%
Average			+185.2%

Manila vs. Sunshine Coast - Cost of restaurants

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pay 16.6% more for groceries

	Manila	Sunshine Coast
Bread 1 loaf	$1.33 ₱78.12	$1.86 A$2.81	+39.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.28 ₱250.48	$3.78 A$5.71	-11.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.32 ₱428.83	$4.77 A$7.20	-34.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.21 ₱129.66	$4.34 A$6.56	+96.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.28 ₱133.76	$4.04 A$6.10	+76.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.52 ₱88.79	$1.23 A$1.86	-19.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 ₱48.17	$1.07 A$1.61	+29.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.64 ₱95.88	$1.62 A$2.45	-0.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.02 ₱59.97	$1.78 A$2.68	+73.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.17 ₱68.53	$0.88 A$1.33	-24.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.37 ₱80.51	$0.79 A$1.20	-42.2%
Average			+16.6%

Manila vs. Sunshine Coast - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.4 times more for transportation

	Manila	Sunshine Coast
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.18 ₱244.86	$4.40 A$6.64	+5.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.76 ₱806.23	$37.61 A$56.84	+173.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,288.58 ₱1,481,442.91	$29,060.36 A$43,911.22	+14.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.92 ₱171.32	$14.01 A$21.17	+379.1%
Average			+143.1%

Manila vs. Sunshine Coast - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Manila	Sunshine Coast
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.10 ₱1,587.67	$44.16 A$66.72	+62.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$512.96 ₱30,050.25	$1,103.92 A$1,668.06	+115.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$251.74 ₱14,747.18	$945.28 A$1,428.35	+275.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$100.49 ₱5,886.90	$100.05 A$151.18	-0.4%
Average			+113.3%

Manila vs. Sunshine Coast - Cost of housing

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pay 27.2% more for childcare

	Manila	Sunshine Coast
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$138.58 ₱8,118.26	$294.38 A$444.82	+112.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,035.39 ₱997,958.39	$7,156.66 A$10,813.96	-58.0%
Average			+27.2%

Manila vs. Sunshine Coast - Cost of childcare

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pay 3.2 times more for entertainment and sports

	Manila	Sunshine Coast
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.46 ₱85.66	$6.54 A$9.88	+347.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.59 ₱151.57	$3.50 A$5.30	+35.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.27 ₱191.48	$23.55 A$35.59	+620.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.13 ₱2,468.23	$49.88 A$75.37	+18.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.48 ₱438.39	$13.08 A$19.77	+74.8%
Average			+219.3%

Manila vs. Sunshine Coast - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 47.0% more for clothing

	Manila	Sunshine Coast
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.23 ₱2,883.81	$60.51 A$91.43	+22.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.70 ₱1,739.71	$48.28 A$72.95	+62.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.85 ₱4,736.51	$90.28 A$136.41	+11.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$49.70 ₱2,911.26	$94.86 A$143.33	+90.9%
Average			+47.0%

Manila vs. Sunshine Coast - 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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