Cost of living comparison

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Tarlac City vs. Manila Cost of Living Summary

Tarlac City is 22.9% cheaper than Manila.

Restaurants: pay 35.5% less in Tarlac City
Groceries: pay 25.3% less in Tarlac City
Transportation: pay 11.4% less in Tarlac City
Housing: pay 43.1% less in Tarlac City
Childcare: pay 1.2% less in Tarlac City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 21.7% less in Tarlac City
Clothing: pay 22.1% less in Tarlac City

Expenses including housing, restaurants, groceries, clothing, entertainment and sports, and transportation are lower in Tarlac City.

Tarlac City vs. Manila Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Tarlac City instead of Manila, you would:

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pay 35.5% less for restaurants

	Manila	Tarlac City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.02 ₱352.72	$2.58 ₱151.17	-57.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.30 ₱251.95	$3.44 ₱201.56	-20.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 ₱56.90	$0.82 ₱47.87	-15.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 ₱29.50	$0.26 ₱15.12	-48.8%
Average			-35.5%

Manila vs. Tarlac City - Cost of restaurants

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pay 25.3% less for groceries

	Manila	Tarlac City
Bread 1 loaf	$1.33 ₱78.12	$1.45 ₱85.16	+9.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.28 ₱250.48	$4.30 ₱251.95	+0.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.32 ₱428.83	$5.97 ₱349.70	-18.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.21 ₱129.66	$1.97 ₱115.29	-11.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.28 ₱133.76	$1.40 ₱82.05	-38.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.52 ₱88.79	$1.28 ₱75.20	-15.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 ₱48.17	$0.70 ₱40.91	-15.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.64 ₱95.88	$0.93 ₱54.63	-43.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.02 ₱59.97	$0.66 ₱38.63	-35.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.17 ₱68.53	$0.62 ₱36.42	-46.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.37 ₱80.51	$0.50 ₱29.56	-63.3%
Average			-25.3%

Manila vs. Tarlac City - Cost of groceries

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pay 11.4% less for transportation

	Manila	Tarlac City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.18 ₱244.86	$4.16 ₱243.68	-0.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.76 ₱806.23	$7.74 ₱453.50	-43.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,288.58 ₱1,481,442.91	$27,507.78 ₱1,611,447.08	+8.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.92 ₱171.32	$2.63 ₱154.19	-10.0%
Average			-11.4%

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pay 43.1% less for housing

	Manila	Tarlac City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.10 ₱1,587.67	$24.51 ₱1,436.09	-9.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$512.96 ₱30,050.25	$124.72 ₱7,306.44	-75.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$251.74 ₱14,747.18	$98.92 ₱5,794.76	-60.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$100.49 ₱5,886.90	$73.87 ₱4,327.25	-26.5%
Average			-43.1%

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pay 1.2% less for childcare

	Manila	Tarlac City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$138.58 ₱8,118.26	$162.71 ₱9,531.96	+17.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,035.39 ₱997,958.39	$13,676.48 ₱801,188.51	-19.7%
Average			-1.2%

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pay 21.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Manila	Tarlac City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.46 ₱85.66	$0.95 ₱55.43	-35.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.59 ₱151.57	$1.55 ₱90.70	-40.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.27 ₱191.48	$2.75 ₱161.25	-15.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.13 ₱2,468.23	$43.01 ₱2,519.46	+2.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.48 ₱438.39	$6.02 ₱352.72	-19.5%
Average			-21.7%

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pay 22.1% less for clothing

	Manila	Tarlac City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.23 ₱2,883.81	$44.44 ₱2,603.44	-9.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.70 ₱1,739.71	$25.80 ₱1,511.68	-13.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.85 ₱4,736.51	$49.89 ₱2,922.57	-38.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$49.70 ₱2,911.26	$36.13 ₱2,116.35	-27.3%
Average			-22.1%

Manila vs. Tarlac City - 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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