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Vanderbijlpark vs. Manila Cost of Living Summary

Vanderbijlpark is 8.7% more expensive than Manila.

Restaurants: pay 27.6% more in Vanderbijlpark
Groceries: pay 30.3% less in Vanderbijlpark
Transportation: pay 85.7% more in Vanderbijlpark
Housing: pay 6.0% more in Vanderbijlpark
Childcare: pay 39.8% less in Vanderbijlpark
Entertainment and Sports: pay 11.7% less in Vanderbijlpark
Clothing: pay 23.2% more in Vanderbijlpark

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

Vanderbijlpark vs. Manila Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 27.6% more for restaurants

	Manila	Vanderbijlpark
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.02 ₱355.03	$6.88 ZAR116.46	+14.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.30 ₱253.60	$5.02 ZAR84.92	+16.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 ₱57.27	$1.08 ZAR18.21	+10.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 ₱29.69	$0.85 ZAR14.35	+68.4%
Average			+27.6%

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pay 30.3% less for groceries

	Manila	Vanderbijlpark
Bread 1 loaf	$1.33 ₱78.64	$1.06 ZAR17.88	-20.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.28 ₱252.12	$3.34 ZAR56.61	-21.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.32 ₱431.63	$4.61 ZAR78.07	-37.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.21 ₱130.51	$2.41 ZAR40.76	+8.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.28 ₱134.63	$2.10 ZAR35.58	-7.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.52 ₱89.37	$0.76 ZAR12.81	-50.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 ₱48.49	$0.71 ZAR12.00	-13.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.64 ₱96.51	$0.75 ZAR12.63	-54.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.02 ₱60.36	$0.76 ZAR12.81	-26.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.17 ₱68.98	$0.59 ZAR10.04	-49.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.37 ₱81.04	$0.54 ZAR9.19	-60.5%
Average			-30.3%

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pay 85.7% more for transportation

	Manila	Vanderbijlpark
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.18 ₱246.46	$4.87 ZAR82.35	+16.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.76 ₱811.51	$45.87 ZAR776.41	+233.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,288.58 ₱1,491,141.28	$20,068.12 ZAR339,679.08	-20.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.92 ₱172.44	$6.25 ZAR105.79	+113.7%
Average			+85.7%

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pay 6.0% more for housing

	Manila	Vanderbijlpark
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.10 ₱1,598.07	$36.58 ZAR619.19	+35.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$512.96 ₱30,246.98	$344.02 ZAR5,823.07	-32.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$251.74 ₱14,843.72	$315.36 ZAR5,337.81	+25.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$100.49 ₱5,925.44	$97.15 ZAR1,644.34	-3.3%
Average			+6.0%

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pay 39.8% less for childcare

	Manila	Vanderbijlpark
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$138.58 ₱8,171.41	$157.68 ZAR2,668.91	+13.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,035.39 ₱1,004,491.60	$1,146.75 ZAR19,410.23	-93.3%
Average			-39.8%

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pay 11.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Manila	Vanderbijlpark
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.46 ₱86.22	$1.66 ZAR28.14	+13.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.59 ₱152.56	$2.10 ZAR35.59	-18.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.27 ₱192.73	$2.87 ZAR48.53	-12.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.13 ₱2,484.39	$30.58 ZAR517.61	-27.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.48 ₱441.26	$6.45 ZAR109.13	-13.8%
Average			-11.7%

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pay 23.2% more for clothing

	Manila	Vanderbijlpark
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.23 ₱2,902.69	$48.74 ZAR824.93	-1.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.70 ₱1,751.10	$32.96 ZAR557.95	+11.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.85 ₱4,767.52	$88.63 ZAR1,500.25	+9.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$49.70 ₱2,930.32	$86.01 ZAR1,455.77	+73.1%
Average			+23.2%

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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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