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Vitoria vs. Manila Cost of Living Summary

Vitoria is 28.7% more expensive than Manila.

Restaurants: pay 30.9% more in Vitoria
Groceries: pay 31.2% less in Vitoria
Transportation: pay 84.4% more in Vitoria
Housing: pay 30.5% less in Vitoria
Childcare: pay 2.1 times more in Vitoria
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.9% less in Vitoria
Clothing: pay 34.6% more in Vitoria

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

Vitoria vs. Manila Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 30.9% more for restaurants

	Manila	Vitoria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.02 ₱355.94	$5.22 R$28.28	-13.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.30 ₱254.24	$6.52 R$35.34	+51.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 ₱57.42	$1.27 R$6.90	+31.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 ₱29.77	$0.78 R$4.21	+54.2%
Average			+30.9%

Manila vs. Vitoria - Cost of restaurants

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pay 31.2% less for groceries

	Manila	Vitoria
Bread 1 loaf	$1.33 ₱78.84	$1.70 R$9.20	+27.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.28 ₱252.76	$3.93 R$21.28	-8.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.32 ₱432.73	$3.35 R$18.14	-54.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.21 ₱130.84	$1.56 R$8.44	-29.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.28 ₱134.98	$1.80 R$9.73	-21.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.52 ₱89.60	$1.14 R$6.17	-24.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 ₱48.61	$0.61 R$3.28	-26.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.64 ₱96.75	$0.55 R$2.96	-66.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.02 ₱60.52	$0.72 R$3.89	-29.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.17 ₱69.16	$0.53 R$2.86	-54.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.37 ₱81.25	$0.63 R$3.39	-54.5%
Average			-31.2%

Manila vs. Vitoria - Cost of groceries

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pay 84.4% more for transportation

	Manila	Vitoria
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.18 ₱247.09	$4.19 R$22.68	+0.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.76 ₱813.57	$39.13 R$212.07	+184.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,288.58 ₱1,494,934.54	$27,717.74 R$150,213.50	+9.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.92 ₱172.88	$7.12 R$38.58	+143.4%
Average			+84.4%

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pay 30.5% less for housing

	Manila	Vitoria
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.10 ₱1,602.13	$16.77 R$90.89	-38.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$512.96 ₱30,323.92	$288.82 R$1,565.25	-43.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$251.74 ₱14,881.48	$232.92 R$1,262.30	-7.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$100.49 ₱5,940.52	$67.83 R$367.61	-32.5%
Average			-30.5%

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pay 2.1 times more for childcare

	Manila	Vitoria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$138.58 ₱8,192.20	$442.55 R$2,398.37	+219.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,035.39 ₱1,007,046.89	$18,633.77 R$100,983.86	+9.4%
Average			+114.4%

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pay 1.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Manila	Vitoria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.46 ₱86.44	$2.33 R$12.62	+59.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.59 ₱152.95	$1.75 R$9.47	-32.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.27 ₱193.22	$2.80 R$15.15	-14.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.13 ₱2,490.71	$27.82 R$150.75	-34.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.48 ₱442.38	$8.39 R$45.44	+12.1%
Average			-1.9%

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pay 34.6% more for clothing

	Manila	Vitoria
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.23 ₱2,910.08	$47.17 R$255.66	-4.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.70 ₱1,755.55	$53.53 R$290.08	+80.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.85 ₱4,779.65	$93.91 R$508.96	+16.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$49.70 ₱2,937.78	$72.67 R$393.84	+46.2%
Average			+34.6%

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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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