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Wagga Wagga vs. Manila Cost of Living Summary

Wagga Wagga is 2.8 times more expensive than Manila.

Restaurants: pay 2.9 times more in Wagga Wagga
Groceries: pay 27.9% more in Wagga Wagga
Transportation: pay 3.5 times more in Wagga Wagga
Housing: pay 77.7% more in Wagga Wagga
Childcare: pay 5.0 times more in Wagga Wagga
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.5 times more in Wagga Wagga
Clothing: pay 72.6% more in Wagga Wagga

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

Wagga Wagga vs. Manila Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.9 times more for restaurants

	Manila	Wagga Wagga
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.02 ₱355.94	$12.76 A$19.18	+111.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.30 ₱254.24	$9.81 A$14.75	+128.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 ₱57.42	$2.59 A$3.89	+166.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 ₱29.77	$2.24 A$3.37	+344.7%
Average			+187.8%

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pay 27.9% more for groceries

	Manila	Wagga Wagga
Bread 1 loaf	$1.33 ₱78.84	$2.71 A$4.07	+103.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.28 ₱252.76	$4.99 A$7.50	+16.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.32 ₱432.73	$5.50 A$8.27	-24.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.21 ₱130.84	$4.32 A$6.49	+95.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.28 ₱134.98	$2.97 A$4.46	+30.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.52 ₱89.60	$1.48 A$2.23	-2.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 ₱48.61	$1.35 A$2.03	+63.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.64 ₱96.75	$1.34 A$2.01	-18.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.02 ₱60.52	$1.86 A$2.80	+81.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.17 ₱69.16	$1.01 A$1.52	-13.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.37 ₱81.25	$1.04 A$1.57	-24.2%
Average			+27.9%

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pay 3.5 times more for transportation

	Manila	Wagga Wagga
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.18 ₱247.09	$4.23 A$6.37	+1.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.76 ₱813.57	$73.27 A$110.14	+432.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,288.58 ₱1,494,934.54	$29,060.36 A$43,686.64	+14.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.92 ₱172.88	$18.94 A$28.47	+547.6%
Average			+249.1%

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pay 77.7% more for housing

	Manila	Wagga Wagga
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.10 ₱1,602.13	$52.01 A$78.18	+91.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$512.96 ₱30,323.92	$850.43 A$1,278.45	+65.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$251.74 ₱14,881.48	$654.17 A$983.42	+159.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$100.49 ₱5,940.52	$93.55 A$140.63	-6.9%
Average			+77.7%

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pay 5.0 times more for childcare

	Manila	Wagga Wagga
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$138.58 ₱8,192.20	$1,278.26 A$1,921.61	+822.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,035.39 ₱1,007,046.89	$13,332.06 A$20,042.18	-21.7%
Average			+400.3%

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pay 3.5 times more for entertainment and sports

	Manila	Wagga Wagga
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.46 ₱86.44	$6.54 A$9.83	+347.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.59 ₱152.95	$3.41 A$5.12	+31.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.27 ₱193.22	$31.07 A$46.71	+850.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.13 ₱2,490.71	$26.17 A$39.34	-37.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.48 ₱442.38	$13.08 A$19.67	+74.8%
Average			+253.3%

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pay 72.6% more for clothing

	Manila	Wagga Wagga
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.23 ₱2,910.08	$69.44 A$104.39	+41.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.70 ₱1,755.55	$57.79 A$86.87	+94.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.85 ₱4,779.65	$94.12 A$141.49	+16.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$49.70 ₱2,937.78	$118.48 A$178.11	+138.4%
Average			+72.6%

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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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