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Zielona Gora vs. Manila Cost of Living Summary

Zielona Gora is 56.9% more expensive than Manila.

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in Zielona Gora
Groceries: pay 28.4% less in Zielona Gora
Transportation: pay 94.8% more in Zielona Gora
Housing: pay 36.4% more in Zielona Gora
Childcare: pay 82.2% more in Zielona Gora
Entertainment and Sports: pay 33.0% more in Zielona Gora
Clothing: pay 67.8% more in Zielona Gora

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

Zielona Gora vs. Manila Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Zielona Gora instead of Manila, you would:

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

	Manila	Zielona Gora
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.02 ₱355.94	$9.57 PLN34.50	+58.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.30 ₱254.24	$7.79 PLN28.09	+81.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 ₱57.42	$1.78 PLN6.41	+83.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 ₱29.77	$1.64 PLN5.91	+225.8%
Average			+112.2%

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pay 28.4% less for groceries

	Manila	Zielona Gora
Bread 1 loaf	$1.33 ₱78.84	$1.16 PLN4.19	-12.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.28 ₱252.76	$4.78 PLN17.25	+11.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.32 ₱432.73	$4.03 PLN14.53	-44.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.21 ₱130.84	$3.03 PLN10.93	+37.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.28 ₱134.98	$2.11 PLN7.60	-7.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.52 ₱89.60	$0.45 PLN1.61	-70.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 ₱48.61	$0.68 PLN2.46	-17.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.64 ₱96.75	$0.77 PLN2.79	-52.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.02 ₱60.52	$0.74 PLN2.68	-27.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.17 ₱69.16	$0.37 PLN1.34	-68.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.37 ₱81.25	$0.56 PLN2.01	-59.4%
Average			-28.4%

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pay 94.8% more for transportation

	Manila	Zielona Gora
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.18 ₱247.09	$6.59 PLN23.75	+57.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.76 ₱813.57	$25.82 PLN93.06	+87.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,288.58 ₱1,494,934.54	$34,064.62 PLN122,804.37	+34.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.92 ₱172.88	$8.75 PLN31.54	+199.2%
Average			+94.8%

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pay 36.4% more for housing

	Manila	Zielona Gora
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.10 ₱1,602.13	$16.40 PLN59.14	-39.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$512.96 ₱30,323.92	$546.83 PLN1,971.34	+6.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$251.74 ₱14,881.48	$546.83 PLN1,971.34	+117.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$100.49 ₱5,940.52	$162.04 PLN584.15	+61.2%
Average			+36.4%

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pay 82.2% more for childcare

	Manila	Zielona Gora
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$138.58 ₱8,192.20	$460.70 PLN1,660.85	+232.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,035.39 ₱1,007,046.89	$5,468.28 PLN19,713.36	-67.9%
Average			+82.2%

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pay 33.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Manila	Zielona Gora
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.46 ₱86.44	$3.01 PLN10.84	+105.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.59 ₱152.95	$2.92 PLN10.51	+12.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.27 ₱193.22	$5.13 PLN18.48	+56.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.13 ₱2,490.71	$39.19 PLN141.28	-7.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.48 ₱442.38	$7.25 PLN26.12	-3.2%
Average			+33.0%

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pay 67.8% more for clothing

	Manila	Zielona Gora
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.23 ₱2,910.08	$95.69 PLN344.98	+94.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.70 ₱1,755.55	$37.94 PLN136.76	+27.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.85 ₱4,779.65	$82.02 PLN295.70	+1.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$49.70 ₱2,937.78	$123.04 PLN443.55	+147.6%
Average			+67.8%

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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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