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Manila vs. Marikina Cost of Living Summary

Manila is 28.8% more expensive than Marikina.

Restaurants: pay 41.2% more in Manila
Groceries: pay 2.6% more in Manila
Transportation: pay 3.1% less in Manila
Housing: pay 2.0 times more in Manila
Childcare: pay 36.5% more in Manila
Entertainment and Sports: pay 15.4% more in Manila
Clothing: pay 3.9% more in Manila

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

Manila vs. Marikina Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 41.2% more for restaurants

	Marikina	Manila
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.44 ₱207.73	$6.02 ₱363.72	+75.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.44 ₱207.73	$4.30 ₱259.80	+25.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.69 ₱41.55	$0.97 ₱58.67	+41.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.41 ₱24.67	$0.50 ₱30.42	+23.3%
Average			+41.2%

Marikina vs. Manila - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.6% more for groceries

	Marikina	Manila
Bread 1 loaf	$1.31 ₱79.11	$1.33 ₱80.56	+1.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.89 ₱235.00	$4.28 ₱258.29	+9.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.20 ₱495.41	$7.32 ₱442.20	-10.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.27 ₱137.10	$2.21 ₱133.71	-2.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.15 ₱130.03	$2.28 ₱137.93	+6.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.17 ₱70.67	$1.52 ₱91.56	+29.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.91 ₱55.22	$0.82 ₱49.67	-10.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.17 ₱70.53	$1.64 ₱98.87	+40.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.97 ₱58.89	$1.02 ₱61.84	+5.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.48 ₱89.28	$1.17 ₱70.67	-20.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.72 ₱103.65	$1.37 ₱83.02	-19.9%
Average			+2.6%

Marikina vs. Manila - Cost of groceries

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pay 3.1% less for transportation

	Marikina	Manila
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.12 ₱248.84	$4.18 ₱252.49	+1.5%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$13.76 ₱831.36
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,669.06 ₱2M	$25,288.58 ₱2M	-22.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.61 ₱157.88	$2.92 ₱176.66	+11.9%
Average			-3.1%

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pay 2.0 times more for housing

	Marikina	Manila
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$25.78 ₱1,557.49	$27.10 ₱1,637.17	+5.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$171.94 ₱10,386.70	$512.96 ₱30,987.18	+198.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$85.97 ₱5,193.35	$251.74 ₱15,206.98	+192.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$81.81 ₱4,942.17	$100.49 ₱6,070.45	+22.8%
Average			+104.8%

Marikina vs. Manila - Cost of housing

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pay 36.5% more for childcare

	Marikina	Manila
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$312.36 ₱18,869.17	$138.58 ₱8,371.38	-55.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,450.84 ₱450K	$17,035.39 ₱1M	+128.6%
Average			+36.5%

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pay 15.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Marikina	Manila
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.03 ₱62.32	$1.46 ₱88.33	+41.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.58 ₱155.80	$2.59 ₱156.30	+0.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.68 ₱162.03	$3.27 ₱197.45	+21.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.41 ₱2,440.87	$42.13 ₱2,545.19	+4.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.88 ₱415.47	$7.48 ₱452.05	+8.8%
Average			+15.4%

Marikina vs. Manila - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 3.9% more for clothing

	Marikina	Manila
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$61.47 ₱3,712.98	$49.23 ₱2,973.73	-19.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.39 ₱2,077.34	$29.70 ₱1,793.95	-13.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.37 ₱4,674.01	$80.85 ₱4,884.19	+4.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$34.39 ₱2,077.34	$49.70 ₱3,002.03	+44.5%
Average			+3.9%

Marikina vs. Manila - 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: April 2026

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