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Manila vs. Palm Springs Cost of Living Summary

Manila is 35.4% cheaper than Palm Springs.

Restaurants: pay 66.4% less in Manila
Groceries: pay 35.3% less in Manila
Transportation: pay 44.6% less in Manila
Housing: pay 65.5% less in Manila
Childcare: pay 14.1% more in Manila
Entertainment and Sports: pay 42.5% less in Manila
Clothing: pay 7.9% less in Manila

Expenses including restaurants, housing, transportation, entertainment and sports, groceries, and clothing are lower in Manila.

Manila vs. Palm Springs Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Manila instead of Palm Springs, you would:

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pay 66.4% less for restaurants

	Palm Springs	Manila
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$28.00	$6.02 ₱353.05	-78.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.00	$4.30 ₱252.18	-57.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.67	$0.97 ₱56.95	-63.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.51	$0.50 ₱29.53	-66.6%
Average			-66.4%

Palm Springs vs. Manila - Cost of restaurants

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pay 35.3% less for groceries

	Palm Springs	Manila
Bread 1 loaf	$4.17	$1.33 ₱78.20	-68.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.00	$4.28 ₱250.71	-39.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.78	$7.32 ₱429.22	+53.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.63	$2.21 ₱129.78	-60.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.21	$2.28 ₱133.88	-63.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.23	$1.52 ₱88.87	-32.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.00	$0.82 ₱48.21	-17.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.50	$1.64 ₱95.97	-34.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.35	$1.02 ₱60.03	-56.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.95	$1.17 ₱68.60	-39.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.95	$1.37 ₱80.59	-29.4%
Average			-35.3%

Palm Springs vs. Manila - Cost of groceries

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pay 44.6% less for transportation

	Palm Springs	Manila
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.67	$4.18 ₱245.08	-10.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$34.00	$13.76 ₱806.96	-59.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,376.95	$25,288.58 ₱1,482,795.87	-24.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.36	$2.92 ₱171.48	-84.1%
Average			-44.6%

Palm Springs vs. Manila - Cost of transportation

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pay 65.5% less for housing

	Palm Springs	Manila
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$65.00	$27.10 ₱1,589.12	-58.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,921.17	$512.96 ₱30,077.69	-73.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,516.67	$251.74 ₱14,760.64	-83.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$189.35	$100.49 ₱5,892.28	-46.9%
Average			-65.5%

Palm Springs vs. Manila - Cost of housing

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pay 14.1% more for childcare

	Palm Springs	Manila
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$545.83	$138.58 ₱8,125.68	-74.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,400.00	$17,035.39 ₱998,869.80	+102.8%
Average			+14.1%

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pay 42.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Palm Springs	Manila
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.00	$1.46 ₱85.74	-70.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.80	$2.59 ₱151.71	-55.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$15.00	$3.27 ₱191.65	-78.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.50	$42.13 ₱2,470.49	+29.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.00	$7.48 ₱438.79	-37.6%
Average			-42.5%

Palm Springs vs. Manila - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 7.9% less for clothing

	Palm Springs	Manila
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$38.46	$49.23 ₱2,886.45	+28.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$32.17	$29.70 ₱1,741.30	-7.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$72.00	$80.85 ₱4,740.84	+12.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$139.17	$49.70 ₱2,913.92	-64.3%
Average			-7.9%

Palm Springs vs. Manila - Cost of clothing

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