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Manila vs. Pouso Alegre Cost of Living Summary

Manila is 36.1% more expensive than Pouso Alegre.

Restaurants: pay 11.0% more in Manila
Groceries: pay 62.1% more in Manila
Transportation: pay 13.9% less in Manila
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Manila
Childcare: pay 36.8% more in Manila
Entertainment and Sports: pay 43.8% more in Manila
Clothing: pay 1.2% more in Manila

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

Manila vs. Pouso Alegre Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Manila instead of Pouso Alegre, you would:

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pay 11.0% more for restaurants

	Pouso Alegre	Manila
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.73 R$20.27	$6.02 ₱355.03	+61.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.96 R$32.43	$4.30 ₱253.60	-27.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.81 R$4.39	$0.97 ₱57.27	+20.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.56 R$3.04	$0.50 ₱29.69	-9.9%
Average			+11.0%

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pay 62.1% more for groceries

	Pouso Alegre	Manila
Bread 1 loaf	$1.16 R$6.33	$1.33 ₱78.64	+14.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.73 R$20.27	$4.28 ₱252.12	+14.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.17 R$17.27	$7.32 ₱431.63	+130.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.79 R$9.73	$2.21 ₱130.51	+23.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.61 R$8.74	$2.28 ₱134.63	+42.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.82 R$4.49	$1.52 ₱89.37	+83.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.51 R$2.76	$0.82 ₱48.49	+62.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.99 R$5.41	$1.64 ₱96.51	+64.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 R$3.98	$1.02 ₱60.36	+39.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.65 R$3.52	$1.17 ₱68.98	+80.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.61 R$3.29	$1.37 ₱81.04	+126.9%
Average			+62.1%

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pay 13.9% less for transportation

	Pouso Alegre	Manila
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.87 R$21.05	$4.18 ₱246.46	+8.0%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$13.76 ₱811.51
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,615.18 R$117,573.58	$25,288.58 ₱1,491,141.28	+17.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.76 R$47.64	$2.92 ₱172.44	-66.6%
Average			-13.9%

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Pouso Alegre	Manila
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$18.01 R$97.98	$27.10 ₱1,598.07	+50.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$223.61 R$1,216.28	$512.96 ₱30,246.98	+129.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$149.07 R$810.85	$251.74 ₱14,843.72	+68.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$33.77 R$183.66	$100.49 ₱5,925.44	+197.6%
Average			+111.6%

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pay 36.8% more for childcare

	Pouso Alegre	Manila
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$270.19 R$1,469.67	$138.58 ₱8,171.41	-48.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,664.69 R$41,691.32	$17,035.39 ₱1,004,491.60	+122.3%
Average			+36.8%

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pay 43.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Pouso Alegre	Manila
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.86 R$10.14	$1.46 ₱86.22	-21.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.93 R$10.47	$2.59 ₱152.56	+34.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.24 R$12.16	$3.27 ₱192.73	+46.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$18.63 R$101.36	$42.13 ₱2,484.39	+126.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.59 R$30.41	$7.48 ₱441.26	+33.9%
Average			+43.8%

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pay 1.2% more for clothing

	Pouso Alegre	Manila
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$48.71 R$264.97	$49.23 ₱2,902.69	+1.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$33.54 R$182.44	$29.70 ₱1,751.10	-11.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.54 R$405.43	$80.85 ₱4,767.52	+8.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$46.58 R$253.39	$49.70 ₱2,930.32	+6.7%
Average			+1.2%

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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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