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Manila vs. Red Deer Cost of Living Summary

Manila is 29.1% cheaper than Red Deer.

Restaurants: pay 58.5% less in Manila
Groceries: pay 10.0% less in Manila
Transportation: pay 34.1% less in Manila
Housing: pay 53.2% less in Manila
Childcare: pay 6.1% more in Manila
Entertainment and Sports: pay 39.9% less in Manila
Clothing: pay 13.9% less in Manila

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

Manila vs. Red Deer Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Manila instead of Red Deer, you would:

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pay 58.5% less for restaurants

	Red Deer	Manila
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.22 CA$23.73	$6.02 ₱355.94	-65.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.69 CA$13.35	$4.30 ₱254.24	-55.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.68 CA$2.32	$0.97 ₱57.42	-42.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.75 CA$2.41	$0.50 ₱29.77	-71.2%
Average			-58.5%

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pay 10.0% less for groceries

	Red Deer	Manila
Bread 1 loaf	$2.56 CA$3.53	$1.33 ₱78.84	-47.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.19 CA$7.15	$4.28 ₱252.76	-17.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.34 CA$8.73	$7.32 ₱432.73	+15.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.17 CA$4.37	$2.21 ₱130.84	-30.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.43 CA$7.48	$2.28 ₱134.98	-58.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.03 CA$2.80	$1.52 ₱89.60	-25.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.61 CA$0.84	$0.82 ₱48.61	+35.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.71 CA$2.35	$1.64 ₱96.75	-4.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.56 CA$2.15	$1.02 ₱60.52	-34.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.09 CA$1.50	$1.17 ₱69.16	+7.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.92 CA$1.27	$1.37 ₱81.25	+49.5%
Average			-10.0%

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pay 34.1% less for transportation

	Red Deer	Manila
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.72 CA$5.12	$4.18 ₱247.09	+12.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$52.92 CA$72.92	$13.76 ₱813.57	-74.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,382.26 CA$33,597.54	$25,288.58 ₱1,494,934.54	+3.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.60 CA$18.74	$2.92 ₱172.88	-78.5%
Average			-34.1%

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pay 53.2% less for housing

	Red Deer	Manila
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$63.09 CA$86.93	$27.10 ₱1,602.13	-57.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,060.84 CA$1,461.78	$512.96 ₱30,323.92	-51.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$973.53 CA$1,341.48	$251.74 ₱14,881.48	-74.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$143.49 CA$197.72	$100.49 ₱5,940.52	-30.0%
Average			-53.2%

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pay 6.1% more for childcare

	Red Deer	Manila
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$665.47 CA$916.98	$138.58 ₱8,192.20	-79.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,898.11 CA$12,261.15	$17,035.39 ₱1,007,046.89	+91.4%
Average			+6.1%

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pay 39.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Red Deer	Manila
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.02 CA$6.92	$1.46 ₱86.44	-70.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.68 CA$5.07	$2.59 ₱152.95	-29.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$14.35 CA$19.78	$3.27 ₱193.22	-77.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.84 CA$53.52	$42.13 ₱2,490.71	+8.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.76 CA$14.83	$7.48 ₱442.38	-30.5%
Average			-39.9%

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pay 13.9% less for clothing

	Red Deer	Manila
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.96 CA$68.84	$49.23 ₱2,910.08	-1.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.08 CA$46.96	$29.70 ₱1,755.55	-12.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$73.91 CA$101.85	$80.85 ₱4,779.65	+9.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$100.50 CA$138.49	$49.70 ₱2,937.78	-50.6%
Average			-13.9%

Red Deer vs. Manila - Cost of clothing

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