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Manila vs. Saint Helier Cost of Living Summary

Manila is 57.6% cheaper than Saint Helier.

Restaurants: pay 74.2% less in Manila
Groceries: pay 29.1% less in Manila
Transportation: pay 58.9% less in Manila
Housing: pay 64.3% less in Manila
Childcare: pay 55.4% less in Manila
Entertainment and Sports: pay 62.2% less in Manila
Clothing: pay 59.3% less in Manila

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

Manila vs. Saint Helier Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Manila instead of Saint Helier, you would:

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pay 74.2% less for restaurants

	Saint Helier	Manila
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$45.20 £34.08	$5.12 ₱290.00	-88.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.33 £7.79	$4.26 ₱241.66	-58.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.83 £2.14	$0.87 ₱49.49	-69.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.50 £1.89	$0.49 ₱27.86	-80.4%
Average			-74.2%

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pay 29.1% less for groceries

	Saint Helier	Manila
Bread 1 loaf	$2.30 £1.73	$1.35 ₱76.64	-41.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.33 £4.02	$5.30 ₱300.68	-0.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.84 £5.91	$6.79 ₱385.12	-13.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.37 £4.05	$2.08 ₱117.84	-61.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.67 £4.28	$2.42 ₱137.15	-57.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.89 £1.42	$1.52 ₱86.27	-19.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.39 £1.05	$0.80 ₱45.57	-42.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.85 £1.39	$1.52 ₱86.29	-17.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.83 £1.38	$0.98 ₱55.37	-46.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.57 £1.18	$1.20 ₱68.09	-23.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.44 £1.09	$1.48 ₱84.19	+2.9%
Average			-29.1%

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pay 58.9% less for transportation

	Saint Helier	Manila
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.93 £5.98	$4.14 ₱234.78	-47.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$67.16 £50.63	$9.93 ₱562.88	-85.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,768.06 £20,932.75	$25,575.45 ₱1,449,987.11	-7.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$51.51 £38.83	$2.67 ₱151.28	-94.8%
Average			-58.9%

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pay 64.3% less for housing

	Saint Helier	Manila
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$72.54 £54.68	$28.80 ₱1,633.08	-60.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,808.15 £1,363.06	$468.88 ₱26,583.05	-74.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,715.90 £1,293.52	$234.44 ₱13,291.55	-86.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$167.51 £126.28	$106.33 ₱6,028.32	-36.5%
Average			-64.3%

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pay 55.4% less for childcare

	Saint Helier	Manila
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,324.77 £1,752.51	$482.52 ₱27,356.42	-79.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$20,664.60 £15,577.86	$14,127.39 ₱800,945.26	-31.6%
Average			-55.4%

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pay 62.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Saint Helier	Manila
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.75 £5.84	$1.36 ₱77.33	-82.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.95 £3.73	$2.70 ₱152.91	-45.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$15.50 £11.68	$3.07 ₱174.00	-80.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$74.05 £55.82	$40.61 ₱2,302.40	-45.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$18.08 £13.63	$7.67 ₱435.00	-57.6%
Average			-62.2%

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pay 59.3% less for clothing

	Saint Helier	Manila
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$100.09 £75.46	$33.31 ₱1,888.63	-66.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$69.31 £52.25	$26.60 ₱1,507.89	-61.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$121.08 £91.28	$74.03 ₱4,196.83	-38.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$202.34 £152.53	$60.89 ₱3,452.21	-69.9%
Average			-59.3%

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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 2025

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