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Manila vs. Samut Prakan Cost of Living Summary

Manila is 32.0% more expensive than Samut Prakan.

Restaurants: pay 42.8% more in Manila
Groceries: pay 66.6% more in Manila
Transportation: pay 7.8% less in Manila
Housing: pay 26.4% more in Manila
Childcare: pay 39.9% more in Manila
Entertainment and Sports: pay 10.5% more in Manila
Clothing: pay 45.9% more in Manila

The cost of groceries, clothing, restaurants, childcare, housing, and entertainment and sports in Manila are more expensive than in Samut Prakan.

Manila vs. Samut Prakan Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Manila instead of Samut Prakan, you would:

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pay 42.8% more for restaurants

	Samut Prakan	Manila
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.10 THB99.16	$6.02 ₱353.05	+94.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.74 THB247.40	$4.30 ₱252.18	-44.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 THB19.50	$0.97 ₱56.95	+59.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 THB9.92	$0.50 ₱29.53	+62.4%
Average			+42.8%

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pay 66.6% more for groceries

	Samut Prakan	Manila
Bread 1 loaf	$1.00 THB32.06	$1.33 ₱78.20	+33.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.20 THB198.32	$4.28 ₱250.71	-31.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.46 THB174.51	$7.32 ₱429.22	+34.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.86 THB59.49	$2.21 ₱129.78	+18.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.24 THB39.76	$2.28 ₱133.88	+83.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.84 THB26.99	$1.52 ₱88.87	+79.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.37 THB11.81	$0.82 ₱48.21	+122.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.81 THB25.86	$1.64 ₱95.97	+102.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.63 THB20.24	$1.02 ₱60.03	+61.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.79 THB25.19	$1.17 ₱68.60	+48.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.49 THB15.74	$1.37 ₱80.59	+179.1%
Average			+66.6%

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pay 7.8% less for transportation

	Samut Prakan	Manila
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.85 THB155.18	$4.18 ₱245.08	-13.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$31.01 THB991.58	$13.76 ₱806.96	-55.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$12,405.22 THB396,633.22	$25,288.58 ₱1,482,795.87	+103.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.53 THB272.69	$2.92 ₱171.48	-65.7%
Average			-7.8%

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pay 26.4% more for housing

	Samut Prakan	Manila
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.56 THB561.57	$27.10 ₱1,589.12	+54.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$496.21 THB15,865.33	$512.96 ₱30,077.69	+3.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$263.61 THB8,428.46	$251.74 ₱14,760.64	-4.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$65.89 THB2,106.84	$100.49 ₱5,892.28	+52.5%
Average			+26.4%

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pay 39.9% more for childcare

	Samut Prakan	Manila
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$387.66 THB12,394.79	$138.58 ₱8,125.68	-64.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,977.93 THB223,106.19	$17,035.39 ₱998,869.80	+144.1%
Average			+39.9%

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pay 10.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Samut Prakan	Manila
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.86 THB59.49	$1.46 ₱85.74	-21.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.34 THB42.97	$2.59 ₱151.71	+92.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.65 THB148.74	$3.27 ₱191.65	-29.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.52 THB1,487.37	$42.13 ₱2,470.49	-9.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.20 THB198.32	$7.48 ₱438.79	+20.6%
Average			+10.5%

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pay 45.9% more for clothing

	Samut Prakan	Manila
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$16.44 THB525.54	$49.23 ₱2,886.45	+199.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.11 THB1,090.74	$29.70 ₱1,741.30	-12.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.74 THB2,677.27	$80.85 ₱4,740.84	-3.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$49.62 THB1,586.53	$49.70 ₱2,913.92	+0.2%
Average			+45.9%

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