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Manila vs. Santa Barbara Cost of Living Summary

Manila is 54.0% cheaper than Santa Barbara.

Restaurants: pay 72.5% less in Manila
Groceries: pay 31.8% less in Manila
Transportation: pay 45.9% less in Manila
Housing: pay 68.6% less in Manila
Childcare: pay 72.2% less in Manila
Entertainment and Sports: pay 57.7% less in Manila
Clothing: pay 29.0% less in Manila

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

Manila vs. Santa Barbara Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Manila instead of Santa Barbara, you would:

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pay 72.5% less for restaurants

	Santa Barbara	Manila
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$25.00	$6.02 ₱353.05	-75.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$15.00	$4.30 ₱252.18	-71.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.67	$0.97 ₱56.95	-63.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.42	$0.50 ₱29.53	-79.2%
Average			-72.5%

Santa Barbara vs. Manila - Cost of restaurants

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pay 31.8% less for groceries

	Santa Barbara	Manila
Bread 1 loaf	$4.40	$1.33 ₱78.20	-69.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$12.68	$4.28 ₱250.71	-66.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.25	$7.32 ₱429.22	+39.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.38	$2.21 ₱129.78	-58.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$8.38	$2.28 ₱133.88	-72.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.90	$1.52 ₱88.87	-47.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.74	$0.82 ₱48.21	+10.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.75	$1.64 ₱95.97	-6.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.48	$1.02 ₱60.03	-58.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.47	$1.17 ₱68.60	-20.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.36	$1.37 ₱80.59	+0.8%
Average			-31.8%

Santa Barbara vs. Manila - Cost of groceries

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pay 45.9% less for transportation

	Santa Barbara	Manila
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.73	$4.18 ₱245.08	-11.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$52.00	$13.76 ₱806.96	-73.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,500.00	$25,288.58 ₱1,482,795.87	-11.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$22.78	$2.92 ₱171.48	-87.2%
Average			-45.9%

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pay 68.6% less for housing

	Santa Barbara	Manila
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$74.25	$27.10 ₱1,589.12	-63.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,720.83	$512.96 ₱30,077.69	-81.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,538.89	$251.74 ₱14,760.64	-90.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$166.24	$100.49 ₱5,892.28	-39.6%
Average			-68.6%

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pay 72.2% less for childcare

	Santa Barbara	Manila
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,425.00	$138.58 ₱8,125.68	-90.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$37,000.00	$17,035.39 ₱998,869.80	-54.0%
Average			-72.2%

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pay 57.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Santa Barbara	Manila
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.00	$1.46 ₱85.74	-81.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$6.14	$2.59 ₱151.71	-57.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$11.82	$3.27 ₱191.65	-72.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$66.50	$42.13 ₱2,470.49	-36.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.50	$7.48 ₱438.79	-40.1%
Average			-57.7%

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pay 29.0% less for clothing

	Santa Barbara	Manila
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.00	$49.23 ₱2,886.45	-28.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.75	$29.70 ₱1,741.30	-27.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.00	$80.85 ₱4,740.84	+5.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$143.33	$49.70 ₱2,913.92	-65.3%
Average			-29.0%

Santa Barbara vs. Manila - Cost of clothing

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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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