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Manila vs. Sungai Petani Cost of Living Summary

Manila is 58.8% more expensive than Sungai Petani.

Restaurants: pay 71.9% more in Manila
Groceries: pay 62.1% more in Manila
Transportation: pay 20.0% more in Manila
Housing: pay 2.4 times more in Manila
Childcare: pay 65.2% more in Manila
Entertainment and Sports: pay 51.0% more in Manila
Clothing: pay 0.2% less in Manila

The cost of housing, restaurants, childcare, groceries, entertainment and sports, and transportation in Manila are more expensive than in Sungai Petani. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Manila.

Manila vs. Sungai Petani Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Manila instead of Sungai Petani, you would:

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pay 71.9% more for restaurants

	Sungai Petani	Manila
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.55 MYR14.61	$6.02 ₱355.03	+69.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.27 MYR17.54	$4.30 ₱253.60	+0.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 MYR1.95	$0.97 ₱57.27	+104.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.24 MYR0.97	$0.50 ₱29.69	+112.5%
Average			+71.9%

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pay 62.1% more for groceries

	Sungai Petani	Manila
Bread 1 loaf	$0.71 MYR2.92	$1.33 ₱78.64	+87.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.70 MYR19.33	$4.28 ₱252.12	-9.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.04 MYR28.94	$7.32 ₱431.63	+4.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.08 MYR8.55	$2.21 ₱130.51	+6.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.61 MYR6.63	$2.28 ₱134.63	+41.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.06 MYR4.36	$1.52 ₱89.37	+42.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.70 MYR2.87	$0.82 ₱48.49	+17.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.13 MYR4.64	$1.64 ₱96.51	+45.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.65 MYR2.68	$1.02 ₱60.36	+56.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 MYR1.53	$1.17 ₱68.98	+214.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.50 MYR2.05	$1.37 ₱81.04	+175.7%
Average			+62.1%

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pay 20.0% more for transportation

	Sungai Petani	Manila
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.84 MYR7.56	$4.18 ₱246.46	+127.3%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$13.76 ₱811.51
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,767.77 MYR138,819.31	$25,288.58 ₱1,491,141.28	-25.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.07 MYR20.85	$2.92 ₱172.44	-42.3%
Average			+20.0%

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pay 2.4 times more for housing

	Sungai Petani	Manila
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.78 MYR126.52	$27.10 ₱1,598.07	-11.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	??	$512.96 ₱30,246.98
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	??	$251.74 ₱14,843.72
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$25.46 MYR104.65	$100.49 ₱5,925.44	+294.7%
Average			+141.4%

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pay 65.2% more for childcare

	Sungai Petani	Manila
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$239.34 MYR983.91	$138.58 ₱8,171.41	-42.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,250.00 MYR25,693.75	$17,035.39 ₱1,004,491.60	+172.6%
Average			+65.2%

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pay 51.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Sungai Petani	Manila
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.27 MYR17.54	$1.46 ₱86.22	-65.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.66 MYR6.82	$2.59 ₱152.56	+56.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.12 MYR16.95	$3.27 ₱192.73	-20.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$18.96 MYR77.93	$42.13 ₱2,484.39	+122.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$2.84 MYR11.69	$7.48 ₱441.26	+163.2%
Average			+51.0%

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pay 0.2% less for clothing

	Sungai Petani	Manila
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.09 MYR226.49	$49.23 ₱2,902.69	-10.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.03 MYR119.34	$29.70 ₱1,751.10	+2.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$71.09 MYR292.25	$80.85 ₱4,767.52	+13.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$53.02 MYR217.97	$49.70 ₱2,930.32	-6.3%
Average			-0.2%

Sungai Petani vs. Manila - Cost of clothing

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