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Manila vs. Taguig City Cost of Living Summary

Manila is 12.3% more expensive than Taguig City.

Restaurants: pay 23.4% more in Manila
Groceries: pay 33.9% more in Manila
Transportation: pay 0.5% more in Manila
Housing: pay 2.6% less in Manila
Childcare: pay 24.6% more in Manila
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.5% more in Manila
Clothing: pay 2.0% more in Manila

The cost of groceries, childcare, restaurants, entertainment and sports, clothing, and transportation in Manila are more expensive than in Taguig City.

Manila vs. Taguig City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Manila instead of Taguig City, you would:

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pay 23.4% more for restaurants

	Taguig City	Manila
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.30 ₱253.60	$6.02 ₱355.03	+40.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.44 ₱202.88	$4.30 ₱253.60	+25.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.82 ₱48.18	$0.97 ₱57.27	+18.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.46 ₱27.05	$0.50 ₱29.69	+9.8%
Average			+23.4%

Taguig City vs. Manila - Cost of restaurants

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pay 33.9% more for groceries

	Taguig City	Manila
Bread 1 loaf	$1.33 ₱78.64	$1.33 ₱78.64
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.17 ₱186.65	$4.28 ₱252.12	+35.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.32 ₱431.63	$7.32 ₱431.63
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.17 ₱127.86	$2.21 ₱130.51	+2.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.26 ₱133.43	$2.28 ₱134.63	+0.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.11 ₱65.34	$1.52 ₱89.37	+36.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 ₱48.49	$0.82 ₱48.49
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.38 ₱81.15	$1.64 ₱96.51	+18.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.52 ₱30.43	$1.02 ₱60.36	+98.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.81 ₱47.47	$1.17 ₱68.98	+45.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.37 ₱81.04	$1.37 ₱81.04
Average			+33.9%

Taguig City vs. Manila - Cost of groceries

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pay 0.5% more for transportation

	Taguig City	Manila
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.16 ₱245.27	$4.18 ₱246.46	+0.5%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$13.76 ₱811.51
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,288.58 ₱1,491,141.28	$25,288.58 ₱1,491,141.28
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.92 ₱172.44	$2.92 ₱172.44
Average			+0.5%

Taguig City vs. Manila - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.6% less for housing

	Taguig City	Manila
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.51 ₱1,445.49	$27.10 ₱1,598.07	+10.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$560.82 ₱33,068.85	$512.96 ₱30,246.98	-8.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$322.56 ₱19,019.66	$251.74 ₱14,843.72	-22.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$91.71 ₱5,407.88	$100.49 ₱5,925.44	+9.6%
Average			-2.6%

Taguig City vs. Manila - Cost of housing

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pay 24.6% more for childcare

	Taguig City	Manila
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$138.58 ₱8,171.41	$138.58 ₱8,171.41
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,676.48 ₱806,433.55	$17,035.39 ₱1,004,491.60	+24.6%
Average			+24.6%

Taguig City vs. Manila - Cost of childcare

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pay 4.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Taguig City	Manila
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.42 ₱83.69	$1.46 ₱86.22	+3.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.59 ₱152.56	$2.59 ₱152.56
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.10 ₱182.59	$3.27 ₱192.73	+5.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.86 ₱2,468.33	$42.13 ₱2,484.39	+0.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.88 ₱405.75	$7.48 ₱441.26	+8.7%
Average			+4.5%

Taguig City vs. Manila - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 2.0% more for clothing

	Taguig City	Manila
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$44.44 ₱2,620.49	$49.23 ₱2,902.69	+10.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.70 ₱1,751.10	$29.70 ₱1,751.10
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$71.68 ₱4,226.59	$80.85 ₱4,767.52	+12.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$60.21 ₱3,550.34	$49.70 ₱2,930.32	-17.5%
Average			+2.0%

Taguig City vs. Manila - Cost of clothing

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