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Manila vs. Udon Thani Cost of Living Summary

Manila is 19.4% more expensive than Udon Thani.

Restaurants: pay 40.3% more in Manila
Groceries: pay 50.1% more in Manila
Transportation: pay 32.0% less in Manila
Housing: pay 86.7% more in Manila
Childcare: pay 2.8% more in Manila
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.5% less in Manila
Clothing: pay 10.3% less in Manila

The cost of housing, groceries, restaurants, and childcare in Manila are more expensive than in Udon Thani. Expenses including transportation, clothing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Manila. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Manila.

Manila vs. Udon Thani Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Manila instead of Udon Thani, you would:

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pay 40.3% more for restaurants

	Udon Thani	Manila
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.48 THB78.94	$6.02 ₱355.03	+142.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.85 THB345.35	$4.30 ₱253.60	-60.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.83 THB26.52	$0.97 ₱57.27	+16.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 THB9.87	$0.50 ₱29.69	+62.4%
Average			+40.3%

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pay 50.1% more for groceries

	Udon Thani	Manila
Bread 1 loaf	$1.37 THB43.70	$1.33 ₱78.64	-2.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.30 THB296.02	$4.28 ₱252.12	-54.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.05 THB256.23	$7.32 ₱431.63	-9.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.59 THB50.45	$2.21 ₱130.51	+39.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.09 THB34.69	$2.28 ₱134.63	+109.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.06 THB33.84	$1.52 ₱89.37	+42.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.45 THB14.32	$0.82 ₱48.49	+82.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.98 THB31.11	$1.64 ₱96.51	+67.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.84 THB26.85	$1.02 ₱60.36	+21.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 THB23.27	$1.17 ₱68.98	+59.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47 THB14.88	$1.37 ₱81.04	+193.8%
Average			+50.1%

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pay 32.0% less for transportation

	Udon Thani	Manila
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.77 THB151.78	$4.18 ₱246.46	-12.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.18 THB419.36	$13.76 ₱811.51	+4.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$43,643.10 THB1,388,567.52	$25,288.58 ₱1,491,141.28	-42.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.12 THB417.38	$2.92 ₱172.44	-77.7%
Average			-32.0%

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pay 86.7% more for housing

	Udon Thani	Manila
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$23.26 THB740.04	$27.10 ₱1,598.07	+16.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$206.02 THB6,554.67	$512.96 ₱30,246.98	+149.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$126.27 THB4,017.38	$251.74 ₱14,843.72	+99.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$55.30 THB1,759.30	$100.49 ₱5,925.44	+81.7%
Average			+86.7%

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pay 2.8% more for childcare

	Udon Thani	Manila
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$284.29 THB9,044.97	$138.58 ₱8,171.41	-51.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,854.56 THB345,353.44	$17,035.39 ₱1,004,491.60	+56.9%
Average			+2.8%

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pay 1.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Udon Thani	Manila
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.86 THB59.20	$1.46 ₱86.22	-21.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.60 THB50.98	$2.59 ₱152.56	+61.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.19 THB133.21	$3.27 ₱192.73	-21.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$78.31 THB2,491.48	$42.13 ₱2,484.39	-46.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.20 THB197.34	$7.48 ₱441.26	+20.6%
Average			-1.5%

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pay 10.3% less for clothing

	Udon Thani	Manila
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$36.60 THB1,164.33	$49.23 ₱2,902.69	+34.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$54.79 THB1,743.21	$29.70 ₱1,751.10	-45.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$72.88 THB2,318.80	$80.85 ₱4,767.52	+10.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$83.74 THB2,664.16	$49.70 ₱2,930.32	-40.7%
Average			-10.3%

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