Cost of Living Comparison Between Zamboanga and Manila Cost of Living Comparison Between Zamboanga and Manila

🙂 Solo nomad: Zamboanga is 4% cheaper than Manila without rent, and 21.9% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Zamboanga is 19.3% cheaper than Manila without rent, and 32.9% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$1.54 ₱91.4

$5.43 ₱323

-71.64%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$9.82 ₱584

$26.41 ₱1,569

-62.82%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$2.67 ₱159

$4.39 ₱261

-39.18%

Cappuccino

$1.81 ₱107

$2.71 ₱161

-33.21%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.98 ₱58.0

$0.98 ₱58.5

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.45 ₱26.75

$0.53 ₱31.76

-15.09%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.20 ₱71.5

$1.55 ₱91.9

-22.58%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.67 ₱99.0

$2.69 ₱160

-37.92%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.03 ₱121

$1.95 ₱116

4.10%

White Bread (500g)

$1.64 ₱97.7

$1.39 ₱82.9

17.99%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.24 ₱73.6

$1.05 ₱62.2

18.10%

Eggs

$1.63 ₱97.1

$2.09 ₱124

-22.01%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$11.41 ₱678

$9.35 ₱555

22.03%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.41 ₱262

$5.14 ₱305

-14.20%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$3.57 ₱212

$8.64 ₱513

-58.68%

Apples (1kg)

$3.52 ₱209

Banana (1kg)

$1.35 ₱80.1

$1.83 ₱109

-26.23%

Oranges (1kg)

$4.18 ₱248

$3.68 ₱218

13.59%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.70 ₱160

$2.51 ₱149

7.57%

Potato (1kg)

$1.33 ₱78.8

$2.69 ₱160

-50.56%

Onion (1kg)

$2.77 ₱165

$3.04 ₱181

-8.88%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.96 ₱56.9

$2.02 ₱120

-52.48%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.53 ₱31.36

$0.66 ₱38.94

-19.70%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.15 ₱187

$3.31 ₱197

-4.83%

Wine (Bottle)

$4.56 ₱271

$10.17 ₱604

-55.16%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.43 ₱84.9

$1.51 ₱89.7

-5.30%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.20 ₱131

$2.12 ₱126

3.77%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.22 ₱13.01

$0.52 ₱30.98

-57.69%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$12.14 ₱722

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.87 ₱52.0

$0.93 ₱55.4

-6.45%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.22 ₱13.00

$0.25 ₱14.68

-12.00%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$2.19 ₱130

$2.15 ₱128

1.86%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.20 ₱71.6

$1.12 ₱66.5

7.14%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$26.1K ₱1.5M

$26.2K ₱1.6M

-0.59%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$20.4K ₱1.2M

$23.1K ₱1.4M

-11.37%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$167 ₱9,899

$136 ₱8,099

22.22%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$47.94 ₱2,849

$22.02 ₱1,308

117.71%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$53.8 ₱3,199

$27.89 ₱1,658

93.01%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$40.37 ₱2,399

$41.36 ₱2,458

-2.39%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$4.49 ₱267

$6.83 ₱406

-34.26%

Cinema Ticket

$7.00 ₱416

$6.62 ₱394

5.74%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$53.0 ₱3,150

$361 ₱21.4K

-85.31%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$1,228 ₱73.0K

$11.6K ₱689.6K

-89.42%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$24.88 ₱1,479

$46.96 ₱2,791

-47.02%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$26.32 ₱1,564

$35.44 ₱2,106

-25.73%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$87.3 ₱5,191

$82.2 ₱4,885

6.25%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$62.8 ₱3,733

$46.02 ₱2,735

36.48%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$141 ₱8,374

$492 ₱29.3K

-71.38%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$70.7 ₱4,201

$270 ₱16.1K

-73.86%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$373 ₱22.2K

$1,730 ₱102.8K

-78.44%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$140 ₱8,334

$631 ₱37.5K

-77.79%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,755 ₱104.3K

$4,426 ₱263.0K

-60.34%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$905 ₱53.8K

$2,635 ₱156.6K

-65.64%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$202 ₱12.0K

$488 ₱29.0K

-58.54%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

7.52

59.57%

CityCost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Zamboanga: January 12, 2026

Last update for Manila: January 13, 2026

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