Adelaide vs Manila - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Adelaide	Manila
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2180	$781
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5014	$2316
🏠 One person rent	$1283	$384
🏘️ Family rent	$2184	$949
🍽️ Food expenses	$571	$280
🚐 Transport expenses	$183	$47
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2875	$538
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	50	73
😀 Quality of life	92	65
🏙️ Population	1.3M	1.85M

The cost of living in Adelaide is 179% more expensive than in Manila. Cities ranked 1333rd and 6438th ($2180 vs $781) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 8th in Australia and the Philippines, respectively. Check Australia vs the Philippines comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Adelaide compared to 0.7 months in Manila. Adelaide ranked 5th best city to live in Australia vs Manila ranked 3rd in the Philippines, while ranked 75th and 4458th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Adelaide vs Manila

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	Adelaide	Manila
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.5	$4.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$44.7	$26.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.75	$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.79	$1.29
☕ Cappuccino	$3.93	$3.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.76	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1288	$456
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$977	$239
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2505	$1482
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1671	$641
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$182	$69.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$284	$108
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$61.5	$31.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.56%	7.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7770	$4033
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5055	$2881
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.18	$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.3	$10.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.8	$3.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.63	$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.75	$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.41	$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$7.35
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.27	$5.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$8.29
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$3.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.45	$2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$3.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.24	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.1	$8.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.27	$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.3	$2.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.25	$4.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.21	$3.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.11	$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.32	$1.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51	$40
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$6.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.5	$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.2	$6.42
👖 Brand Jeans	$91.4	$37.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$136	$75.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1383	$557
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11563	$14747

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Cities near Adelaide

Distance	City	Cost of living
253 km or 157 mi	Whyalla	$1888
337 km or 209 mi	Mildura	$1462
377 km or 235 mi	Mount Gambier	$1622
518 km or 322 mi	Warrnambool	$1639
551 km or 342 mi	Bendigo	$1317
555 km or 345 mi	Ballarat	$1327
618 km or 384 mi	Melton	$1708
623 km or 387 mi	Sunbury	$1746
627 km or 390 mi	Geelong	$1688
633 km or 393 mi	Tarneit	$1658
636 km or 395 mi	Shepparton	$1672
637 km or 396 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1673
655 km or 407 mi	Melbourne	$2356
658 km or 409 mi	South Yarra	$1702
683 km or 424 mi	Dandenong	$1693
686 km or 426 mi	Griffith	$1669
686 km or 426 mi	Frankston	$1707
694 km or 431 mi	Cranbourne	$1701
695 km or 432 mi	Berwick	$1716
709 km or 440 mi	Pakenham	$1719
797 km or 496 mi	Traralgon	$1707
800 km or 497 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1528
959 km or 596 mi	Canberra	$2604
971 km or 603 mi	Devonport	$1819
974 km or 605 mi	Dubbo	$1404
985 km or 612 mi	Orange	$1463
1016 km or 631 mi	Goulburn	$1723
1025 km or 637 mi	Bathurst	$1610
1040 km or 646 mi	Launceston	$1723
1125 km or 699 mi	Wollongong	$1430
1138 km or 707 mi	Blacktown	$1691
1143 km or 710 mi	Kellyville	$1903
1146 km or 712 mi	Parramatta	$2348
1162 km or 722 mi	Hobart	$2203
1163 km or 723 mi	Sydney	$2741
1173 km or 729 mi	Dee Why	$1998
1234 km or 767 mi	Newcastle	$1461
1318 km or 819 mi	Armidale	$1354
1330 km or 826 mi	Alice Springs	$1444
1387 km or 862 mi	Port Macquarie	$1688

Cities near Manila

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Pasay	$673
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Caloocan	$804
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Mandaluyong	$792
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Quezon	$759
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Malabon	$697
7.9 km or 4.9 mi	Makati	$842
8.8 km or 5.4 mi	Navotas	$738
12 km or 7.2 mi	Valenzuela	$491
12 km or 7.2 mi	Pasig	$817
12 km or 7.3 mi	Taguig	$860
15 km or 9 mi	Marikina	$519
15 km or 9.3 mi	Bacoor	$550
15 km or 9.3 mi	Paranaque	$640
15 km or 9.5 mi	Cainta	$682
16 km or 9.7 mi	Meycauayan	$592
16 km or 10 mi	Las Pinas	$590
19 km or 12 mi	Imus	$568
21 km or 13 mi	Antipolo	$534
25 km or 15 mi	Muntinlupa	$681
25 km or 16 mi	San Jose del Monte	$496
26 km or 16 mi	General Trias	$523
28 km or 17 mi	San Pedro	$577
28 km or 17 mi	Binangonan	$497
30 km or 19 mi	Dasmarinas	$441
31 km or 19 mi	Binan	$511
33 km or 20 mi	Malolos	$610
34 km or 21 mi	Santa Rosa	$619
37 km or 23 mi	Trece Martires	$540
39 km or 24 mi	Cabuyao	$584
47 km or 29 mi	Calamba	$483
58 km or 36 mi	San Fernando	$596
60 km or 37 mi	Tanauan	$529
61 km or 38 mi	Santo Tomas	$522
69 km or 43 mi	San Pablo	$419
74 km or 46 mi	Angeles	$660
75 km or 47 mi	Lipa	$476
79 km or 49 mi	Olongapo	$490
81 km or 50 mi	Mabalacat	$614
94 km or 59 mi	Batangas	$519
99 km or 61 mi	Cabanatuan	$371