Auckland vs Manila - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Auckland	Manila
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2156	$821
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4802	$2009
🏠 One person rent	$1242	$400
🏘️ Family rent	$1967	$679
🍽️ Food expenses	$543	$295
🚐 Transport expenses	$242	$49
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3398	$347
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	32	77
😀 Quality of life	89	65
🏙️ Population	1.47M	1.9M

The cost of living in Auckland is 163% more expensive than in Manila. Cities ranked 1604th and 6679th ($2156 vs $821) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th in New Zealand and the Philippines, respectively. Check New Zealand vs the Philippines comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Auckland compared to 0.4 months in Manila. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Manila ranked 3rd in the Philippines, while ranked 240th and 5265th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Auckland vs Manila

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	Auckland	Manila
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.5	$5.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.5	$26.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.86	$4.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.14	$1.67
☕ Cappuccino	$3.63	$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.35	$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1205	$492
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1071	$250
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2099	$872
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1689	$451
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.7	$75.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.2	$26.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.07%	7.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7507	$4309
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5316	$2679
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$0.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$131	$13.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$3.32
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.63	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.03	$1.36
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.66	$2.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.91	$8.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$5.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$7.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$3.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$3.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$2.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$2.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.3	$3.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$5.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.16	$3.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.7	$44.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$7.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$6.35
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.6	$51.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$80
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$988	$160
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15607	$14540

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Cities near Auckland

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Waitakere	$1778
17 km or 11 mi	Manukau	$1646
28 km or 18 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1782
40 km or 25 mi	Pukekohe	$1527
113 km or 70 mi	Hamilton	$1474
132 km or 82 mi	Whangarei	$1261
154 km or 96 mi	Tauranga	$1740
193 km or 120 mi	Rotorua	$1393
234 km or 146 mi	Taupo	$1523
253 km or 157 mi	New Plymouth	$1304
344 km or 214 mi	Whanganui	$1528
347 km or 216 mi	Napier	$1605
348 km or 217 mi	Gisborne	$1696
359 km or 223 mi	Hastings	$1518
396 km or 246 mi	Palmerston North	$1458
453 km or 281 mi	Paraparaumu	$1741
464 km or 288 mi	Masterton	$1359
476 km or 296 mi	Porirua	$1788
477 km or 296 mi	Upper Hutt	$1803
486 km or 302 mi	Lower Hutt	$1920
494 km or 307 mi	Wellington	$2037
512 km or 318 mi	Nelson	$1533
524 km or 326 mi	Blenheim	$1325
765 km or 475 mi	Christchurch	$1787
891 km or 553 mi	Timaru	$1894
995 km or 618 mi	Wanaka	$1623
1044 km or 649 mi	Queenstown	$2303
1064 km or 661 mi	Dunedin	$1579
1190 km or 740 mi	Invercargill	$1318
1809 km or 1124 mi	Noumea	$1928
1821 km or 1131 mi	Dumbea	$1865
1826 km or 1135 mi	Paita	$1865
1997 km or 1241 mi	Mua	$1033
1997 km or 1241 mi	Nukualofa	$1035
2097 km or 1303 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
2112 km or 1312 mi	Suva	$879
2120 km or 1317 mi	Nasinu	$857
2129 km or 1323 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
2134 km or 1326 mi	Nadi	$1039
2140 km or 1330 mi	Newcastle	$1997

Cities near Manila

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Pasay	$804
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Caloocan	$574
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Mandaluyong	$755
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Quezon	$697
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Malabon	$657
7.9 km or 4.9 mi	Makati	$1066
8.8 km or 5.4 mi	Navotas	$701
12 km or 7.2 mi	Valenzuela	$458
12 km or 7.2 mi	Pasig	$609
12 km or 7.3 mi	Taguig	$868
15 km or 9 mi	Marikina	$584
15 km or 9.3 mi	Bacoor	$549
15 km or 9.3 mi	Paranaque	$660
15 km or 9.5 mi	Cainta	$733
16 km or 9.7 mi	Meycauayan	$587
16 km or 10 mi	Las Pinas	$605
19 km or 12 mi	Imus	$524
21 km or 13 mi	Antipolo	$544
25 km or 15 mi	Muntinlupa	$683
25 km or 16 mi	San Jose del Monte	$504
26 km or 16 mi	General Trias	$501
28 km or 17 mi	San Pedro	$597
28 km or 17 mi	Binangonan	$507
30 km or 19 mi	Dasmarinas	$416
31 km or 19 mi	Binan	$589
33 km or 20 mi	Malolos	$626
34 km or 21 mi	Santa Rosa	$549
37 km or 23 mi	Trece Martires	$538
39 km or 24 mi	Cabuyao	$584
47 km or 29 mi	Calamba	$496
58 km or 36 mi	San Fernando	$603
60 km or 37 mi	Tanauan	$539
61 km or 38 mi	Santo Tomas	$534
69 km or 43 mi	San Pablo	$463
74 km or 46 mi	Angeles	$636
75 km or 47 mi	Lipa	$420
79 km or 49 mi	Olongapo	$476
81 km or 50 mi	Mabalacat	$609
94 km or 59 mi	Batangas	$530
99 km or 61 mi	Cabanatuan	$434