Bandung vs Manila - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bandung	Manila
🚶 Cost of living one person	$545	$766
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1341	$2308
🏠 One person rent	$218	$361
🏘️ Family rent	$368	$961
🍽️ Food expenses	$193	$287
🚐 Transport expenses	$79.1	$49.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$251	$526
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	81	73
😀 Quality of life	40	65
🏙️ Population	2.88M	1.85M

The cost of living in Bandung is 29% less expensive than in Manila. Cities ranked 8276th and 6586th ($545 vs $766) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 5th in Indonesia and the Philippines, respectively. Check Indonesia vs the Philippines comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Bandung compared to 0.7 months in Manila. Bandung ranked 20th best city to live in Indonesia vs Manila ranked 3rd in the Philippines, while ranked 6910th and 4165th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bandung vs Manila

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	Bandung	Manila
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.59	$4.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.19	$24.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.05	$4.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.76	$2.02
☕ Cappuccino	$1.78	$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.48	$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$221	$412
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$158	$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$452	$1498
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$270	$648
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.8	$73.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.8	$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.4	$28.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.17%	7.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$874	$3093
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$412	$2849
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.31	$0.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28	$12.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.3	$3.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.77	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.01	$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.5	$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.07	$8.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$5.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.58	$8.81
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$3.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$2.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$3.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.17	$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20	$8.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.22	$3.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.62	$5.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.76	$3.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.92	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.63	$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.4	$37.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.91	$7.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.1	$16
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.09	$5.64
👖 Brand Jeans	$40.5	$36
👟 Brand Sneakers	$63.3	$74.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$109	$444
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7595	$13387

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Cities near Bandung

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.3 km or 5.1 mi	Cimahi	$500
71 km or 44 mi	Sukabumi	$563
82 km or 51 mi	Tasikmalaya	$373
93 km or 58 mi	Bogor	$513
101 km or 63 mi	Bekasi	$518
103 km or 64 mi	Depok	$385
113 km or 70 mi	Cirebon	$521
114 km or 71 mi	Jakarta	$701
116 km or 72 mi	Banjar	$490
119 km or 74 mi	South Tangerang	$536
134 km or 83 mi	Tangerang	$558
173 km or 108 mi	Tegal	$480
181 km or 113 mi	Cilacap	$474
182 km or 113 mi	Serang	$492
202 km or 125 mi	Cilegon	$488
233 km or 145 mi	Pekalongan	$471
306 km or 190 mi	Bandar Lampung	$374
315 km or 195 mi	Semarang	$493
323 km or 201 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
323 km or 201 mi	Metro	$432
327 km or 203 mi	Salatiga	$421
365 km or 227 mi	Surakarta	$417
443 km or 275 mi	Madiun	$486
500 km or 310 mi	Kediri	$464
521 km or 324 mi	Blitar	$453
538 km or 334 mi	Prabumulih	$417
539 km or 335 mi	Palembang	$395
540 km or 336 mi	Mojokerto	$505
556 km or 346 mi	Batu	$410
569 km or 353 mi	Malang	$365
572 km or 355 mi	Surabaya	$549
578 km or 359 mi	Pagar Alam	$458
594 km or 369 mi	Pasuruan	$510
629 km or 391 mi	Probolinggo	$614
661 km or 411 mi	Lubuklinggau	$466
684 km or 425 mi	Bengkulu	$500
740 km or 460 mi	Jambi	$458
795 km or 494 mi	Pontianak	$427
837 km or 520 mi	Bali	$1267
864 km or 537 mi	Denpasar	$497

Cities near Manila

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Pasay	$770
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Caloocan	$640
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Mandaluyong	$746
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Quezon	$706
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Malabon	$623
7.9 km or 4.9 mi	Makati	$901
8.8 km or 5.4 mi	Navotas	$732
12 km or 7.2 mi	Valenzuela	$506
12 km or 7.2 mi	Pasig	$670
12 km or 7.3 mi	Taguig	$780
15 km or 9 mi	Marikina	$546
15 km or 9.3 mi	Bacoor	$538
15 km or 9.3 mi	Paranaque	$621
15 km or 9.5 mi	Cainta	$704
16 km or 9.7 mi	Meycauayan	$577
16 km or 10 mi	Las Pinas	$589
19 km or 12 mi	Imus	$518
21 km or 13 mi	Antipolo	$535
25 km or 15 mi	Muntinlupa	$676
25 km or 16 mi	San Jose del Monte	$496
26 km or 16 mi	General Trias	$457
28 km or 17 mi	San Pedro	$575
28 km or 17 mi	Binangonan	$487
30 km or 19 mi	Dasmarinas	$400
31 km or 19 mi	Binan	$539
33 km or 20 mi	Malolos	$572
34 km or 21 mi	Santa Rosa	$508
37 km or 23 mi	Trece Martires	$515
39 km or 24 mi	Cabuyao	$545
47 km or 29 mi	Calamba	$486
58 km or 36 mi	San Fernando	$610
60 km or 37 mi	Tanauan	$508
61 km or 38 mi	Santo Tomas	$504
69 km or 43 mi	San Pablo	$427
74 km or 46 mi	Angeles	$613
75 km or 47 mi	Lipa	$398
79 km or 49 mi	Olongapo	$464
81 km or 50 mi	Mabalacat	$585
94 km or 59 mi	Batangas	$508
99 km or 61 mi	Cabanatuan	$372