Bangkok vs Manila - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bangkok	Manila
🚶 Cost of living one person	$994	$801
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2947	$2513
🏠 One person rent	$425	$377
🏘️ Family rent	$1110	$1086
🍽️ Food expenses	$301	$303
🚐 Transport expenses	$165	$49.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$723	$552
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	89	73
😀 Quality of life	74	65
🏙️ Population	5.68M	1.85M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 24% more expensive than in Manila. Cities ranked 5738th and 6428th ($994 vs $801) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Thailand and the Philippines, respectively. Check Thailand vs the Philippines comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Bangkok compared to 0.7 months in Manila. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Manila ranked 3rd in the Philippines, while ranked 1355th and 4217th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Manila

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	Bangkok	Manila
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.03	$4.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.2	$27.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.1	$4.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.16	$2.38
☕ Cappuccino	$2.89	$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.63	$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$568	$439
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$292	$225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1675	$1612
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$829	$764
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63	$79
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.3	$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.8	$29.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.22%	7.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5850	$3727
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2650	$2799
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.22	$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.3	$11.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.9	$3.71
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.99	$2.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.72	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.49	$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.8	$9.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$5.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$9.18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$3.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$2.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$3.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.27	$1.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.5	$9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.39	$3.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.56	$5.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.81	$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.98	$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.9	$40
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.39	$7.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.8	$17
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.51	$6.39
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.4	$35.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.9	$78.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$662	$504
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13758	$14739

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$759
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$787
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$786
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$739
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$613
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$664
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$564
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$769
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$758
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$800
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$773
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$676
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$703
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$564
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$674
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$570
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$633
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$697
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$533
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$559
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$630
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$608
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$806
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$564
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$763
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$612
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$555
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$754
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$745
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$561
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$1168
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$635
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$582
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$819
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$529
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$514
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$919
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$711
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$742
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$783

Cities near Manila

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Pasay	$650
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Caloocan	$668
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Mandaluyong	$770
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Quezon	$738
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Malabon	$593
7.9 km or 4.9 mi	Makati	$816
8.8 km or 5.4 mi	Navotas	$704
12 km or 7.2 mi	Valenzuela	$453
12 km or 7.2 mi	Pasig	$705
12 km or 7.3 mi	Taguig	$820
15 km or 9 mi	Marikina	$538
15 km or 9.3 mi	Bacoor	$564
15 km or 9.3 mi	Paranaque	$650
15 km or 9.5 mi	Cainta	$717
16 km or 9.7 mi	Meycauayan	$573
16 km or 10 mi	Las Pinas	$633
19 km or 12 mi	Imus	$614
21 km or 13 mi	Antipolo	$590
25 km or 15 mi	Muntinlupa	$725
25 km or 16 mi	San Jose del Monte	$570
26 km or 16 mi	General Trias	$602
28 km or 17 mi	San Pedro	$641
28 km or 17 mi	Binangonan	$558
30 km or 19 mi	Dasmarinas	$414
31 km or 19 mi	Binan	$579
33 km or 20 mi	Malolos	$668
34 km or 21 mi	Santa Rosa	$674
37 km or 23 mi	Trece Martires	$562
39 km or 24 mi	Cabuyao	$677
47 km or 29 mi	Calamba	$518
58 km or 36 mi	San Fernando	$632
60 km or 37 mi	Tanauan	$551
61 km or 38 mi	Santo Tomas	$547
69 km or 43 mi	San Pablo	$488
74 km or 46 mi	Angeles	$668
75 km or 47 mi	Lipa	$421
79 km or 49 mi	Olongapo	$507
81 km or 50 mi	Mabalacat	$627
94 km or 59 mi	Batangas	$554
99 km or 61 mi	Cabanatuan	$442