Bangkok vs Manila - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bangkok	Manila
🚶 Cost of living one person	$941	$766
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2857	$2308
🏠 One person rent	$416	$361
🏘️ Family rent	$1154	$961
🍽️ Food expenses	$276	$287
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$49.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$753	$526
😷 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 23% more expensive than in Manila. Cities ranked 5822nd and 6586th ($941 vs $766) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Thailand and the Philippines, respectively. Check Thailand vs the Philippines comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 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 1221st and 4165th 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	$2.97	$4.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.9	$24.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.91	$4.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.69	$2.02
☕ Cappuccino	$2.5	$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$576	$412
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$291	$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1879	$1498
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$853	$648
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.9	$73.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81	$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.7	$28.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.06%	7.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5781	$3093
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2619	$2849
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.18	$0.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.8	$12.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.5	$3.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.33	$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.19	$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$8.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$5.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.99	$8.81
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$2.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$3.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$2.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$3.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.3	$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18	$8.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.22	$3.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.46	$5.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.63	$3.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.7	$37.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.38	$7.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40	$16
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$5.64
👖 Brand Jeans	$53	$36
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$74.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$579	$444
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13301	$13387

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$717
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$753
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$748
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$715
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$595
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$641
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$548
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$739
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$781
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$752
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$656
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$685
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$654
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$576
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$639
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$677
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$573
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$537
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$644
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$568
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$777
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$569
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$730
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$610
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$543
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$705
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$545
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$1163
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$563
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$596
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$836
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$519
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$513
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$705
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$721
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$691
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$650

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