Bangkok vs Manila - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bangkok	Manila
🚶 Cost of living one person	$958	$790
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2465	$1963
🏠 One person rent	$424	$379
🏘️ Family rent	$741	$637
🍽️ Food expenses	$278	$287
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$50.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$707	$386
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	89	74
😀 Quality of life	75	65
🏙️ Population	5.68M	1.85M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 21% more expensive than in Manila. Cities ranked 5912th and 6703rd ($958 vs $790) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 0.7 months in Bangkok compared to 0.5 months in Manila. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Manila ranked 3rd in the Philippines, while ranked 1890th and 5220th 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	$3.1	$5.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.9	$24.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.12	$4.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$1.96
☕ Cappuccino	$2.59	$2.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.77	$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$611	$458
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$285	$232
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1104	$815
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$519	$416
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.2	$74.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.6	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.9	$27.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.78%	7.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5905	$3756
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2775	$2382
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.23	$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.5	$13.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.6	$3.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$2.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.45	$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.31	$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$7.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$5.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$7.84
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$2.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$3.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$2.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$3.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.27	$1.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.9	$9.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.39	$3.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.53	$5.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.19	$3.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.95	$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.97	$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.9	$40.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.03	$7.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.8	$16.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.83	$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.4	$46
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$80
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$561	$139
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13469	$16980

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$737
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$774
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$774
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$736
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$635
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$675
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$623
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$779
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$770
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$812
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$787
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$724
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$718
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$680
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$553
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$623
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$708
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$571
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$558
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$650
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$590
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$812
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$567
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$765
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$581
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$578
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$763
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$741
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$558
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$1152
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$593
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$622
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$829
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$511
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$504
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$614
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$727
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$727
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$571

Cities near Manila

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Pasay	$785
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Caloocan	$568
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Mandaluyong	$742
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Quezon	$717
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Malabon	$674
7.9 km or 4.9 mi	Makati	$1009
8.8 km or 5.4 mi	Navotas	$657
12 km or 7.2 mi	Valenzuela	$432
12 km or 7.2 mi	Pasig	$642
12 km or 7.3 mi	Taguig	$807
15 km or 9 mi	Marikina	$555
15 km or 9.3 mi	Bacoor	$540
15 km or 9.3 mi	Paranaque	$651
15 km or 9.5 mi	Cainta	$760
16 km or 9.7 mi	Meycauayan	$561
16 km or 10 mi	Las Pinas	$628
19 km or 12 mi	Imus	$536
21 km or 13 mi	Antipolo	$570
25 km or 15 mi	Muntinlupa	$692
25 km or 16 mi	San Jose del Monte	$511
26 km or 16 mi	General Trias	$519
28 km or 17 mi	San Pedro	$617
28 km or 17 mi	Binangonan	$525
30 km or 19 mi	Dasmarinas	$414
31 km or 19 mi	Binan	$613
33 km or 20 mi	Malolos	$630
34 km or 21 mi	Santa Rosa	$575
37 km or 23 mi	Trece Martires	$542
39 km or 24 mi	Cabuyao	$616
47 km or 29 mi	Calamba	$489
58 km or 36 mi	San Fernando	$609
60 km or 37 mi	Tanauan	$535
61 km or 38 mi	Santo Tomas	$531
69 km or 43 mi	San Pablo	$477
74 km or 46 mi	Angeles	$624
75 km or 47 mi	Lipa	$425
79 km or 49 mi	Olongapo	$471
81 km or 50 mi	Mabalacat	$598
94 km or 59 mi	Batangas	$532
99 km or 61 mi	Cabanatuan	$448