Berlin vs Manila - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Berlin	Manila
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2302	$821
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5175	$2009
🏠 One person rent	$1280	$400
🏘️ Family rent	$2205	$679
🍽️ Food expenses	$553	$295
🚐 Transport expenses	$315	$49
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3706	$347
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	100	77
😀 Quality of life	95	65
🏙️ Population	3.78M	1.9M

The cost of living in Berlin is 181% more expensive than in Manila. Cities ranked 1275th and 6679th ($2302 vs $821) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th in Germany and the Philippines, respectively. Check Germany vs the Philippines comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Berlin compared to 0.4 months in Manila. Berlin ranked 7th best city to live in Germany vs Manila ranked 3rd in the Philippines, while ranked 35th and 5265th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs Manila

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	Berlin	Manila
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16	$5.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$26.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$4.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.17	$1.67
☕ Cappuccino	$4.72	$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.77	$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1324	$492
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$952	$250
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2341	$872
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1711	$451
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$208	$75.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$321	$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.4	$26.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.51%	7.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8913	$4309
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6080	$2679
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.45	$0.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$69.8	$13.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.9	$3.32
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$1.36
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.14	$2.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$8.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$5.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.6	$7.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$3.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$3.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$2.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$2.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.38	$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.33	$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$3.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$5.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.95	$3.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.69	$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.17	$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.2	$44.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$7.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$68.6	$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.1	$6.35
👖 Brand Jeans	$97.9	$51.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$80
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$135	$160
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10963	$14540

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1931
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1930
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1921
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1905
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1940
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1940
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1889
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1920
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1896
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1870
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1895
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1878
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1816
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1853
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1859
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1846
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1846
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1698
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1857
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1460
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1557
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1587
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1493
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1382
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1483
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1490
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1489
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1488
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1597
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1502
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1543
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1457
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1481
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1464
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1473
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1240
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1467
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1121
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1553
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1474

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