Canberra vs Manila - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Canberra	Manila
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2393	$801
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5235	$2513
🏠 One person rent	$1495	$377
🏘️ Family rent	$2245	$1086
🍽️ Food expenses	$618	$303
🚐 Transport expenses	$133	$49.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3763	$552
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	30	73
😀 Quality of life	83	65
🏙️ Population	381K	1.85M

The cost of living in Canberra is 199% more expensive than in Manila. Cities ranked 929th and 6428th ($2393 vs $801) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 4th in Australia and the Philippines, respectively. Check Australia vs the Philippines comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Canberra compared to 0.7 months in Manila. Canberra ranked 8th best city to live in Australia vs Manila ranked 3rd in the Philippines, while ranked 393rd and 4217th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Canberra vs Manila

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	Canberra	Manila
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$4.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.9	$27.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.85	$4.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.11	$2.38
☕ Cappuccino	$3.72	$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.92	$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1584	$439
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1222	$225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2518	$1612
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1831	$764
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$79
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$217	$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.6	$29.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.35%	7.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7663	$3727
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5992	$2799
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.32	$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$107	$11.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.7	$3.71
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.38	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$2.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.44	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.89	$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$9.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.41	$5.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$9.18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.61	$3.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.94	$2.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$3.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.14	$1.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.1	$9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.09	$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$27.7	$3.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.79	$5.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.68	$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.46	$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.07	$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60.9	$40
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$7.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.6	$17
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.3	$6.39
👖 Brand Jeans	$87	$35.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$125	$78.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1893	$504
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15472	$14739

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Cities near Canberra

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Goulburn	$1748
161 km or 100 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
187 km or 116 mi	Wollongong	$1532
212 km or 132 mi	Bathurst	$1674
223 km or 139 mi	Orange	$1500
235 km or 146 mi	Blacktown	$1732
238 km or 148 mi	Parramatta	$2472
243 km or 151 mi	Kellyville	$1997
247 km or 154 mi	Sydney	$2801
261 km or 162 mi	Dee Why	$2286
303 km or 188 mi	Griffith	$1746
341 km or 212 mi	Dubbo	$1815
357 km or 222 mi	Shepparton	$1717
358 km or 222 mi	Newcastle	$1833
397 km or 246 mi	Traralgon	$1829
448 km or 278 mi	Pakenham	$1805
454 km or 282 mi	Berwick	$1800
459 km or 285 mi	Dandenong	$1876
464 km or 288 mi	Cranbourne	$1738
466 km or 289 mi	South Yarra	$1758
466 km or 290 mi	Bendigo	$1397
466 km or 290 mi	Melbourne	$2397
470 km or 292 mi	Sunbury	$1822
477 km or 297 mi	Frankston	$1799
485 km or 302 mi	Melton	$1795
488 km or 303 mi	Tarneit	$1757
489 km or 304 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
531 km or 330 mi	Geelong	$1892
535 km or 332 mi	Ballarat	$1357
554 km or 344 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
583 km or 362 mi	Armidale	$1289
649 km or 403 mi	Mildura	$1816
669 km or 415 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
684 km or 425 mi	Warrnambool	$1697
698 km or 434 mi	Devonport	$1900
706 km or 438 mi	Launceston	$1798
796 km or 495 mi	Mount Gambier	$1788
852 km or 529 mi	Byron Bay	$1958
858 km or 533 mi	Hobart	$2265
902 km or 560 mi	Toowoomba	$1635

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