Canberra vs Manila - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Canberra	Manila
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2258	$829
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5105	$1997
🏠 One person rent	$1409	$420
🏘️ Family rent	$2111	$709
🍽️ Food expenses	$584	$284
🚐 Transport expenses	$117	$47.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4498	$259
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	30	77
😀 Quality of life	85	64
🏙️ Population	381K	1.9M

The cost of living in Canberra is 172% more expensive than in Manila. Cities ranked 1373rd and 6643rd ($2258 vs $829) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 3rd in Australia and the Philippines, respectively. Check Australia vs the Philippines comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Canberra compared to 0.3 months in Manila. Canberra ranked 10th best city to live in Australia vs Manila ranked 2nd in the Philippines, while ranked 438th and 5317th 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	$15.6	$5.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.7	$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$4.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.03	$1.42
☕ Cappuccino	$3.75	$2.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.24	$1.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1459	$512
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1187	$274
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2549	$931
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1714	$483
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$73.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$179	$112
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.8	$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.83%	7.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9940	$4395
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6181	$2588
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.2	$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$86.9	$13.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.7	$2.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.32	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.66	$1.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.41	$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$7.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$5.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.7	$7.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$3.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$1.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$3.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.65	$1.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$2.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$2.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.28	$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$9.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.69	$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.9	$3.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.98	$5.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.85	$2.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.55	$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$1.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.8	$42.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$6.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53.7	$15
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$7.28
👖 Brand Jeans	$80	$59.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$119	$76.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2338	$184
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17844	$12450

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Cities near Canberra

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Goulburn	$1795
161 km or 100 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
187 km or 116 mi	Wollongong	$1695
212 km or 132 mi	Bathurst	$1701
223 km or 139 mi	Orange	$1460
235 km or 146 mi	Blacktown	$1709
238 km or 148 mi	Parramatta	$2481
243 km or 151 mi	Kellyville	$2040
247 km or 154 mi	Sydney	$2844
261 km or 162 mi	Dee Why	$2354
303 km or 188 mi	Griffith	$1825
341 km or 212 mi	Dubbo	$1855
357 km or 222 mi	Shepparton	$1816
358 km or 222 mi	Newcastle	$1995
397 km or 246 mi	Traralgon	$2000
448 km or 278 mi	Pakenham	$1936
454 km or 282 mi	Berwick	$1915
459 km or 285 mi	Dandenong	$1913
464 km or 288 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
466 km or 289 mi	South Yarra	$1834
466 km or 290 mi	Bendigo	$1493
466 km or 290 mi	Melbourne	$2543
470 km or 292 mi	Sunbury	$1933
477 km or 297 mi	Frankston	$1889
485 km or 302 mi	Melton	$1896
488 km or 303 mi	Tarneit	$1813
489 km or 304 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
531 km or 330 mi	Geelong	$2179
535 km or 332 mi	Ballarat	$1606
554 km or 344 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
583 km or 362 mi	Armidale	$1273
649 km or 403 mi	Mildura	$1905
669 km or 415 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
684 km or 425 mi	Warrnambool	$1876
698 km or 434 mi	Devonport	$1868
706 km or 438 mi	Launceston	$1728
796 km or 495 mi	Mount Gambier	$1880
852 km or 529 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
858 km or 533 mi	Hobart	$2364
902 km or 560 mi	Toowoomba	$1720

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	$555
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Mandaluyong	$765
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Quezon	$710
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Malabon	$650
7.9 km or 4.9 mi	Makati	$998
8.8 km or 5.4 mi	Navotas	$725
12 km or 7.2 mi	Valenzuela	$485
12 km or 7.2 mi	Pasig	$588
12 km or 7.3 mi	Taguig	$885
15 km or 9 mi	Marikina	$581
15 km or 9.3 mi	Bacoor	$548
15 km or 9.3 mi	Paranaque	$671
15 km or 9.5 mi	Cainta	$693
16 km or 9.7 mi	Meycauayan	$602
16 km or 10 mi	Las Pinas	$584
19 km or 12 mi	Imus	$512
21 km or 13 mi	Antipolo	$517
25 km or 15 mi	Muntinlupa	$671
25 km or 16 mi	San Jose del Monte	$505
26 km or 16 mi	General Trias	$481
28 km or 17 mi	San Pedro	$598
28 km or 17 mi	Binangonan	$491
30 km or 19 mi	Dasmarinas	$410
31 km or 19 mi	Binan	$582
33 km or 20 mi	Malolos	$624
34 km or 21 mi	Santa Rosa	$521
37 km or 23 mi	Trece Martires	$528
39 km or 24 mi	Cabuyao	$576
47 km or 29 mi	Calamba	$498
58 km or 36 mi	San Fernando	$570
60 km or 37 mi	Tanauan	$538
61 km or 38 mi	Santo Tomas	$537
69 km or 43 mi	San Pablo	$461
74 km or 46 mi	Angeles	$614
75 km or 47 mi	Lipa	$420
79 km or 49 mi	Olongapo	$465
81 km or 50 mi	Mabalacat	$585
94 km or 59 mi	Batangas	$520
99 km or 61 mi	Cabanatuan	$413