Chicago vs Manila - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Chicago	Manila
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2799	$790
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6454	$1963
🏠 One person rent	$1702	$379
🏘️ Family rent	$2727	$637
🍽️ Food expenses	$702	$287
🚐 Transport expenses	$204	$50.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5210	$386
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	100	74
😀 Quality of life	97	65
🏙️ Population	2.75M	1.85M

The cost of living in Chicago is 254% more expensive than in Manila. Cities ranked 394th and 6703rd ($2799 vs $790) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 338th and 5th in the United States and the Philippines, respectively. Check the United States vs the Philippines comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Chicago compared to 0.5 months in Manila. Chicago ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Manila ranked 3rd in the Philippines, while ranked 16th and 5220th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chicago vs Manila

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	Chicago	Manila
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.2	$5.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$86.5	$24.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$4.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.36	$1.96
☕ Cappuccino	$5.6	$2.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.99	$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1993	$458
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1414	$232
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3215	$815
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2313	$416
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$108	$74.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$168	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64.8	$27.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.77%	7.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3645	$3756
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2499	$2382
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.48	$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.8	$13.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17	$3.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$2.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.01	$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.93	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.3	$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$7.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$5.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$7.84
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.04	$2.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$3.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$2.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$2.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$3.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.79	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.14	$1.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.7	$9.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.81	$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$16.5	$3.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$5.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7	$3.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.84	$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.14	$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$68.2	$40.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.1	$7.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$135	$16.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.7	$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.8	$46
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.8	$80
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2032	$139
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23423	$16980

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Cities near Chicago

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Cicero	$2384
14 km or 8.8 mi	Berwyn	$2360
14 km or 8.9 mi	Oak Park	$2396
16 km or 10 mi	Elmwood Park	$2386
18 km or 11 mi	Maywood	$2367
18 km or 11 mi	Evanston	$2202
19 km or 12 mi	Skokie	$2287
19 km or 12 mi	Burbank	$2393
20 km or 12 mi	Melrose Park	$2385
21 km or 13 mi	Oak Lawn	$2399
22 km or 14 mi	Morton Grove	$2366
22 km or 14 mi	Niles	$2400
23 km or 14 mi	Park Ridge	$2426
23 km or 14 mi	Wilmette	$2288
25 km or 16 mi	Blue Island	$2398
26 km or 16 mi	Elmhurst	$2406
27 km or 17 mi	Glenview	$2405
28 km or 17 mi	Des Plaines	$2549
28 km or 18 mi	Dolton	$2393
29 km or 18 mi	Villa Park	$2413
30 km or 19 mi	Harvey	$2395
30 km or 19 mi	East Chicago	$2030
30 km or 19 mi	Westmont	$2327
31 km or 19 mi	Calumet	$2392
31 km or 20 mi	South Holland	$2379
32 km or 20 mi	Lombard	$2462
32 km or 20 mi	Hammond	$2008
32 km or 20 mi	Oak Forest	$2388
33 km or 20 mi	Northbrook	$2399
33 km or 20 mi	Mount Prospect	$2468
33 km or 20 mi	Darien	$2363
33 km or 21 mi	Elk Grove Village	$2495
34 km or 21 mi	Downers Grove	$2268
35 km or 22 mi	Orland Park	$2392
36 km or 22 mi	Lansing	$2368
36 km or 22 mi	Glen Ellyn	$2261
37 km or 23 mi	Highland Park	$2392
37 km or 23 mi	Munster	$1989
37 km or 23 mi	Tinley Park	$2376
37 km or 23 mi	Wheeling	$2426

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