Dallas vs Manila - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dallas	Manila
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2447	$790
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5210	$1963
🏠 One person rent	$1465	$379
🏘️ Family rent	$2028	$637
🍽️ Food expenses	$634	$287
🚐 Transport expenses	$190	$50.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4795	$386
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	91	74
😀 Quality of life	92	65
🏙️ Population	1.3M	1.85M

The cost of living in Dallas is 210% more expensive than in Manila. Cities ranked 948th and 6703rd ($2447 vs $790) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 834th 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 2 months in Dallas compared to 0.5 months in Manila. Dallas ranked 37th best city to live in the United States vs Manila ranked 3rd in the Philippines, while ranked 136th and 5220th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dallas vs Manila

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	Dallas	Manila
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.5	$5.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.7	$24.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$4.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.04	$1.96
☕ Cappuccino	$5.69	$2.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.72	$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1516	$458
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1198	$232
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2176	$815
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1639	$416
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$140	$74.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$219	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63	$27.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.48%	7.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3818	$3756
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2456	$2382
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.98	$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$92.8	$13.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19	$3.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$2.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.14	$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.51	$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$7.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$5.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.7	$7.84
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$2.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.55	$3.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.07	$2.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$2.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$3.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.65	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.52	$1.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17	$9.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.71	$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.59	$3.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.36	$5.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.5	$3.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.07	$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.26	$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.8	$40.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$7.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$89.7	$16.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.9	$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.1	$46
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$80
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1152	$139
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24402	$16980

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Cities near Dallas

Distance	City	Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi	University Park	$2287
14 km or 8.5 mi	Irving	$2133
18 km or 11 mi	Duncanville	$2183
18 km or 11 mi	Farmers Branch	$2223
19 km or 12 mi	Mesquite	$2176
19 km or 12 mi	Balch Springs	$2250
20 km or 12 mi	Lancaster	$2222
21 km or 13 mi	DeSoto	$2200
21 km or 13 mi	Grand Prairie	$2130
22 km or 13 mi	Garland	$2497
22 km or 14 mi	Richardson	$2315
25 km or 15 mi	Carrollton	$2199
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Hill	$2179
27 km or 17 mi	Coppell	$2162
28 km or 17 mi	Euless	$2135
28 km or 18 mi	Rowlett	$2340
30 km or 19 mi	Sachse	$2381
30 km or 19 mi	Arlington	$1856
31 km or 19 mi	Plano	$2268
31 km or 19 mi	Grapevine	$2133
32 km or 20 mi	Bedford	$2139
32 km or 20 mi	Forney	$2212
34 km or 21 mi	Colleyville	$2140
34 km or 21 mi	Lewisville	$2038
35 km or 22 mi	Hurst	$2133
35 km or 22 mi	The Colony	$2246
36 km or 22 mi	Rockwall	$2215
37 km or 23 mi	Southlake	$2143
37 km or 23 mi	Mansfield	$2302
37 km or 23 mi	Midlothian	$2190
37 km or 23 mi	Wylie	$2568
38 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2145
38 km or 24 mi	Allen	$2336
39 km or 24 mi	North Richland Hills	$2138
40 km or 25 mi	Frisco	$2369
42 km or 26 mi	Waxahachie	$2187
42 km or 26 mi	Watauga	$2136
43 km or 27 mi	Keller	$2108
43 km or 27 mi	Haltom	$2140
44 km or 28 mi	Little Elm	$2216

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