Dallas vs Manila - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dallas	Manila
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2471	$766
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5897	$2308
🏠 One person rent	$1504	$361
🏘️ Family rent	$2718	$961
🍽️ Food expenses	$617	$287
🚐 Transport expenses	$189	$49.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4999	$526
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	91	73
😀 Quality of life	90	65
🏙️ Population	1.3M	1.85M

The cost of living in Dallas is 222% more expensive than in Manila. Cities ranked 837th and 6586th ($2471 vs $766) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 773rd 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 0.7 months in Manila. Dallas ranked 23rd best city to live in the United States vs Manila ranked 3rd in the Philippines, while ranked 130th and 4165th 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	$18.8	$4.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.3	$24.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$4.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.29	$2.02
☕ Cappuccino	$5.55	$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.66	$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1475	$412
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1254	$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3000	$1498
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2294	$648
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$73.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$220	$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.1	$28.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.37%	7.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3484	$3093
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2244	$2849
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.02	$0.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$91.5	$12.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.2	$3.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.23	$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.16	$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$8.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$5.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.2	$8.81
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.17	$2.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$3.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.64	$2.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$2.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$3.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.91	$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.5	$8.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.62	$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.74	$3.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$5.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.72	$3.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.6	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.7	$37.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.6	$7.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$98.3	$16
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.8	$5.64
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.2	$36
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$74.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1145	$444
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26393	$13387

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Cities near Dallas

Distance	City	Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi	University Park	$2214
14 km or 8.5 mi	Irving	$1808
18 km or 11 mi	Duncanville	$2149
18 km or 11 mi	Farmers Branch	$2169
19 km or 12 mi	Mesquite	$2079
19 km or 12 mi	Balch Springs	$2158
20 km or 12 mi	Lancaster	$2176
21 km or 13 mi	DeSoto	$2164
21 km or 13 mi	Grand Prairie	$2065
22 km or 13 mi	Garland	$2023
22 km or 14 mi	Richardson	$2242
25 km or 15 mi	Carrollton	$2184
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Hill	$2163
27 km or 17 mi	Coppell	$2095
28 km or 17 mi	Euless	$2081
28 km or 18 mi	Rowlett	$2213
30 km or 19 mi	Sachse	$2294
30 km or 19 mi	Arlington	$1883
31 km or 19 mi	Plano	$2538
31 km or 19 mi	Grapevine	$2012
32 km or 20 mi	Bedford	$2086
32 km or 20 mi	Forney	$2190
34 km or 21 mi	Colleyville	$2105
34 km or 21 mi	Lewisville	$2025
35 km or 22 mi	Hurst	$2093
35 km or 22 mi	The Colony	$2258
36 km or 22 mi	Rockwall	$2287
37 km or 23 mi	Southlake	$2089
37 km or 23 mi	Mansfield	$2305
37 km or 23 mi	Midlothian	$2224
37 km or 23 mi	Wylie	$2526
38 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2103
38 km or 24 mi	Allen	$2253
39 km or 24 mi	North Richland Hills	$2119
40 km or 25 mi	Frisco	$2395
42 km or 26 mi	Waxahachie	$2190
42 km or 26 mi	Watauga	$2126
43 km or 27 mi	Keller	$2079
43 km or 27 mi	Haltom	$2143
44 km or 28 mi	Little Elm	$2246

Cities near Manila

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Pasay	$770
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Caloocan	$640
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Mandaluyong	$746
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Quezon	$706
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Malabon	$623
7.9 km or 4.9 mi	Makati	$901
8.8 km or 5.4 mi	Navotas	$732
12 km or 7.2 mi	Valenzuela	$506
12 km or 7.2 mi	Pasig	$670
12 km or 7.3 mi	Taguig	$780
15 km or 9 mi	Marikina	$546
15 km or 9.3 mi	Bacoor	$538
15 km or 9.3 mi	Paranaque	$621
15 km or 9.5 mi	Cainta	$704
16 km or 9.7 mi	Meycauayan	$577
16 km or 10 mi	Las Pinas	$589
19 km or 12 mi	Imus	$518
21 km or 13 mi	Antipolo	$535
25 km or 15 mi	Muntinlupa	$676
25 km or 16 mi	San Jose del Monte	$496
26 km or 16 mi	General Trias	$457
28 km or 17 mi	San Pedro	$575
28 km or 17 mi	Binangonan	$487
30 km or 19 mi	Dasmarinas	$400
31 km or 19 mi	Binan	$539
33 km or 20 mi	Malolos	$572
34 km or 21 mi	Santa Rosa	$508
37 km or 23 mi	Trece Martires	$515
39 km or 24 mi	Cabuyao	$545
47 km or 29 mi	Calamba	$486
58 km or 36 mi	San Fernando	$610
60 km or 37 mi	Tanauan	$508
61 km or 38 mi	Santo Tomas	$504
69 km or 43 mi	San Pablo	$427
74 km or 46 mi	Angeles	$613
75 km or 47 mi	Lipa	$398
79 km or 49 mi	Olongapo	$464
81 km or 50 mi	Mabalacat	$585
94 km or 59 mi	Batangas	$508
99 km or 61 mi	Cabanatuan	$372