Dallas vs Manila - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Dallas	Manila
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2461	$821
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5293	$2009
🏠 One person rent	$1459	$400
🏘️ Family rent	$2021	$679
🍽️ Food expenses	$641	$295
🚐 Transport expenses	$201	$49
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4563	$347
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	91	77
😀 Quality of life	94	65
🏙️ Population	1.3M	1.9M

The cost of living in Dallas is 200% more expensive than in Manila. Cities ranked 948th and 6679th ($2461 vs $821) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 815th and 4th 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 Dallas compared to 0.4 months in Manila. Dallas ranked 6th best city to live in the United States vs Manila ranked 3rd in the Philippines, while ranked 46th and 5265th 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	$17.8	$5.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$78.4	$26.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$4.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.06	$1.67
☕ Cappuccino	$5.81	$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.75	$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1489	$492
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1201	$250
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2187	$872
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1641	$451
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$75.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$207	$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.5	$26.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.6%	7.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4391	$4309
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2836	$2679
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.01	$0.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$106	$13.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.9	$3.32
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.74	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3	$1.36
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.52	$2.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$8.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$5.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.7	$7.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.69	$3.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.65	$3.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$2.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$2.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$2.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.55	$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.2	$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.23	$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.74	$3.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.2	$5.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.54	$3.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.11	$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.28	$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.3	$44.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$7.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$89.6	$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.9	$6.35
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.6	$51.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$117	$80
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1318	$160
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24367	$14540

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Cities near Dallas

Distance	City	Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi	University Park	$2258
14 km or 8.5 mi	Irving	$2114
18 km or 11 mi	Duncanville	$2198
18 km or 11 mi	Farmers Branch	$2190
19 km or 12 mi	Mesquite	$2147
19 km or 12 mi	Balch Springs	$2208
20 km or 12 mi	Lancaster	$2212
21 km or 13 mi	DeSoto	$2193
21 km or 13 mi	Grand Prairie	$2127
22 km or 13 mi	Garland	$2357
22 km or 14 mi	Richardson	$2246
25 km or 15 mi	Carrollton	$2188
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Hill	$2195
27 km or 17 mi	Coppell	$2142
28 km or 17 mi	Euless	$2114
28 km or 18 mi	Rowlett	$2309
30 km or 19 mi	Sachse	$2373
30 km or 19 mi	Arlington	$1907
31 km or 19 mi	Plano	$2127
31 km or 19 mi	Grapevine	$2076
32 km or 20 mi	Bedford	$2126
32 km or 20 mi	Forney	$2220
34 km or 21 mi	Colleyville	$2124
34 km or 21 mi	Lewisville	$2076
35 km or 22 mi	Hurst	$2127
35 km or 22 mi	The Colony	$2233
36 km or 22 mi	Rockwall	$2241
37 km or 23 mi	Southlake	$2129
37 km or 23 mi	Mansfield	$2302
37 km or 23 mi	Midlothian	$2193
37 km or 23 mi	Wylie	$2579
38 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2135
38 km or 24 mi	Allen	$2293
39 km or 24 mi	North Richland Hills	$2141
40 km or 25 mi	Frisco	$2393
42 km or 26 mi	Waxahachie	$2196
42 km or 26 mi	Watauga	$2128
43 km or 27 mi	Keller	$2105
43 km or 27 mi	Haltom	$2145
44 km or 28 mi	Little Elm	$2225

Cities near Manila

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Pasay	$804
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Caloocan	$574
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Mandaluyong	$755
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Quezon	$697
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Malabon	$657
7.9 km or 4.9 mi	Makati	$1066
8.8 km or 5.4 mi	Navotas	$701
12 km or 7.2 mi	Valenzuela	$458
12 km or 7.2 mi	Pasig	$609
12 km or 7.3 mi	Taguig	$868
15 km or 9 mi	Marikina	$584
15 km or 9.3 mi	Bacoor	$549
15 km or 9.3 mi	Paranaque	$660
15 km or 9.5 mi	Cainta	$733
16 km or 9.7 mi	Meycauayan	$587
16 km or 10 mi	Las Pinas	$605
19 km or 12 mi	Imus	$524
21 km or 13 mi	Antipolo	$544
25 km or 15 mi	Muntinlupa	$683
25 km or 16 mi	San Jose del Monte	$504
26 km or 16 mi	General Trias	$501
28 km or 17 mi	San Pedro	$597
28 km or 17 mi	Binangonan	$507
30 km or 19 mi	Dasmarinas	$416
31 km or 19 mi	Binan	$589
33 km or 20 mi	Malolos	$626
34 km or 21 mi	Santa Rosa	$549
37 km or 23 mi	Trece Martires	$538
39 km or 24 mi	Cabuyao	$584
47 km or 29 mi	Calamba	$496
58 km or 36 mi	San Fernando	$603
60 km or 37 mi	Tanauan	$539
61 km or 38 mi	Santo Tomas	$534
69 km or 43 mi	San Pablo	$463
74 km or 46 mi	Angeles	$636
75 km or 47 mi	Lipa	$420
79 km or 49 mi	Olongapo	$476
81 km or 50 mi	Mabalacat	$609
94 km or 59 mi	Batangas	$530
99 km or 61 mi	Cabanatuan	$434