Dallas vs Manila - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dallas	Manila
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2550	$801
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5986	$2513
🏠 One person rent	$1562	$377
🏘️ Family rent	$2711	$1086
🍽️ Food expenses	$635	$303
🚐 Transport expenses	$196	$49.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5410	$552
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	92	73
😀 Quality of life	91	65
🏙️ Population	1.3M	1.85M

The cost of living in Dallas is 218% more expensive than in Manila. Cities ranked 700th and 6428th ($2550 vs $801) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 627th 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 2.1 months in Dallas compared to 0.7 months in Manila. Dallas ranked 19th best city to live in the United States vs Manila ranked 3rd in the Philippines, while ranked 113th and 4217th 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	$20.5	$4.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.1	$27.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$4.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.93	$2.38
☕ Cappuccino	$5.35	$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.8	$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1643	$439
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1280	$225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3063	$1612
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2267	$764
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$79
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$220	$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64.9	$29.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.44%	7.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4445	$3727
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2304	$2799
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.02	$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$97.5	$11.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.2	$3.71
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.82	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$2.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.11	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.39	$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$9.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$5.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$9.18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$3.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$2.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$3.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.08	$1.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.67	$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.72	$3.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$5.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.46	$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.91	$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.13	$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.1	$40
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$7.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$98.2	$17
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.8	$6.39
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.8	$35.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$78.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1291	$504
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26874	$14739

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Cities near Dallas

Distance	City	Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi	University Park	$2243
14 km or 8.5 mi	Irving	$1887
18 km or 11 mi	Duncanville	$2159
18 km or 11 mi	Farmers Branch	$2187
19 km or 12 mi	Mesquite	$2079
19 km or 12 mi	Balch Springs	$2150
20 km or 12 mi	Lancaster	$2188
21 km or 13 mi	DeSoto	$2175
21 km or 13 mi	Grand Prairie	$2085
22 km or 13 mi	Garland	$2061
22 km or 14 mi	Richardson	$2282
25 km or 15 mi	Carrollton	$2236
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Hill	$2170
27 km or 17 mi	Coppell	$2122
28 km or 17 mi	Euless	$2085
28 km or 18 mi	Rowlett	$2202
30 km or 19 mi	Sachse	$2330
30 km or 19 mi	Arlington	$1869
31 km or 19 mi	Plano	$2506
31 km or 19 mi	Grapevine	$2022
32 km or 20 mi	Bedford	$2096
32 km or 20 mi	Forney	$2135
34 km or 21 mi	Colleyville	$2103
34 km or 21 mi	Lewisville	$2102
35 km or 22 mi	Hurst	$2100
35 km or 22 mi	The Colony	$2336
36 km or 22 mi	Rockwall	$2153
37 km or 23 mi	Southlake	$2111
37 km or 23 mi	Mansfield	$2299
37 km or 23 mi	Midlothian	$2189
37 km or 23 mi	Wylie	$2609
38 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2140
38 km or 24 mi	Allen	$2411
39 km or 24 mi	North Richland Hills	$2122
40 km or 25 mi	Frisco	$2602
42 km or 26 mi	Waxahachie	$2173
42 km or 26 mi	Watauga	$2127
43 km or 27 mi	Keller	$2103
43 km or 27 mi	Haltom	$2105
44 km or 28 mi	Little Elm	$2284

Cities near Manila

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Pasay	$650
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Caloocan	$668
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Mandaluyong	$770
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Quezon	$738
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Malabon	$593
7.9 km or 4.9 mi	Makati	$816
8.8 km or 5.4 mi	Navotas	$704
12 km or 7.2 mi	Valenzuela	$453
12 km or 7.2 mi	Pasig	$705
12 km or 7.3 mi	Taguig	$820
15 km or 9 mi	Marikina	$538
15 km or 9.3 mi	Bacoor	$564
15 km or 9.3 mi	Paranaque	$650
15 km or 9.5 mi	Cainta	$717
16 km or 9.7 mi	Meycauayan	$573
16 km or 10 mi	Las Pinas	$633
19 km or 12 mi	Imus	$614
21 km or 13 mi	Antipolo	$590
25 km or 15 mi	Muntinlupa	$725
25 km or 16 mi	San Jose del Monte	$570
26 km or 16 mi	General Trias	$602
28 km or 17 mi	San Pedro	$641
28 km or 17 mi	Binangonan	$558
30 km or 19 mi	Dasmarinas	$414
31 km or 19 mi	Binan	$579
33 km or 20 mi	Malolos	$668
34 km or 21 mi	Santa Rosa	$674
37 km or 23 mi	Trece Martires	$562
39 km or 24 mi	Cabuyao	$677
47 km or 29 mi	Calamba	$518
58 km or 36 mi	San Fernando	$632
60 km or 37 mi	Tanauan	$551
61 km or 38 mi	Santo Tomas	$547
69 km or 43 mi	San Pablo	$488
74 km or 46 mi	Angeles	$668
75 km or 47 mi	Lipa	$421
79 km or 49 mi	Olongapo	$507
81 km or 50 mi	Mabalacat	$627
94 km or 59 mi	Batangas	$554
99 km or 61 mi	Cabanatuan	$442