Houston vs Manila - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Houston	Manila
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2221	$781
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5469	$2316
🏠 One person rent	$1319	$384
🏘️ Family rent	$2448	$949
🍽️ Food expenses	$557	$280
🚐 Transport expenses	$188	$47
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4662	$538
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	100	73
😀 Quality of life	92	65
🏙️ Population	2.3M	1.85M

The cost of living in Houston is 184% more expensive than in Manila. Cities ranked 1234th and 6438th ($2221 vs $781) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1107th and 8th 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 Houston compared to 0.7 months in Manila. Houston ranked 11th best city to live in the United States vs Manila ranked 3rd in the Philippines, while ranked 86th and 4458th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Houston vs Manila

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	Houston	Manila
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.4	$4.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72	$26.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.98	$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.63	$1.29
☕ Cappuccino	$5.34	$3.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.46	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1372	$456
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1066	$239
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3100	$1482
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1960	$641
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$69.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$191	$108
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.9	$31.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.74%	7.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4081	$4033
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3710	$2881
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.26	$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.9	$10.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.5	$3.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.06	$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.95	$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$7.35
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$5.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$8.29
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$3.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$3.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.14	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$8.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.06	$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.31	$2.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.05	$4.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.42	$3.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.96	$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.04	$1.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.1	$40
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$6.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$103	$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.1	$6.42
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.9	$37.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$75.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1282	$557
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23011	$14747

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Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2141
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2118
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2128
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2132
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2148
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2126
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2107
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2115
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2123
41 km or 25 mi	League	$2125
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2055
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2136
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2737
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2023
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1801
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1919
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2080
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$1988
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1694
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1829
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1925
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1879
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1778
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2220
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$1975
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1915
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1445
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2179
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2590
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2095
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2066
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2150
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2146
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2093
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2191
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2146
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2190
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2071
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$1989
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2175

Cities near Manila

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Pasay	$673
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Caloocan	$804
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Mandaluyong	$792
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Quezon	$759
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Malabon	$697
7.9 km or 4.9 mi	Makati	$842
8.8 km or 5.4 mi	Navotas	$738
12 km or 7.2 mi	Valenzuela	$491
12 km or 7.2 mi	Pasig	$817
12 km or 7.3 mi	Taguig	$860
15 km or 9 mi	Marikina	$519
15 km or 9.3 mi	Bacoor	$550
15 km or 9.3 mi	Paranaque	$640
15 km or 9.5 mi	Cainta	$682
16 km or 9.7 mi	Meycauayan	$592
16 km or 10 mi	Las Pinas	$590
19 km or 12 mi	Imus	$568
21 km or 13 mi	Antipolo	$534
25 km or 15 mi	Muntinlupa	$681
25 km or 16 mi	San Jose del Monte	$496
26 km or 16 mi	General Trias	$523
28 km or 17 mi	San Pedro	$577
28 km or 17 mi	Binangonan	$497
30 km or 19 mi	Dasmarinas	$441
31 km or 19 mi	Binan	$511
33 km or 20 mi	Malolos	$610
34 km or 21 mi	Santa Rosa	$619
37 km or 23 mi	Trece Martires	$540
39 km or 24 mi	Cabuyao	$584
47 km or 29 mi	Calamba	$483
58 km or 36 mi	San Fernando	$596
60 km or 37 mi	Tanauan	$529
61 km or 38 mi	Santo Tomas	$522
69 km or 43 mi	San Pablo	$419
74 km or 46 mi	Angeles	$660
75 km or 47 mi	Lipa	$476
79 km or 49 mi	Olongapo	$490
81 km or 50 mi	Mabalacat	$614
94 km or 59 mi	Batangas	$519
99 km or 61 mi	Cabanatuan	$371