Houston vs Manila - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Houston	Manila
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2240	$790
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5311	$1963
🏠 One person rent	$1275	$379
🏘️ Family rent	$2042	$637
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$287
🚐 Transport expenses	$199	$50.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4580	$386
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	100	74
😀 Quality of life	93	65
🏙️ Population	2.3M	1.85M

The cost of living in Houston is 183% more expensive than in Manila. Cities ranked 1375th and 6703rd ($2240 vs $790) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1186th 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 Houston compared to 0.5 months in Manila. Houston ranked 15th best city to live in the United States vs Manila ranked 3rd in the Philippines, while ranked 77th and 5220th 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	$18.5	$5.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72	$24.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$4.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.31	$1.96
☕ Cappuccino	$5.42	$2.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.76	$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1397	$458
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$997	$232
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2394	$815
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1614	$416
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$133	$74.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$207	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.4	$27.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.45%	7.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2608	$3756
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1961	$2382
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.24	$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71	$13.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.5	$3.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$2.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.1	$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.7	$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$7.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$5.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$7.84
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.77	$2.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$3.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$2.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$2.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$3.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.42	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.3	$1.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.4	$9.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.01	$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.68	$3.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.36	$5.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.92	$3.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.88	$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.19	$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.6	$40.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$7.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$141	$16.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.5	$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$46	$46
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.4	$80
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1504	$139
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23708	$16980

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Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2240
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2177
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2216
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2260
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2229
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2094
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2155
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2308
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2376
41 km or 25 mi	League	$2110
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2095
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2209
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2730
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2067
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1828
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1948
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2129
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$2020
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1592
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1900
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1993
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1881
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1883
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2220
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$2029
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1975
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1493
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2196
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2416
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2148
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2136
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2222
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2188
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2215
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2221
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2210
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2241
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2279
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2233

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