London vs Manila - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	London	Manila
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3851	$790
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8597	$1963
🏠 One person rent	$2689	$379
🏘️ Family rent	$4575	$637
🍽️ Food expenses	$592	$287
🚐 Transport expenses	$400	$50.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4336	$386
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	100	74
😀 Quality of life	99	65
🏙️ Population	8.8M	1.85M

The cost of living in London is 387% more expensive than in Manila. Cities ranked 8th and 6703rd ($3851 vs $790) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in the United Kingdom and the Philippines, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs the Philippines comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in London compared to 0.5 months in Manila. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Manila ranked 3rd in the Philippines, while ranked 5th and 5220th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in London vs Manila

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	London	Manila
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.2	$5.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91.7	$24.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$4.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.11	$1.96
☕ Cappuccino	$5.24	$2.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.08	$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3237	$458
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2291	$232
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4710	$815
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4163	$416
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$170	$74.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$264	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.1	$27.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.83%	7.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$21687	$3756
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11040	$2382
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.04	$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$13.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$31.5	$3.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.85	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.65	$2.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.11	$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.16	$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$7.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.17	$5.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$7.84
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$2.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$3.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$2.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$2.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$3.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.31	$1.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$9.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.12	$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$22.4	$3.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.31	$5.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$3.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.76	$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.97	$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59	$40.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.6	$7.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.9	$16.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$110	$46
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$80
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2511	$139
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27583	$16980

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$2960
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2512
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2449
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2514
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2435
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2367
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2352
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2337
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2326
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2633
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2299
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2374
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2456
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2200
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2197
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2273
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2655
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2091
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2176
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2274
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2515
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2224
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2205
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2785
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2206
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2164
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2559
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2275
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2223
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2469
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1780
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2118
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2122
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2132
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2160
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2419
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2000
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2245
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2416
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2165

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