London vs Manila - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	London	Manila
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3740	$821
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8537	$2009
🏠 One person rent	$2516	$400
🏘️ Family rent	$4294	$679
🍽️ Food expenses	$631	$295
🚐 Transport expenses	$412	$49
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3678	$347
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	100	77
😀 Quality of life	96	65
🏙️ Population	8.8M	1.9M

The cost of living in London is 356% more expensive than in Manila. Cities ranked 20th and 6679th ($3740 vs $821) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th 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 months in London compared to 0.4 months in Manila. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Manila ranked 3rd in the Philippines, while ranked 12th and 5265th 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	$22.5	$5.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$98	$26.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$4.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.2	$1.67
☕ Cappuccino	$5.94	$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.15	$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2958	$492
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2140	$250
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4865	$872
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3773	$451
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$75.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$260	$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.3	$26.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.75%	7.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$20369	$4309
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10989	$2679
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.62	$0.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$105	$13.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$31.9	$3.32
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.86	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.87	$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.25	$1.36
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.71	$2.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$8.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.98	$5.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.3	$7.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$3.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$3.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$2.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$2.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$2.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.79	$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.33	$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.6	$3.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.84	$5.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.87	$3.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.9	$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.44	$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$68.5	$44.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.3	$7.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$79.9	$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.2	$6.35
👖 Brand Jeans	$117	$51.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$122	$80
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2594	$160
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$30567	$14540

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3038
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2559
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2498
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2564
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2419
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2417
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2406
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2395
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2382
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2661
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2336
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2426
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2490
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2227
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2271
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2345
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2675
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2152
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2259
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2321
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2567
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2276
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2260
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2846
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2265
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2188
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2622
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2385
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2262
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2485
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1860
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2191
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2215
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2223
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2212
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2576
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2111
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2377
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2472
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2199

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