Los Angeles vs Manila - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Los Angeles	Manila
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3378	$821
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7707	$2009
🏠 One person rent	$2168	$400
🏘️ Family rent	$3725	$679
🍽️ Food expenses	$743	$295
🚐 Transport expenses	$257	$49
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4258	$347
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	99	77
😀 Quality of life	93	65
🏙️ Population	3.9M	1.9M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 312% more expensive than in Manila. Cities ranked 72nd and 6679th ($3378 vs $821) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 52nd 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 1.3 months in Los Angeles compared to 0.4 months in Manila. Los Angeles ranked 8th best city to live in the United States vs Manila ranked 3rd in the Philippines, while ranked 55th and 5265th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Los Angeles vs Manila

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	Los Angeles	Manila
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.9	$5.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91	$26.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.3	$4.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.85	$1.67
☕ Cappuccino	$6.48	$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.25	$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2352	$492
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1867	$250
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4129	$872
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3274	$451
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$75.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$214	$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.8	$26.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.86%	7.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7811	$4309
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7110	$2679
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$0.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94	$13.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.9	$3.32
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.27	$1.36
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.67	$2.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$8.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$5.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$7.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.26	$3.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$3.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$2.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$2.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$2.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.45	$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.39	$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.2	$3.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$5.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.78	$3.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.45	$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.81	$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$77.1	$44.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$7.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$144	$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$32.3	$6.35
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.2	$51.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$80
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1715	$160
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28004	$14540

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2879
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2850
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2917
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2847
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2749
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2976
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2993
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2810
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3159
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2775
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3086
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2769
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2820
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3695
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3020
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2912
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2835
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2850
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3020
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3768
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2796
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3328
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2698
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2880
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3157
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3057
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2894
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2842
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2789
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2770
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3051
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2847
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3193
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3019
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2702
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2688
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3588
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2815
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3262
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2974

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