Los Angeles vs Manila - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Los Angeles	Manila
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3420	$829
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7800	$1997
🏠 One person rent	$2177	$420
🏘️ Family rent	$3742	$709
🍽️ Food expenses	$761	$284
🚐 Transport expenses	$263	$47.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4482	$259
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	99	77
😀 Quality of life	93	64
🏙️ Population	3.9M	1.9M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 312% more expensive than in Manila. Cities ranked 62nd and 6643rd ($3420 vs $829) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 47th and 3rd 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 0.3 months in Manila. Los Angeles ranked 8th best city to live in the United States vs Manila ranked 2nd in the Philippines, while ranked 50th and 5317th 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	$22.4	$5.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$104	$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.1	$4.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.92	$1.42
☕ Cappuccino	$6.66	$2.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.53	$1.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2356	$512
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1856	$274
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4109	$931
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3268	$483
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$73.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$236	$112
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.2	$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.28%	7.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8186	$4395
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7185	$2588
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.5	$13.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$2.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.33	$1.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.59	$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$7.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$5.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.4	$7.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$3.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.3	$3.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$1.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$2.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$2.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.57	$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$9.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$3.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$5.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.99	$2.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.99	$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.92	$1.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$70.1	$42.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$6.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$164	$15
💇 Haircut, simple	$29.5	$7.28
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.1	$59.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$76.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1748	$184
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23685	$12450

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2945
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2888
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2945
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2868
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2786
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$3031
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$3020
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2866
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3184
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2798
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3055
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2826
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2867
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3717
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3066
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2945
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2880
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2868
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3054
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3802
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2818
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3369
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2766
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2922
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3179
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3139
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2849
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2826
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2793
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3076
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2858
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3243
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3020
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2758
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2694
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3654
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2835
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3295
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$3000

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	$555
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Mandaluyong	$765
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Quezon	$710
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Malabon	$650
7.9 km or 4.9 mi	Makati	$998
8.8 km or 5.4 mi	Navotas	$725
12 km or 7.2 mi	Valenzuela	$485
12 km or 7.2 mi	Pasig	$588
12 km or 7.3 mi	Taguig	$885
15 km or 9 mi	Marikina	$581
15 km or 9.3 mi	Bacoor	$548
15 km or 9.3 mi	Paranaque	$671
15 km or 9.5 mi	Cainta	$693
16 km or 9.7 mi	Meycauayan	$602
16 km or 10 mi	Las Pinas	$584
19 km or 12 mi	Imus	$512
21 km or 13 mi	Antipolo	$517
25 km or 15 mi	Muntinlupa	$671
25 km or 16 mi	San Jose del Monte	$505
26 km or 16 mi	General Trias	$481
28 km or 17 mi	San Pedro	$598
28 km or 17 mi	Binangonan	$491
30 km or 19 mi	Dasmarinas	$410
31 km or 19 mi	Binan	$582
33 km or 20 mi	Malolos	$624
34 km or 21 mi	Santa Rosa	$521
37 km or 23 mi	Trece Martires	$528
39 km or 24 mi	Cabuyao	$576
47 km or 29 mi	Calamba	$498
58 km or 36 mi	San Fernando	$570
60 km or 37 mi	Tanauan	$538
61 km or 38 mi	Santo Tomas	$537
69 km or 43 mi	San Pablo	$461
74 km or 46 mi	Angeles	$614
75 km or 47 mi	Lipa	$420
79 km or 49 mi	Olongapo	$465
81 km or 50 mi	Mabalacat	$585
94 km or 59 mi	Batangas	$520
99 km or 61 mi	Cabanatuan	$413