Los Angeles vs Manila - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Los Angeles	Manila
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3361	$790
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7751	$1963
🏠 One person rent	$2151	$379
🏘️ Family rent	$3720	$637
🍽️ Food expenses	$750	$287
🚐 Transport expenses	$245	$50.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4549	$386
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	99	74
😀 Quality of life	94	65
🏙️ Population	3.9M	1.85M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 325% more expensive than in Manila. Cities ranked 65th and 6703rd ($3361 vs $790) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 51st 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 1.4 months in Los Angeles compared to 0.5 months in Manila. Los Angeles ranked 14th best city to live in the United States vs Manila ranked 3rd in the Philippines, while ranked 74th and 5220th 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	$22.6	$5.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.5	$24.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.2	$4.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.27	$1.96
☕ Cappuccino	$6.49	$2.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.83	$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2364	$458
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1847	$232
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4128	$815
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3274	$416
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$74.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.6	$27.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.62%	7.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7753	$3756
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6833	$2382
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$81.9	$13.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$3.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$2.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.99	$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.62	$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$7.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$5.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$7.84
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$2.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$3.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$2.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$2.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$3.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.04	$1.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$9.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.97	$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$3.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$5.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$9.09	$3.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.34	$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.8	$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$68.9	$40.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18	$7.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$168	$16.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$31.8	$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$62	$46
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$80
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1849	$139
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26874	$16980

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2803
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2786
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2844
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2780
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2722
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2940
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2952
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2764
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3132
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2728
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3036
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2739
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2762
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3656
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$2947
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2917
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2807
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2822
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3002
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3706
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2758
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3288
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2650
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2856
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3119
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2970
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2855
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2794
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2769
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2731
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3004
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2810
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3122
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3008
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2725
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2682
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3595
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2788
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3191
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2927

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