Male vs Manila - Cost of Living Comparison

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Male Manila
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1321
$829
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2809
$1997
🏠 One person rent
$810
$420
🏘️ Family rent
$1372
$709
🍽️ Food expenses
$379
$284
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.2
$47.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$863
$259
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
8
77
😀 Quality of life
64
64
🏙️ Population
133K
1.9M

The cost of living in Male is 59% more expensive than in Manila. Cities ranked 4490th and 6643rd ($1321 vs $829) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in Maldives and the Philippines, respectively. Check Maldives vs the Philippines comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Male compared to 0.3 months in Manila. Male ranked 1st best city to live in Maldives vs Manila ranked 2nd in the Philippines, while ranked 5278th and 5317th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Male vs Manila

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Male Manila
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.01
$5.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.5
$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.71
$4.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.89
$1.42
☕ Cappuccino
$3.24
$2.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.63
$1.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$808
$512
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$624
$274
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1454
$931
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1116
$483
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.7
$73.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$112
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$73.2
$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.04%
7.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2242
$4395
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1870
$2588
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.2
$13.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.5
$2.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.96
$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$1.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.43
$7.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$5.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.51
$7.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$3.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$1.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$3.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$1.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$2.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.97
$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$9.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.69
$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15
$3.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.3
$5.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.77
$2.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.16
$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.82
$1.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.9
$42.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.64
$6.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.1
$15
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.32
$7.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.3
$59.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.5
$76.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$191
$184
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3305
$12450

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Distance City Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi Hulhumale
$1387
610 km or 379 mi Thiruvananthapuram
$342
618 km or 384 mi Varkala
$291
621 km or 386 mi Nagercoil
$261
624 km or 388 mi Kollam
$243
687 km or 427 mi Tirunelveli
$260
688 km or 428 mi Kottayam
$268
713 km or 443 mi Kochi
$372
714 km or 444 mi Ernakulam
$329
724 km or 450 mi Thoothukudi
$278
761 km or 473 mi Beruwala
$582
763 km or 474 mi Colombo
$683
766 km or 476 mi Thrissur
$335
771 km or 479 mi Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
$597
772 km or 479 mi Galle
$479
777 km or 483 mi Negombo
$467
788 km or 490 mi Gampaha
$381
803 km or 499 mi Matara
$477
814 km or 506 mi Malappuram
$259
817 km or 507 mi Madurai
$342
825 km or 513 mi Kozhikode
$315
843 km or 524 mi Dindigul
$290
849 km or 528 mi Coimbatore
$313
862 km or 535 mi Kandy
$418
879 km or 546 mi Kannur
$312
892 km or 554 mi Anuradhapura
$538
899 km or 559 mi Tiruppur
$330
922 km or 573 mi Erode
$274
935 km or 581 mi Tiruchirappalli
$297
964 km or 599 mi Thanjavur
$275
968 km or 602 mi Mysore
$332
977 km or 607 mi Salem
$283
979 km or 608 mi Mangalore
$379
983 km or 611 mi Trincomalee
$522
1027 km or 638 mi Udupi
$265
1076 km or 669 mi Bangalore
$507
1087 km or 675 mi Cuddalore
$294
1093 km or 679 mi Tumkur
$303
1106 km or 688 mi Shimoga
$318
1108 km or 688 mi Pondicherry
$322

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