Manila vs Medan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Manila	Medan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$781	$500
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2316	$1369
🏠 One person rent	$384	$200
🏘️ Family rent	$949	$417
🍽️ Food expenses	$280	$185
🚐 Transport expenses	$47	$39.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$538	$269
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	73	52
😀 Quality of life	65	45
🏙️ Population	1.85M	2.11M

The cost of living in Manila is 56% more expensive than in Medan. Cities ranked 6438th and 8502nd ($781 vs $500) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 35th in the Philippines and Indonesia, respectively. Check the Philippines vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Manila compared to 0.5 months in Medan. Manila ranked 3rd best city to live in the Philippines vs Medan ranked 14th in Indonesia, while ranked 4458th and 6617th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manila vs Medan

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	Manila	Medan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.05	$2.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.4	$11.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.31	$3.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.29	$2.77
☕ Cappuccino	$3.01	$1.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.98	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$456	$190
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$239	$115
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1482	$449
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$641	$296
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$69.7	$41
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$108	$62.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.7	$28.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.53%	11.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4033	$1660
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2881	$636
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.54	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.9	$6.93
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.23	$3.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.34	$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.2	$1.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.35	$5.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$2.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.29	$8.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$2.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$0.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$0.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.99	$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.32	$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.92	$2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.8	$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.13	$2.51
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.58	$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.53	$0.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40	$25.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.28	$3.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.9	$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.42	$2.87
👖 Brand Jeans	$37.8	$58.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.4	$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$557	$63.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14747	$11223

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Cities near Manila

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Pasay	$673
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Caloocan	$804
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Mandaluyong	$792
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Quezon	$759
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Malabon	$697
7.9 km or 4.9 mi	Makati	$842
8.8 km or 5.4 mi	Navotas	$738
12 km or 7.2 mi	Valenzuela	$491
12 km or 7.2 mi	Pasig	$817
12 km or 7.3 mi	Taguig	$860
15 km or 9 mi	Marikina	$519
15 km or 9.3 mi	Bacoor	$550
15 km or 9.3 mi	Paranaque	$640
15 km or 9.5 mi	Cainta	$682
16 km or 9.7 mi	Meycauayan	$592
16 km or 10 mi	Las Pinas	$590
19 km or 12 mi	Imus	$568
21 km or 13 mi	Antipolo	$534
25 km or 15 mi	Muntinlupa	$681
25 km or 16 mi	San Jose del Monte	$496
26 km or 16 mi	General Trias	$523
28 km or 17 mi	San Pedro	$577
28 km or 17 mi	Binangonan	$497
30 km or 19 mi	Dasmarinas	$441
31 km or 19 mi	Binan	$511
33 km or 20 mi	Malolos	$610
34 km or 21 mi	Santa Rosa	$619
37 km or 23 mi	Trece Martires	$540
39 km or 24 mi	Cabuyao	$584
47 km or 29 mi	Calamba	$483
58 km or 36 mi	San Fernando	$596
60 km or 37 mi	Tanauan	$529
61 km or 38 mi	Santo Tomas	$522
69 km or 43 mi	San Pablo	$419
74 km or 46 mi	Angeles	$660
75 km or 47 mi	Lipa	$476
79 km or 49 mi	Olongapo	$490
81 km or 50 mi	Mabalacat	$614
94 km or 59 mi	Batangas	$519
99 km or 61 mi	Cabanatuan	$371

Cities near Medan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Binjai	$483
67 km or 41 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$485
90 km or 56 mi	Pematangsiantar	$499
119 km or 74 mi	Langsa	$472
148 km or 92 mi	Tanjungbalai	$515
238 km or 148 mi	Lhokseumawe	$443
264 km or 164 mi	Teluk Intan	$565
264 km or 164 mi	Taiping	$638
264 km or 164 mi	Padangsidempuan	$596
268 km or 166 mi	George Town	$566
269 km or 167 mi	Butterworth	$578
286 km or 178 mi	Ipoh	$550
298 km or 185 mi	Sungai Petani	$544
307 km or 191 mi	Gunungsitoli	$587
317 km or 197 mi	Klang	$553
322 km or 200 mi	Ko Lipe	$650
324 km or 201 mi	Langkawi	$496
325 km or 202 mi	Shah Alam	$582
331 km or 206 mi	Alor Setar	$453
332 km or 206 mi	Subang Jaya	$644
332 km or 206 mi	Petaling Jaya	$645
341 km or 212 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$743
342 km or 212 mi	Cyberjaya	$539
345 km or 215 mi	Putrajaya	$480
352 km or 219 mi	Kangar	$487
378 km or 235 mi	Seremban	$545
381 km or 237 mi	Dumai	$554
422 km or 262 mi	Hat Yai	$520
426 km or 265 mi	Banda Aceh	$403
431 km or 268 mi	Malacca	$602
445 km or 277 mi	Ko Lanta	$697
466 km or 289 mi	Pekanbaru	$558
468 km or 291 mi	Muar	$611
470 km or 292 mi	Phuket	$870
483 km or 300 mi	Kota Bharu	$455
487 km or 303 mi	Ao Nang	$653
489 km or 304 mi	Krabi	$739
515 km or 320 mi	Batu Pahat	$609
518 km or 322 mi	Kuantan	$482
529 km or 329 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$465