Manila vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manila Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$781
$892
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2316
$2228
🏠 One person rent
$384
$391
🏘️ Family rent
$949
$692
🍽️ Food expenses
$280
$307
🚐 Transport expenses
$47
$91.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$538
$1519
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
73
20
😀 Quality of life
65
52
🏙️ Population
1.85M
1.18M

The cost of living in Manila is 12% less expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 6438th and 6017th ($781 vs $892) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 15th in the Philippines and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check the Philippines vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Manila compared to 1.7 months in Medina. Manila ranked 3rd best city to live in the Philippines vs Medina ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 4458th and 6150th among best cities to live in the world.

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Manila Medina
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.05
$6.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.4
$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.31
$6.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$1.33
☕ Cappuccino
$3.01
$3.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.98
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$456
$391
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$239
$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1482
$1101
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$641
$356
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.7
$74.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$108
$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.7
$71.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.53%
3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4033
$1695
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2881
$1066
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.54
$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.9
$54
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.23
$8.02
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.81
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.34
$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.2
$2.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.35
$5.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.19
$7.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.29
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.49
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.83
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.99
$2.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.92
$7.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.8
$5.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.13
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.58
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.53
$3.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40
$79
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.28
$17.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.9
$26.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.42
$2.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.8
$41.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.4
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$557
$405
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14747
$9496

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$844
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1100
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1032
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$879
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$996
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$860
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$1013
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1000
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$938
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$1361
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$857
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$854
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$603
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$434
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$920
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$440
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$625
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$280
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$404
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$443
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1642
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$692
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1583
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$583
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$923
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$642
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$449
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$735
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1703
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1678
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1523
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$421
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$737
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$802
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1671
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1687
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$981
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$1047
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$964