Manila vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Manila	Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person	$829	$2543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1997	$6242
🏠 One person rent	$420	$1414
🏘️ Family rent	$709	$2478
🍽️ Food expenses	$284	$607
🚐 Transport expenses	$47.7	$361
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$259	$4489
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	77	100
😀 Quality of life	64	100
🏙️ Population	1.9M	5.35M

The cost of living in Manila is 67% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 6643rd and 829th ($829 vs $2543) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 4th in the Philippines and Australia, respectively. Check the Philippines vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Manila compared to 1.8 months in Melbourne. Manila ranked 2nd best city to live in the Philippines vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 5317th and 1st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manila vs Melbourne

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	Manila	Melbourne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.72	$15.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.8	$67.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.12	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$9.51
☕ Cappuccino	$2.57	$4.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.27	$3.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$512	$1557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$274	$1162
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$931	$2836
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$483	$2092
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.8	$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.4	$51.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.38%	5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4395	$6978
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2588	$6027
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.49	$3.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.2	$140
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.83	$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.96	$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.35	$2.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.15	$5.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.94	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.06	$9.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.19	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$3.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$3.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$3.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$5.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$3.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$2.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.52	$2.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.85	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$5.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.13	$26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.12	$8.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.98	$6.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.63	$3.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.57	$3.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.3	$55.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.94	$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15	$56.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.28	$28
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.5	$80.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.3	$123
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$184	$2326
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12450	$22313

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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

Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1834
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1813
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1913
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1933
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1896
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1889
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1915
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1936
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$2179
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1606
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1493
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$2000
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1816
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1876
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1880
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1868
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1825
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1728
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2258
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1905
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1795
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2364
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1460
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1701
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1695
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2355
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1709
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1855
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2481
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$2040
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2844
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2354
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1995
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$2133
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1273
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132