Manila vs Mumbai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manila Mumbai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$790
$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1963
$1598
🏠 One person rent
$379
$401
🏘️ Family rent
$637
$711
🍽️ Food expenses
$287
$202
🚐 Transport expenses
$50.3
$50.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$386
$222
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
74
83
😀 Quality of life
65
67
🏙️ Population
1.85M
15.4M

The cost of living in Manila is 12% more expensive than in Mumbai. Cities ranked 6703rd and 7064th ($790 vs $705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in the Philippines and India, respectively. Check the Philippines vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Manila compared to 0.3 months in Mumbai. Manila ranked 3rd best city to live in the Philippines vs Mumbai ranked 3rd in India, while ranked 5220th and 4805th among best cities to live in the world.

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Manila Mumbai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.15
$5.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.2
$22.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.27
$4.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$2.53
☕ Cappuccino
$2.7
$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.97
$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$458
$566
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$232
$307
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$815
$1015
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$416
$560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.3
$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$50.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.5
$9.23
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.47%
9.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3756
$6851
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2382
$3041
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.6
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.2
$5.09
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.9
$3.05
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.1
$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.27
$1.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.83
$6.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.01
$3.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.84
$6.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$2.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$0.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.55
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.04
$9.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.2
$3.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.39
$0.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.16
$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.74
$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.3
$23.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.44
$4.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.1
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.63
$4.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$46
$29.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80
$53.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$139
$121
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16980
$3820

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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
$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

Cities near Mumbai

Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi Navi Mumbai
$503
27 km or 17 mi Thane
$487
44 km or 28 mi Bhiwandi
$363
46 km or 28 mi Kalyan
$399
56 km or 35 mi Vasai
$267
119 km or 74 mi Pune
$517
152 km or 94 mi Nashik
$350
187 km or 116 mi Satara
$273
221 km or 137 mi Navsari
$278
245 km or 152 mi Surat
$705
252 km or 156 mi Malegaon
$382
280 km or 174 mi Aurangabad
$349
292 km or 182 mi Kolhapur
$309
297 km or 184 mi Sangli
$290
306 km or 190 mi Ichalkaranji
$302
320 km or 199 mi Bhavnagar
$291
355 km or 221 mi Solapur
$285
365 km or 227 mi Jalgaon
$303
373 km or 232 mi Vadodara
$374
387 km or 240 mi Bijapur
$333
387 km or 241 mi Belgaum
$463
400 km or 249 mi Latur
$396
402 km or 250 mi Panjim
$398
409 km or 254 mi Mormugao
$476
415 km or 258 mi Nadiad
$375
427 km or 265 mi Rajkot
$324
428 km or 266 mi Margao
$422
432 km or 268 mi Godhra
$366
449 km or 279 mi Porbandar
$330
453 km or 281 mi Ahmedabad
$442
457 km or 284 mi Hubli
$355
460 km or 286 mi Gulbarga
$251
473 km or 294 mi Gandhinagar
$407
473 km or 294 mi Nanded
$328
478 km or 297 mi Akola
$297
517 km or 321 mi Mehsana
$382
522 km or 324 mi Indore
$361
536 km or 333 mi Ratlam
$303
555 km or 345 mi Nizamabad
$305
558 km or 347 mi Amravati
$310