Manila vs Mumbai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manila Mumbai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$821
$733
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2009
$1644
🏠 One person rent
$400
$431
🏘️ Family rent
$679
$754
🍽️ Food expenses
$295
$198
🚐 Transport expenses
$49
$51.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$347
$255
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
77
83
😀 Quality of life
65
67
🏙️ Population
1.9M
15.4M

The cost of living in Manila is 12% more expensive than in Mumbai. Cities ranked 6679th and 7076th ($821 vs $733) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 0.4 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 5265th and 4887th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manila vs Mumbai

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Manila Mumbai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.86
$5.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.1
$22.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.3
$4.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.67
$2.78
☕ Cappuccino
$2.73
$2.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.11
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$492
$606
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$250
$331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$872
$1104
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$451
$585
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.8
$35.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$55.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.5
$9.59
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.36%
8.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4309
$6877
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2679
$2712
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.52
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.8
$5.84
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.32
$2.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$0.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.36
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.26
$1.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.79
$6.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.03
$3.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.93
$7.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$0.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.61
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.4
$7.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.26
$3.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.45
$0.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.16
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.74
$0.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.3
$26.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.03
$4.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.35
$4.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.7
$33.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80
$56.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$160
$133
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14540
$4412

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Cities near Manila

Distance City Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Pasay
$804
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Caloocan
$574
6.2 km or 3.9 mi Mandaluyong
$755
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Quezon
$697
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Malabon
$657
7.9 km or 4.9 mi Makati
$1066
8.8 km or 5.4 mi Navotas
$701
12 km or 7.2 mi Valenzuela
$458
12 km or 7.2 mi Pasig
$609
12 km or 7.3 mi Taguig
$868
15 km or 9 mi Marikina
$584
15 km or 9.3 mi Bacoor
$549
15 km or 9.3 mi Paranaque
$660
15 km or 9.5 mi Cainta
$733
16 km or 9.7 mi Meycauayan
$587
16 km or 10 mi Las Pinas
$605
19 km or 12 mi Imus
$524
21 km or 13 mi Antipolo
$544
25 km or 15 mi Muntinlupa
$683
25 km or 16 mi San Jose del Monte
$504
26 km or 16 mi General Trias
$501
28 km or 17 mi San Pedro
$597
28 km or 17 mi Binangonan
$507
30 km or 19 mi Dasmarinas
$416
31 km or 19 mi Binan
$589
33 km or 20 mi Malolos
$626
34 km or 21 mi Santa Rosa
$549
37 km or 23 mi Trece Martires
$538
39 km or 24 mi Cabuyao
$584
47 km or 29 mi Calamba
$496
58 km or 36 mi San Fernando
$603
60 km or 37 mi Tanauan
$539
61 km or 38 mi Santo Tomas
$534
69 km or 43 mi San Pablo
$463
74 km or 46 mi Angeles
$636
75 km or 47 mi Lipa
$420
79 km or 49 mi Olongapo
$476
81 km or 50 mi Mabalacat
$609
94 km or 59 mi Batangas
$530
99 km or 61 mi Cabanatuan
$434

Cities near Mumbai

Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi Navi Mumbai
$504
27 km or 17 mi Thane
$475
44 km or 28 mi Bhiwandi
$355
46 km or 28 mi Kalyan
$379
56 km or 35 mi Vasai
$294
119 km or 74 mi Pune
$502
152 km or 94 mi Nashik
$346
187 km or 116 mi Satara
$268
221 km or 137 mi Navsari
$286
245 km or 152 mi Surat
$693
252 km or 156 mi Malegaon
$362
280 km or 174 mi Aurangabad
$344
292 km or 182 mi Kolhapur
$303
297 km or 184 mi Sangli
$282
306 km or 190 mi Ichalkaranji
$296
320 km or 199 mi Bhavnagar
$287
355 km or 221 mi Solapur
$282
365 km or 227 mi Jalgaon
$302
373 km or 232 mi Vadodara
$382
387 km or 240 mi Bijapur
$319
387 km or 241 mi Belgaum
$428
400 km or 249 mi Latur
$385
402 km or 250 mi Panjim
$388
409 km or 254 mi Mormugao
$441
415 km or 258 mi Nadiad
$373
427 km or 265 mi Rajkot
$310
428 km or 266 mi Margao
$397
432 km or 268 mi Godhra
$366
449 km or 279 mi Porbandar
$324
453 km or 281 mi Ahmedabad
$437
457 km or 284 mi Hubli
$349
460 km or 286 mi Gulbarga
$254
473 km or 294 mi Gandhinagar
$401
473 km or 294 mi Nanded
$321
478 km or 297 mi Akola
$286
517 km or 321 mi Mehsana
$378
522 km or 324 mi Indore
$355
536 km or 333 mi Ratlam
$297
555 km or 345 mi Nizamabad
$301
558 km or 347 mi Amravati
$301