Manila vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Manila	Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$801	$2332
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2513	$5652
🏠 One person rent	$377	$1380
🏘️ Family rent	$1086	$2574
🍽️ Food expenses	$303	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.1	$219
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$552	$3717
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	73	91
😀 Quality of life	65	94
🏙️ Population	1.85M	1.51M

The cost of living in Manila is 66% less expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 6428th and 1056th ($801 vs $2332) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in the Philippines and Germany, respectively. Check the Philippines vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Manila compared to 1.6 months in Munich. Manila ranked 3rd best city to live in the Philippines vs Munich ranked 8th in Germany, while ranked 4217th and 54th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manila vs Munich

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	Manila	Munich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.82	$17.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.9	$77.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.42	$12.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.38	$5.12
☕ Cappuccino	$2.88	$4.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.91	$4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$439	$1433
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$225	$1107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1612	$2772
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$764	$2147
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79	$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.5	$43.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.73%	3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3727	$12629
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2799	$9154
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.62	$4.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.8	$56.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.71	$26.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$2.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.06	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.28	$2.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.19	$3.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.63	$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.38	$13.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.18	$20.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$3.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$2.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$3.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.95	$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9	$7.51
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.25	$9.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.63	$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.32	$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.82	$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.74	$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40	$56.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.83	$14.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17	$78.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.39	$23
👖 Brand Jeans	$35.9	$101
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.7	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$504	$1009
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14739	$19483

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Cities near Manila

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Pasay	$650
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Caloocan	$668
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Mandaluyong	$770
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Quezon	$738
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Malabon	$593
7.9 km or 4.9 mi	Makati	$816
8.8 km or 5.4 mi	Navotas	$704
12 km or 7.2 mi	Valenzuela	$453
12 km or 7.2 mi	Pasig	$705
12 km or 7.3 mi	Taguig	$820
15 km or 9 mi	Marikina	$538
15 km or 9.3 mi	Bacoor	$564
15 km or 9.3 mi	Paranaque	$650
15 km or 9.5 mi	Cainta	$717
16 km or 9.7 mi	Meycauayan	$573
16 km or 10 mi	Las Pinas	$633
19 km or 12 mi	Imus	$614
21 km or 13 mi	Antipolo	$590
25 km or 15 mi	Muntinlupa	$725
25 km or 16 mi	San Jose del Monte	$570
26 km or 16 mi	General Trias	$602
28 km or 17 mi	San Pedro	$641
28 km or 17 mi	Binangonan	$558
30 km or 19 mi	Dasmarinas	$414
31 km or 19 mi	Binan	$579
33 km or 20 mi	Malolos	$668
34 km or 21 mi	Santa Rosa	$674
37 km or 23 mi	Trece Martires	$562
39 km or 24 mi	Cabuyao	$677
47 km or 29 mi	Calamba	$518
58 km or 36 mi	San Fernando	$632
60 km or 37 mi	Tanauan	$551
61 km or 38 mi	Santo Tomas	$547
69 km or 43 mi	San Pablo	$488
74 km or 46 mi	Angeles	$668
75 km or 47 mi	Lipa	$421
79 km or 49 mi	Olongapo	$507
81 km or 50 mi	Mabalacat	$627
94 km or 59 mi	Batangas	$554
99 km or 61 mi	Cabanatuan	$442

Cities near Munich

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi	Germering	$1886
16 km or 10 mi	Unterschleiheim	$1838
17 km or 10 mi	Puchheim	$1869
17 km or 11 mi	Dachau	$1837
20 km or 13 mi	Olching	$1817
23 km or 15 mi	Starnberg	$1805
24 km or 15 mi	Furstenfeldbruck	$1782
31 km or 19 mi	Erding	$1686
31 km or 19 mi	Geretsried	$1777
32 km or 20 mi	Freising	$1688
44 km or 28 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1643
47 km or 29 mi	Weilheim in Oberbayern	$1871
48 km or 30 mi	Aichach	$1664
50 km or 31 mi	Friedberg	$1650
52 km or 32 mi	Rosenheim	$1224
53 km or 33 mi	Konigsbrunn	$1655
53 km or 33 mi	Landsberg am Lech	$1717
57 km or 35 mi	Augsburg	$1714
61 km or 38 mi	Gersthofen	$1646
62 km or 38 mi	Landshut	$1657
62 km or 38 mi	Waldkraiburg	$1614
62 km or 39 mi	Neusa	$1652
71 km or 44 mi	Ingolstadt	$1536
71 km or 44 mi	Muhldorf	$1618
72 km or 45 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1589
76 km or 48 mi	Kaufbeuren	$1751
77 km or 48 mi	Traunreut	$1606
80 km or 50 mi	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	$2024
85 km or 53 mi	Traunstein	$1630
87 km or 54 mi	Donauworth	$1619
98 km or 61 mi	Innsbruck	$1783
103 km or 64 mi	Gunzburg	$1651
104 km or 65 mi	Kempten	$1612
105 km or 65 mi	Regensburg	$1740
105 km or 65 mi	Memmingen	$1665
110 km or 69 mi	Straubing	$1607
112 km or 70 mi	Nordlingen	$1606
114 km or 71 mi	Senden	$1668
116 km or 72 mi	Salzburg	$1778
119 km or 74 mi	Sonthofen	$1668