Manila vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Manila	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$801	$4051
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2513	$8925
🏠 One person rent	$377	$2620
🏘️ Family rent	$1086	$4454
🍽️ Food expenses	$303	$807
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.1	$399
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$552	$5777
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	73	100
😀 Quality of life	65	97
🏙️ Population	1.85M	8.8M

The cost of living in Manila is 80% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 6428th and 5th ($801 vs $4051) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 3rd in the Philippines and the United States, respectively. Check the Philippines vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Manila compared to 1.4 months in New York City. Manila ranked 3rd best city to live in the Philippines vs New York City ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 4217th and 13th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manila vs New York City

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	Manila	New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.82	$24.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.9	$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.42	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.38	$9.78
☕ Cappuccino	$2.88	$6.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.91	$3.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$439	$2702
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$225	$2361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1612	$5005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$764	$3996
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79	$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$187
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.5	$69.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.73%	6.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3727	$19111
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2799	$3215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.62	$2.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.8	$138
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.71	$27.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.06	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.28	$4.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$6.1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.19	$5.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.63	$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.38	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.18	$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$5.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$5.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$5.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$3.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$3.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.95	$2.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9	$20.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$3.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.25	$17.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.63	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.32	$10
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.82	$7.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.74	$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40	$144
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.83	$19.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17	$156
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.39	$25.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$35.9	$65.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.7	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$504	$1717
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14739	$20585

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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 New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2510
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3280
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3002
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2857
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2634
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3168
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2611
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2701
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2414
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2671
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2715
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2165
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2605
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2575
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2733
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2479
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2664
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2722
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2493
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2635
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2622
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2607
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2762
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2590
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2424
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2641
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2778
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2646
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2760
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2702
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2732
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2721
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2691
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2454
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2586
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2811
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2771
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2578
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2553
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3108