Manila vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Manila	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$781	$4044
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2316	$8222
🏠 One person rent	$384	$2662
🏘️ Family rent	$949	$3953
🍽️ Food expenses	$280	$794
🚐 Transport expenses	$47	$392
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$538	$6298
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	73	100
😀 Quality of life	65	96
🏙️ Population	1.85M	8.8M

The cost of living in Manila is 81% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 6438th and 6th ($781 vs $4044) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 4th 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 1.6 months in New York City. Manila ranked 3rd best city to live in the Philippines vs New York City ranked 1st in the United States, while ranked 4458th and 8th 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	$4.05	$24.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.4	$108
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.31	$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.29	$8.64
☕ Cappuccino	$3.01	$5.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.98	$2.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$456	$3504
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$239	$2240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1482	$3748
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$641	$3719
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$69.7	$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$108	$162
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.7	$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.53%	6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4033	$16943
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2881	$12588
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.54	$2.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.9	$135
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.23	$26.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.34	$4.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$5.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.2	$5.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.35	$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$15.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.29	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$5.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$5.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$6.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$3.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$3.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$1.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.99	$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.32	$2.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.92	$16.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.8	$9.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.13	$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.58	$6.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.53	$2.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40	$115
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.28	$18.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.9	$111
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.42	$27.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$37.8	$68.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.4	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$557	$1647
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14747	$17859

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Cities near Manila

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Pasay	$673
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Caloocan	$804
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Mandaluyong	$792
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Quezon	$759
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Malabon	$697
7.9 km or 4.9 mi	Makati	$842
8.8 km or 5.4 mi	Navotas	$738
12 km or 7.2 mi	Valenzuela	$491
12 km or 7.2 mi	Pasig	$817
12 km or 7.3 mi	Taguig	$860
15 km or 9 mi	Marikina	$519
15 km or 9.3 mi	Bacoor	$550
15 km or 9.3 mi	Paranaque	$640
15 km or 9.5 mi	Cainta	$682
16 km or 9.7 mi	Meycauayan	$592
16 km or 10 mi	Las Pinas	$590
19 km or 12 mi	Imus	$568
21 km or 13 mi	Antipolo	$534
25 km or 15 mi	Muntinlupa	$681
25 km or 16 mi	San Jose del Monte	$496
26 km or 16 mi	General Trias	$523
28 km or 17 mi	San Pedro	$577
28 km or 17 mi	Binangonan	$497
30 km or 19 mi	Dasmarinas	$441
31 km or 19 mi	Binan	$511
33 km or 20 mi	Malolos	$610
34 km or 21 mi	Santa Rosa	$619
37 km or 23 mi	Trece Martires	$540
39 km or 24 mi	Cabuyao	$584
47 km or 29 mi	Calamba	$483
58 km or 36 mi	San Fernando	$596
60 km or 37 mi	Tanauan	$529
61 km or 38 mi	Santo Tomas	$522
69 km or 43 mi	San Pablo	$419
74 km or 46 mi	Angeles	$660
75 km or 47 mi	Lipa	$476
79 km or 49 mi	Olongapo	$490
81 km or 50 mi	Mabalacat	$614
94 km or 59 mi	Batangas	$519
99 km or 61 mi	Cabanatuan	$371

Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2529
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$2821
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3002
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2743
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2739
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3241
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2691
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2638
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2613
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2494
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2608
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2612
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2520
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$1956
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2622
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2400
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2464
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2612
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2433
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2351
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2338
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2521
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2684
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2653
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2422
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2638
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2695
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2615
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2660
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2627
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2614
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2698
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2534
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2404
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2737
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2784
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2694
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2465
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2447
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3028