Manila vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Manila	Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person	$829	$2460
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1997	$5684
🏠 One person rent	$420	$1432
🏘️ Family rent	$709	$2492
🍽️ Food expenses	$284	$615
🚐 Transport expenses	$47.7	$266
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$259	$3694
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	77	99
😀 Quality of life	64	94
🏙️ Population	1.9M	2.1M

The cost of living in Manila is 66% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 6643rd and 964th ($829 vs $2460) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in the Philippines and France, respectively. Check the Philippines vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Manila compared to 1.5 months in Paris. Manila ranked 2nd best city to live in the Philippines vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 5317th and 34th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manila vs Paris

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	Manila	Paris
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.72	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.8	$69.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.12	$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$8.32
☕ Cappuccino	$2.57	$5.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.27	$4.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$512	$1558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$274	$1158
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$931	$2756
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$483	$2070
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.8	$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$252
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.4	$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.38%	3.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4395	$15102
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2588	$10254
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.49	$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.2	$104
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.83	$22.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$2.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.96	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.35	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$2.55
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.15	$5.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.94	$21.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.06	$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.19	$22.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$3.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$3.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$4.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.52	$3.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.85	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.13	$14.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.12	$4.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.98	$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.63	$3.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.57	$3.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.3	$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.94	$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15	$30
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.28	$22.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.5	$117
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.3	$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$184	$1048
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12450	$19577

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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	$555
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Mandaluyong	$765
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Quezon	$710
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Malabon	$650
7.9 km or 4.9 mi	Makati	$998
8.8 km or 5.4 mi	Navotas	$725
12 km or 7.2 mi	Valenzuela	$485
12 km or 7.2 mi	Pasig	$588
12 km or 7.3 mi	Taguig	$885
15 km or 9 mi	Marikina	$581
15 km or 9.3 mi	Bacoor	$548
15 km or 9.3 mi	Paranaque	$671
15 km or 9.5 mi	Cainta	$693
16 km or 9.7 mi	Meycauayan	$602
16 km or 10 mi	Las Pinas	$584
19 km or 12 mi	Imus	$512
21 km or 13 mi	Antipolo	$517
25 km or 15 mi	Muntinlupa	$671
25 km or 16 mi	San Jose del Monte	$505
26 km or 16 mi	General Trias	$481
28 km or 17 mi	San Pedro	$598
28 km or 17 mi	Binangonan	$491
30 km or 19 mi	Dasmarinas	$410
31 km or 19 mi	Binan	$582
33 km or 20 mi	Malolos	$624
34 km or 21 mi	Santa Rosa	$521
37 km or 23 mi	Trece Martires	$528
39 km or 24 mi	Cabuyao	$576
47 km or 29 mi	Calamba	$498
58 km or 36 mi	San Fernando	$570
60 km or 37 mi	Tanauan	$538
61 km or 38 mi	Santo Tomas	$537
69 km or 43 mi	San Pablo	$461
74 km or 46 mi	Angeles	$614
75 km or 47 mi	Lipa	$420
79 km or 49 mi	Olongapo	$465
81 km or 50 mi	Mabalacat	$585
94 km or 59 mi	Batangas	$520
99 km or 61 mi	Cabanatuan	$413

Cities near Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$2033
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1872
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1885
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2350
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$2065
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1972
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2297
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$2082
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1749
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1918
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1988
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1766
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1920
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1689
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1935
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1897
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1827
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1798
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1874
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1987
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1876
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1794
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1480
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1683
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1454
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1749
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1401
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1481
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1424
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1375
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1356
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1382
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1350
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1553
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1243
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1632
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1289
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1573
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1421
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1506