Manila vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Manila	Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person	$821	$2480
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2009	$5726
🏠 One person rent	$400	$1432
🏘️ Family rent	$679	$2535
🍽️ Food expenses	$295	$622
🚐 Transport expenses	$49	$274
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$347	$3974
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	77	99
😀 Quality of life	65	96
🏙️ Population	1.9M	2.11M

The cost of living in Manila is 67% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 6679th and 916th ($821 vs $2480) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 0.4 months in Manila compared to 1.6 months in Paris. Manila ranked 3rd best city to live in the Philippines vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 5265th and 14th 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	$5.86	$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.1	$70.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.3	$13.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.67	$8.61
☕ Cappuccino	$2.73	$5.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.11	$4.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$492	$1595
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$250	$1144
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$872	$2814
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$451	$2101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.8	$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.5	$33.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.36%	3.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4309	$14879
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2679	$9948
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.52	$2.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.8	$104
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.32	$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.36	$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.26	$5.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.79	$22.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.03	$16.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.93	$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$4.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$2.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.61	$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.4	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.26	$14.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.45	$4.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.16	$4.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.74	$3.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.65	$3.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.3	$42.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.03	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.9	$31
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.35	$25.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.7	$114
👟 Brand Sneakers	$80	$123
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$160	$911
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14540	$17184

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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 Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$2060
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1935
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1975
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2421
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$2114
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$2010
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2364
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$2141
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1803
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1985
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$2028
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1831
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1975
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1746
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1991
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1960
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1874
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1860
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1876
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1992
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1911
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1821
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1459
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1654
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1469
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1775
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1448
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1547
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1443
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1383
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1370
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1365
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1358
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1520
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1276
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1650
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1306
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1626
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1437
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1544