Manila vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Manila	Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person	$781	$2231
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2316	$5578
🏠 One person rent	$384	$1253
🏘️ Family rent	$949	$2603
🍽️ Food expenses	$280	$599
🚐 Transport expenses	$47	$247
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$538	$3155
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	73	99
😀 Quality of life	65	94
🏙️ Population	1.85M	2.15M

The cost of living in Manila is 65% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 6438th and 1216th ($781 vs $2231) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 2nd in the Philippines and France, respectively. Check the Philippines vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Manila compared to 1.4 months in Paris. Manila ranked 3rd best city to live in the Philippines vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 4458th and 33rd 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	$4.05	$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.4	$68.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.31	$12.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.29	$8.14
☕ Cappuccino	$3.01	$4.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.98	$3.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$456	$1417
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$239	$1007
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1482	$3026
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$641	$2200
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$69.7	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$108	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.7	$32.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.53%	3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4033	$12958
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2881	$9199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.54	$2.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.9	$91.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.23	$21.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.34	$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$2.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.2	$5.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.35	$19.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.29	$24.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$3.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$4.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$2.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.99	$9.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.32	$2.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.92	$12.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.8	$4.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.13	$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.58	$2.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.53	$3.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40	$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.28	$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.9	$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.42	$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$37.8	$100
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.4	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$557	$838
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14747	$16502

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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 Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$1273
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1663
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1582
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2023
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$1835
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1445
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2256
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$1854
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1605
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1714
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1819
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1647
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1534
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1633
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1743
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1583
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1667
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1602
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1625
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1868
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1641
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1592
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1323
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1518
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1345
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1586
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1278
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1465
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1305
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1239
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1151
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1139
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1166
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1393
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1218
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1526
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1129
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1206
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1265
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1381