Manila vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Manila	Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person	$766	$2267
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2308	$5517
🏠 One person rent	$361	$1318
🏘️ Family rent	$961	$2636
🍽️ Food expenses	$287	$562
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.2	$253
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$526	$3146
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	73	99
😀 Quality of life	65	95
🏙️ Population	1.85M	2.15M

The cost of living in Manila is 66% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 6586th and 1222nd ($766 vs $2267) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th 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 0.7 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 4165th and 25th 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	$4.69	$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.4	$61.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.25	$12.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.02	$7.55
☕ Cappuccino	$2.73	$4.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.84	$3.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$412	$1388
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$220	$1086
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1498	$3084
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$648	$2210
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.8	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$115	$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.1	$32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.42%	3.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3093	$12726
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2849	$8943
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.52	$2.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.4	$90.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.85	$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.25	$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.14	$5.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.06	$20.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.09	$13.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.81	$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$2.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$3.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$4.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$2.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$2.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.47	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.68	$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.79	$9.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.45	$2.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.1	$12.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.47	$4.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.22	$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.77	$2.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.67	$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.7	$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.39	$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16	$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.64	$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$36	$109
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74.8	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$444	$738
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13387	$16193

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Cities near Manila

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Pasay	$770
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Caloocan	$640
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Mandaluyong	$746
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Quezon	$706
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Malabon	$623
7.9 km or 4.9 mi	Makati	$901
8.8 km or 5.4 mi	Navotas	$732
12 km or 7.2 mi	Valenzuela	$506
12 km or 7.2 mi	Pasig	$670
12 km or 7.3 mi	Taguig	$780
15 km or 9 mi	Marikina	$546
15 km or 9.3 mi	Bacoor	$538
15 km or 9.3 mi	Paranaque	$621
15 km or 9.5 mi	Cainta	$704
16 km or 9.7 mi	Meycauayan	$577
16 km or 10 mi	Las Pinas	$589
19 km or 12 mi	Imus	$518
21 km or 13 mi	Antipolo	$535
25 km or 15 mi	Muntinlupa	$676
25 km or 16 mi	San Jose del Monte	$496
26 km or 16 mi	General Trias	$457
28 km or 17 mi	San Pedro	$575
28 km or 17 mi	Binangonan	$487
30 km or 19 mi	Dasmarinas	$400
31 km or 19 mi	Binan	$539
33 km or 20 mi	Malolos	$572
34 km or 21 mi	Santa Rosa	$508
37 km or 23 mi	Trece Martires	$515
39 km or 24 mi	Cabuyao	$545
47 km or 29 mi	Calamba	$486
58 km or 36 mi	San Fernando	$610
60 km or 37 mi	Tanauan	$508
61 km or 38 mi	Santo Tomas	$504
69 km or 43 mi	San Pablo	$427
74 km or 46 mi	Angeles	$613
75 km or 47 mi	Lipa	$398
79 km or 49 mi	Olongapo	$464
81 km or 50 mi	Mabalacat	$585
94 km or 59 mi	Batangas	$508
99 km or 61 mi	Cabanatuan	$372

Cities near Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$1276
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1693
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1672
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2123
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$1861
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1449
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2081
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$1891
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1619
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1726
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1813
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1660
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1543
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1637
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1752
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1603
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1638
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1621
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1582
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1844
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1653
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1596
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1278
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1439
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1317
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1754
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1230
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1343
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1403
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1202
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1182
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1159
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1192
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1329
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1126
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1458
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1169
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1382
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1219
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1293