Manila vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Manila	Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person	$790	$2517
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1963	$5700
🏠 One person rent	$379	$1497
🏘️ Family rent	$637	$2629
🍽️ Food expenses	$287	$596
🚐 Transport expenses	$50.3	$279
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$386	$3732
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	74	99
😀 Quality of life	65	97
🏙️ Population	1.85M	2.15M

The cost of living in Manila is 69% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 6703rd and 843rd ($790 vs $2517) 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 0.5 months in Manila compared to 1.5 months in Paris. Manila ranked 3rd best city to live in the Philippines vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 5220th and 18th 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	$5.15	$16.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.2	$62.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.27	$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$7.44
☕ Cappuccino	$2.7	$5.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.97	$4.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$458	$1610
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$232	$1211
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$815	$2936
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$416	$2181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.3	$173
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$263
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.5	$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.47%	3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3756	$13420
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2382	$9330
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.6	$2.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.2	$103
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.9	$25.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$2.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.1	$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.22	$2.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$2.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.27	$5.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.83	$21.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.01	$15.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.84	$19.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$2.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.61	$3.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$4.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$3.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.55	$2.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.04	$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.44	$2.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.2	$14.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.39	$4.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.16	$4.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.74	$3.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.65	$3.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.3	$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.44	$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16.1	$30
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.63	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$46	$112
👟 Brand Sneakers	$80	$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$139	$792
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16980	$15084

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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	$568
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Mandaluyong	$742
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Quezon	$717
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Malabon	$674
7.9 km or 4.9 mi	Makati	$1009
8.8 km or 5.4 mi	Navotas	$657
12 km or 7.2 mi	Valenzuela	$432
12 km or 7.2 mi	Pasig	$642
12 km or 7.3 mi	Taguig	$807
15 km or 9 mi	Marikina	$555
15 km or 9.3 mi	Bacoor	$540
15 km or 9.3 mi	Paranaque	$651
15 km or 9.5 mi	Cainta	$760
16 km or 9.7 mi	Meycauayan	$561
16 km or 10 mi	Las Pinas	$628
19 km or 12 mi	Imus	$536
21 km or 13 mi	Antipolo	$570
25 km or 15 mi	Muntinlupa	$692
25 km or 16 mi	San Jose del Monte	$511
26 km or 16 mi	General Trias	$519
28 km or 17 mi	San Pedro	$617
28 km or 17 mi	Binangonan	$525
30 km or 19 mi	Dasmarinas	$414
31 km or 19 mi	Binan	$613
33 km or 20 mi	Malolos	$630
34 km or 21 mi	Santa Rosa	$575
37 km or 23 mi	Trece Martires	$542
39 km or 24 mi	Cabuyao	$616
47 km or 29 mi	Calamba	$489
58 km or 36 mi	San Fernando	$609
60 km or 37 mi	Tanauan	$535
61 km or 38 mi	Santo Tomas	$531
69 km or 43 mi	San Pablo	$477
74 km or 46 mi	Angeles	$624
75 km or 47 mi	Lipa	$425
79 km or 49 mi	Olongapo	$471
81 km or 50 mi	Mabalacat	$598
94 km or 59 mi	Batangas	$532
99 km or 61 mi	Cabanatuan	$448

Cities near Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$2042
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1892
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1957
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2358
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$2063
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1973
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2281
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$2075
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1732
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1932
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1970
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1754
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1928
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1666
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1942
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1918
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1877
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1799
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1824
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1986
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1896
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1784
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1426
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1604
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1426
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1787
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1417
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1587
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1390
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1321
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1335
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1279
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1300
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1486
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1259
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1613
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1288
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1532
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1397
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1488