Manila vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Manila	Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person	$801	$2357
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2513	$5959
🏠 One person rent	$377	$1338
🏘️ Family rent	$1086	$2858
🍽️ Food expenses	$303	$620
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.1	$261
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$552	$3414
😷 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 6428th and 998th ($801 vs $2357) 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 0.7 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 4217th and 22nd 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	$4.82	$19.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.9	$69.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.42	$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.38	$8.18
☕ Cappuccino	$2.88	$4.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.91	$4.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$439	$1451
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$225	$1077
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1612	$3334
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$764	$2404
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79	$154
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$237
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.5	$31.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.73%	3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3727	$13808
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2799	$9821
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.62	$2.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.8	$94.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.71	$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$2.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.06	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.28	$1.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.19	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.63	$21.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.38	$16.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.18	$23.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$3.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$3.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$2.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.95	$2.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9	$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$2.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.25	$13.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.63	$4.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.32	$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.82	$3.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.74	$2.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40	$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.83	$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17	$30.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.39	$20
👖 Brand Jeans	$35.9	$109
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.7	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$504	$792
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14739	$18941

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Cities near Manila

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Pasay	$650
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Caloocan	$668
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Mandaluyong	$770
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Quezon	$738
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Malabon	$593
7.9 km or 4.9 mi	Makati	$816
8.8 km or 5.4 mi	Navotas	$704
12 km or 7.2 mi	Valenzuela	$453
12 km or 7.2 mi	Pasig	$705
12 km or 7.3 mi	Taguig	$820
15 km or 9 mi	Marikina	$538
15 km or 9.3 mi	Bacoor	$564
15 km or 9.3 mi	Paranaque	$650
15 km or 9.5 mi	Cainta	$717
16 km or 9.7 mi	Meycauayan	$573
16 km or 10 mi	Las Pinas	$633
19 km or 12 mi	Imus	$614
21 km or 13 mi	Antipolo	$590
25 km or 15 mi	Muntinlupa	$725
25 km or 16 mi	San Jose del Monte	$570
26 km or 16 mi	General Trias	$602
28 km or 17 mi	San Pedro	$641
28 km or 17 mi	Binangonan	$558
30 km or 19 mi	Dasmarinas	$414
31 km or 19 mi	Binan	$579
33 km or 20 mi	Malolos	$668
34 km or 21 mi	Santa Rosa	$674
37 km or 23 mi	Trece Martires	$562
39 km or 24 mi	Cabuyao	$677
47 km or 29 mi	Calamba	$518
58 km or 36 mi	San Fernando	$632
60 km or 37 mi	Tanauan	$551
61 km or 38 mi	Santo Tomas	$547
69 km or 43 mi	San Pablo	$488
74 km or 46 mi	Angeles	$668
75 km or 47 mi	Lipa	$421
79 km or 49 mi	Olongapo	$507
81 km or 50 mi	Mabalacat	$627
94 km or 59 mi	Batangas	$554
99 km or 61 mi	Cabanatuan	$442

Cities near Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$1414
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1755
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1743
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2226
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$1943
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1558
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2158
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$1984
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1659
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1799
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1905
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1725
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1630
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1701
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1826
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1686
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1682
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1691
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1669
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1894
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1699
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1628
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1309
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1532
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1423
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1643
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1312
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1397
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1370
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1320
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1195
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1221
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1244
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1448
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1262
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1607
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1349
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1474
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1286
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1395