Manila vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Manila	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$829	$839
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1997	$2090
🏠 One person rent	$420	$435
🏘️ Family rent	$709	$761
🍽️ Food expenses	$284	$291
🚐 Transport expenses	$47.7	$29.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$259	$474
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	77	31
😀 Quality of life	64	59
🏙️ Population	1.9M	120K

The cost of living in Manila is 1% less expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 6643rd and 6606th ($829 vs $839) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 3rd in the Philippines and Thailand, respectively. Check the Philippines vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Manila compared to 0.6 months in Pattaya. Manila ranked 2nd best city to live in the Philippines vs Pattaya ranked 3rd in Thailand, while ranked 5317th and 6029th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manila vs Pattaya

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	Manila	Pattaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.72	$3.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.8	$36.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.12	$9.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$2.27
☕ Cappuccino	$2.57	$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.27	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$512	$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$274	$328
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$931	$864
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$483	$599
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.8	$59.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$90.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.4	$18.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.38%	5.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4395	$2563
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2588	$1488
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.49	$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.2	$19.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.83	$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.96	$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.35	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.15	$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.94	$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.06	$2.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.19	$9.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$3.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$1.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.52	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.85	$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.13	$4.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.12	$2.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.98	$4.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.63	$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.57	$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.3	$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.94	$7.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15	$27.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.28	$3.93
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.5	$39.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.3	$96.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$184	$393
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12450	$13971

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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	$555
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Mandaluyong	$765
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Quezon	$710
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Malabon	$650
7.9 km or 4.9 mi	Makati	$998
8.8 km or 5.4 mi	Navotas	$725
12 km or 7.2 mi	Valenzuela	$485
12 km or 7.2 mi	Pasig	$588
12 km or 7.3 mi	Taguig	$885
15 km or 9 mi	Marikina	$581
15 km or 9.3 mi	Bacoor	$548
15 km or 9.3 mi	Paranaque	$671
15 km or 9.5 mi	Cainta	$693
16 km or 9.7 mi	Meycauayan	$602
16 km or 10 mi	Las Pinas	$584
19 km or 12 mi	Imus	$512
21 km or 13 mi	Antipolo	$517
25 km or 15 mi	Muntinlupa	$671
25 km or 16 mi	San Jose del Monte	$505
26 km or 16 mi	General Trias	$481
28 km or 17 mi	San Pedro	$598
28 km or 17 mi	Binangonan	$491
30 km or 19 mi	Dasmarinas	$410
31 km or 19 mi	Binan	$582
33 km or 20 mi	Malolos	$624
34 km or 21 mi	Santa Rosa	$521
37 km or 23 mi	Trece Martires	$528
39 km or 24 mi	Cabuyao	$576
47 km or 29 mi	Calamba	$498
58 km or 36 mi	San Fernando	$570
60 km or 37 mi	Tanauan	$538
61 km or 38 mi	Santo Tomas	$537
69 km or 43 mi	San Pablo	$461
74 km or 46 mi	Angeles	$614
75 km or 47 mi	Lipa	$420
79 km or 49 mi	Olongapo	$465
81 km or 50 mi	Mabalacat	$585
94 km or 59 mi	Batangas	$520
99 km or 61 mi	Cabanatuan	$413

Cities near Pattaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Nong Prue	$809
16 km or 9.7 mi	Laem Chabang	$799
23 km or 14 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$784
84 km or 52 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$789
85 km or 53 mi	Klaeng	$724
85 km or 53 mi	Lat Luang	$794
98 km or 61 mi	Bangkok	$996
110 km or 68 mi	Nonthaburi	$761
110 km or 68 mi	Hua Hin	$787
115 km or 72 mi	Pak Kret	$762
119 km or 74 mi	Rangsit	$616
130 km or 81 mi	Tha Khlong	$671
132 km or 82 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$603
184 km or 114 mi	Ko Chang	$718
237 km or 147 mi	Serei Saophoan	$644
250 km or 156 mi	Battambang	$601
255 km or 159 mi	Myeik	$567
259 km or 161 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$586
318 km or 198 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$707
324 km or 202 mi	Siem Reap	$679
340 km or 211 mi	Ko Tao	$812
372 km or 231 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$766
383 km or 238 mi	Sihanoukville	$766
396 km or 246 mi	Ko Samui	$735
435 km or 270 mi	Phitsanulok	$554
440 km or 273 mi	Khon Kaen	$590
442 km or 275 mi	Kampot	$582
450 km or 280 mi	Phu Quoc	$518
457 km or 284 mi	Surat Thani	$582
464 km or 288 mi	Phnom Penh	$893
497 km or 309 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$543
506 km or 314 mi	Kampong Cham	$518
508 km or 315 mi	Prey Veng	$776
512 km or 318 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$788
527 km or 328 mi	Mawlamyine	$575
535 km or 333 mi	Udon Thani	$564
553 km or 343 mi	Stung Treng	$668
561 km or 349 mi	Hpa-an	$601
562 km or 349 mi	Rach Gia	$530
571 km or 355 mi	Long Xuyen	$508