Manila vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Manila	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$781	$665
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2316	$1753
🏠 One person rent	$384	$313
🏘️ Family rent	$949	$651
🍽️ Food expenses	$280	$256
🚐 Transport expenses	$47	$29.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$538	$447
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	73	31
😀 Quality of life	65	42
🏙️ Population	1.85M	116K

The cost of living in Manila is 17% more expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 6438th and 7072nd ($781 vs $665) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 10th in the Philippines and Thailand, respectively. Check the Philippines vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Manila compared to 0.7 months in Pattaya. Manila ranked 3rd best city to live in the Philippines vs Pattaya ranked 15th in Thailand, while ranked 4458th and 6956th 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	$4.05	$3.26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.4	$22.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.31	$7.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.29	$2.17
☕ Cappuccino	$3.01	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.98	$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$456	$385
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$239	$223
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1482	$786
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$641	$517
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$69.7	$41.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$108	$63.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.7	$16.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.53%	4.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4033	$1791
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2881	$1187
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.54	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.9	$31.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.23	$8.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.34	$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.2	$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.35	$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$3.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.29	$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$2.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$0.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.99	$17.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.32	$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.92	$3.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.8	$2.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.13	$4.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.58	$1.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.53	$1.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40	$36
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.28	$5.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.9	$22.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.42	$3.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$37.8	$23.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.4	$91
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$557	$301
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14747	$8397

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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 Pattaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Nong Prue	$653
16 km or 9.7 mi	Laem Chabang	$648
23 km or 14 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$647
84 km or 52 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$714
85 km or 53 mi	Klaeng	$619
85 km or 53 mi	Lat Luang	$716
98 km or 61 mi	Bangkok	$902
110 km or 68 mi	Nonthaburi	$704
110 km or 68 mi	Hua Hin	$614
115 km or 72 mi	Pak Kret	$677
119 km or 74 mi	Rangsit	$594
130 km or 81 mi	Tha Khlong	$617
132 km or 82 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$481
184 km or 114 mi	Ko Chang	$614
237 km or 147 mi	Serei Saophoan	$579
250 km or 156 mi	Battambang	$539
255 km or 159 mi	Myeik	$571
259 km or 161 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$518
318 km or 198 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$615
324 km or 202 mi	Siem Reap	$587
340 km or 211 mi	Ko Tao	$702
372 km or 231 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$661
383 km or 238 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
396 km or 246 mi	Ko Samui	$642
435 km or 270 mi	Phitsanulok	$496
440 km or 273 mi	Khon Kaen	$532
442 km or 275 mi	Kampot	$569
450 km or 280 mi	Phu Quoc	$524
457 km or 284 mi	Surat Thani	$554
464 km or 288 mi	Phnom Penh	$802
497 km or 309 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$534
506 km or 314 mi	Kampong Cham	$555
508 km or 315 mi	Prey Veng	$711
512 km or 318 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$642
527 km or 328 mi	Mawlamyine	$566
535 km or 333 mi	Udon Thani	$500
553 km or 343 mi	Stung Treng	$628
561 km or 349 mi	Hpa-an	$605
562 km or 349 mi	Rach Gia	$518
571 km or 355 mi	Long Xuyen	$509