Manila vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Manila	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$790	$812
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1963	$1968
🏠 One person rent	$379	$418
🏘️ Family rent	$637	$729
🍽️ Food expenses	$287	$283
🚐 Transport expenses	$50.3	$32.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$386	$475
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	74	31
😀 Quality of life	65	57
🏙️ Population	1.85M	120K

The cost of living in Manila is 3% less expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 6703rd and 6620th ($790 vs $812) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 5th in the Philippines and Thailand, respectively. Check the Philippines vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Manila compared to 0.6 months in Pattaya. Manila ranked 3rd best city to live in the Philippines vs Pattaya ranked 6th in Thailand, while ranked 5220th and 6140th 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	$5.15	$3.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.2	$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.27	$8.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$2.25
☕ Cappuccino	$2.7	$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.97	$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$458	$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$232	$321
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$815	$870
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$416	$577
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.3	$48
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$74.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.5	$18.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.47%	5.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3756	$2484
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2382	$1738
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.6	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.2	$20.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.9	$12.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.1	$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.22	$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.27	$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.83	$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.01	$2.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.84	$9.35
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$3.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.61	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.55	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.04	$18.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.44	$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.2	$4.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.39	$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.16	$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.74	$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.65	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.3	$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.44	$7.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16.1	$27.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.63	$3.98
👖 Brand Jeans	$46	$29.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$80	$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$139	$294
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16980	$10383

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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 Pattaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Nong Prue	$787
16 km or 9.7 mi	Laem Chabang	$779
23 km or 14 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$770
84 km or 52 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$774
85 km or 53 mi	Klaeng	$718
85 km or 53 mi	Lat Luang	$774
98 km or 61 mi	Bangkok	$958
110 km or 68 mi	Nonthaburi	$737
110 km or 68 mi	Hua Hin	$724
115 km or 72 mi	Pak Kret	$736
119 km or 74 mi	Rangsit	$635
130 km or 81 mi	Tha Khlong	$675
132 km or 82 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$623
184 km or 114 mi	Ko Chang	$708
237 km or 147 mi	Serei Saophoan	$623
250 km or 156 mi	Battambang	$571
255 km or 159 mi	Myeik	$553
259 km or 161 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
318 km or 198 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$680
324 km or 202 mi	Siem Reap	$650
340 km or 211 mi	Ko Tao	$812
372 km or 231 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$765
383 km or 238 mi	Sihanoukville	$763
396 km or 246 mi	Ko Samui	$741
435 km or 270 mi	Phitsanulok	$558
440 km or 273 mi	Khon Kaen	$590
442 km or 275 mi	Kampot	$622
450 km or 280 mi	Phu Quoc	$511
457 km or 284 mi	Surat Thani	$593
464 km or 288 mi	Phnom Penh	$829
497 km or 309 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$558
506 km or 314 mi	Kampong Cham	$504
508 km or 315 mi	Prey Veng	$727
512 km or 318 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$810
527 km or 328 mi	Mawlamyine	$567
535 km or 333 mi	Udon Thani	$578
553 km or 343 mi	Stung Treng	$635
561 km or 349 mi	Hpa-an	$581
562 km or 349 mi	Rach Gia	$515
571 km or 355 mi	Long Xuyen	$498