Manila vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Manila	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$766	$781
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2308	$2066
🏠 One person rent	$361	$395
🏘️ Family rent	$961	$863
🍽️ Food expenses	$287	$278
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.2	$31.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$526	$461
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	73	31
😀 Quality of life	65	54
🏙️ Population	1.85M	120K

The cost of living in Manila is 2% less expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 6586th and 6518th ($766 vs $781) 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 0.7 months in Manila compared to 0.6 months in Pattaya. Manila ranked 3rd best city to live in the Philippines vs Pattaya ranked 5th in Thailand, while ranked 4165th and 5997th 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	$4.69	$3.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.4	$29.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.25	$8.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.02	$2.37
☕ Cappuccino	$2.73	$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.84	$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$412	$475
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$220	$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1498	$1152
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$648	$679
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.8	$47.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$115	$71.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.1	$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.42%	5.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3093	$2486
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2849	$1693
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.52	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.4	$17.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.85	$12.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.25	$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.14	$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.06	$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.09	$3.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.81	$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$1.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.47	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.68	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.79	$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.45	$1.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.1	$4.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.47	$2.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.22	$4.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.77	$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.67	$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.7	$41
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.39	$7.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16	$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.64	$3.69
👖 Brand Jeans	$36	$29.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74.8	$93.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$444	$284
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13387	$8876

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Cities near Manila

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Pasay	$770
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Caloocan	$640
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Mandaluyong	$746
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Quezon	$706
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Malabon	$623
7.9 km or 4.9 mi	Makati	$901
8.8 km or 5.4 mi	Navotas	$732
12 km or 7.2 mi	Valenzuela	$506
12 km or 7.2 mi	Pasig	$670
12 km or 7.3 mi	Taguig	$780
15 km or 9 mi	Marikina	$546
15 km or 9.3 mi	Bacoor	$538
15 km or 9.3 mi	Paranaque	$621
15 km or 9.5 mi	Cainta	$704
16 km or 9.7 mi	Meycauayan	$577
16 km or 10 mi	Las Pinas	$589
19 km or 12 mi	Imus	$518
21 km or 13 mi	Antipolo	$535
25 km or 15 mi	Muntinlupa	$676
25 km or 16 mi	San Jose del Monte	$496
26 km or 16 mi	General Trias	$457
28 km or 17 mi	San Pedro	$575
28 km or 17 mi	Binangonan	$487
30 km or 19 mi	Dasmarinas	$400
31 km or 19 mi	Binan	$539
33 km or 20 mi	Malolos	$572
34 km or 21 mi	Santa Rosa	$508
37 km or 23 mi	Trece Martires	$515
39 km or 24 mi	Cabuyao	$545
47 km or 29 mi	Calamba	$486
58 km or 36 mi	San Fernando	$610
60 km or 37 mi	Tanauan	$508
61 km or 38 mi	Santo Tomas	$504
69 km or 43 mi	San Pablo	$427
74 km or 46 mi	Angeles	$613
75 km or 47 mi	Lipa	$398
79 km or 49 mi	Olongapo	$464
81 km or 50 mi	Mabalacat	$585
94 km or 59 mi	Batangas	$508
99 km or 61 mi	Cabanatuan	$372

Cities near Pattaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Nong Prue	$752
16 km or 9.7 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
23 km or 14 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$739
84 km or 52 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$748
85 km or 53 mi	Klaeng	$685
85 km or 53 mi	Lat Luang	$753
98 km or 61 mi	Bangkok	$941
110 km or 68 mi	Nonthaburi	$717
110 km or 68 mi	Hua Hin	$656
115 km or 72 mi	Pak Kret	$715
119 km or 74 mi	Rangsit	$595
130 km or 81 mi	Tha Khlong	$641
132 km or 82 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$548
184 km or 114 mi	Ko Chang	$677
237 km or 147 mi	Serei Saophoan	$639
250 km or 156 mi	Battambang	$573
255 km or 159 mi	Myeik	$576
259 km or 161 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
318 km or 198 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$654
324 km or 202 mi	Siem Reap	$644
340 km or 211 mi	Ko Tao	$777
372 km or 231 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$730
383 km or 238 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
396 km or 246 mi	Ko Samui	$705
435 km or 270 mi	Phitsanulok	$537
440 km or 273 mi	Khon Kaen	$568
442 km or 275 mi	Kampot	$596
450 km or 280 mi	Phu Quoc	$519
457 km or 284 mi	Surat Thani	$563
464 km or 288 mi	Phnom Penh	$836
497 km or 309 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$545
506 km or 314 mi	Kampong Cham	$513
508 km or 315 mi	Prey Veng	$721
512 km or 318 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$763
527 km or 328 mi	Mawlamyine	$569
535 km or 333 mi	Udon Thani	$543
553 km or 343 mi	Stung Treng	$634
561 km or 349 mi	Hpa-an	$610
562 km or 349 mi	Rach Gia	$526
571 km or 355 mi	Long Xuyen	$508