Manila vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Manila	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$821	$874
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2009	$2115
🏠 One person rent	$400	$463
🏘️ Family rent	$679	$800
🍽️ Food expenses	$295	$296
🚐 Transport expenses	$49	$31.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$347	$487
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	77	31
😀 Quality of life	65	59
🏙️ Population	1.9M	120K

The cost of living in Manila is 6% less expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 6679th and 6471st ($821 vs $874) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 4th in the Philippines and Thailand, respectively. Check the Philippines vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Manila compared to 0.6 months in Pattaya. Manila ranked 3rd best city to live in the Philippines vs Pattaya ranked 3rd in Thailand, while ranked 5265th and 6065th 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	$5.86	$3.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.1	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.3	$9.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.67	$2.44
☕ Cappuccino	$2.73	$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.11	$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$492	$543
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$250	$349
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$872	$1002
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$451	$618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.8	$55.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$85.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.5	$19.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.36%	5.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4309	$2865
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2679	$1743
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.52	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.8	$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.32	$11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.36	$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.26	$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.79	$16.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.03	$3.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.93	$9.85
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$3.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.61	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.4	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.26	$4.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.45	$2.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.16	$4.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.74	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.65	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.3	$46.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.03	$8.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.9	$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.35	$4.13
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.7	$34.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$80	$98.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$160	$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14540	$12044

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Cities near Manila

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Pasay	$804
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Caloocan	$574
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Mandaluyong	$755
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Quezon	$697
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Malabon	$657
7.9 km or 4.9 mi	Makati	$1066
8.8 km or 5.4 mi	Navotas	$701
12 km or 7.2 mi	Valenzuela	$458
12 km or 7.2 mi	Pasig	$609
12 km or 7.3 mi	Taguig	$868
15 km or 9 mi	Marikina	$584
15 km or 9.3 mi	Bacoor	$549
15 km or 9.3 mi	Paranaque	$660
15 km or 9.5 mi	Cainta	$733
16 km or 9.7 mi	Meycauayan	$587
16 km or 10 mi	Las Pinas	$605
19 km or 12 mi	Imus	$524
21 km or 13 mi	Antipolo	$544
25 km or 15 mi	Muntinlupa	$683
25 km or 16 mi	San Jose del Monte	$504
26 km or 16 mi	General Trias	$501
28 km or 17 mi	San Pedro	$597
28 km or 17 mi	Binangonan	$507
30 km or 19 mi	Dasmarinas	$416
31 km or 19 mi	Binan	$589
33 km or 20 mi	Malolos	$626
34 km or 21 mi	Santa Rosa	$549
37 km or 23 mi	Trece Martires	$538
39 km or 24 mi	Cabuyao	$584
47 km or 29 mi	Calamba	$496
58 km or 36 mi	San Fernando	$603
60 km or 37 mi	Tanauan	$539
61 km or 38 mi	Santo Tomas	$534
69 km or 43 mi	San Pablo	$463
74 km or 46 mi	Angeles	$636
75 km or 47 mi	Lipa	$420
79 km or 49 mi	Olongapo	$476
81 km or 50 mi	Mabalacat	$609
94 km or 59 mi	Batangas	$530
99 km or 61 mi	Cabanatuan	$434

Cities near Pattaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Nong Prue	$846
16 km or 9.7 mi	Laem Chabang	$838
23 km or 14 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$823
84 km or 52 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$829
85 km or 53 mi	Klaeng	$768
85 km or 53 mi	Lat Luang	$833
98 km or 61 mi	Bangkok	$1027
110 km or 68 mi	Nonthaburi	$789
110 km or 68 mi	Hua Hin	$784
115 km or 72 mi	Pak Kret	$788
119 km or 74 mi	Rangsit	$656
130 km or 81 mi	Tha Khlong	$710
132 km or 82 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$658
184 km or 114 mi	Ko Chang	$763
237 km or 147 mi	Serei Saophoan	$629
250 km or 156 mi	Battambang	$575
255 km or 159 mi	Myeik	$562
259 km or 161 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$610
318 km or 198 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$730
324 km or 202 mi	Siem Reap	$679
340 km or 211 mi	Ko Tao	$845
372 km or 231 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$805
383 km or 238 mi	Sihanoukville	$764
396 km or 246 mi	Ko Samui	$782
435 km or 270 mi	Phitsanulok	$585
440 km or 273 mi	Khon Kaen	$621
442 km or 275 mi	Kampot	$587
450 km or 280 mi	Phu Quoc	$530
457 km or 284 mi	Surat Thani	$612
464 km or 288 mi	Phnom Penh	$882
497 km or 309 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$583
506 km or 314 mi	Kampong Cham	$501
508 km or 315 mi	Prey Veng	$760
512 km or 318 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$834
527 km or 328 mi	Mawlamyine	$571
535 km or 333 mi	Udon Thani	$581
553 km or 343 mi	Stung Treng	$652
561 km or 349 mi	Hpa-an	$593
562 km or 349 mi	Rach Gia	$535
571 km or 355 mi	Long Xuyen	$514