Manila vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Manila	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$781	$2292
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2316	$5119
🏠 One person rent	$384	$1352
🏘️ Family rent	$949	$2099
🍽️ Food expenses	$280	$555
🚐 Transport expenses	$47	$242
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$538	$3624
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	73	93
😀 Quality of life	65	96
🏙️ Population	1.85M	2.14M

The cost of living in Manila is 66% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 6438th and 1068th ($781 vs $2292) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 6th in the Philippines and Australia, respectively. Check the Philippines vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Manila compared to 1.6 months in Perth. Manila ranked 3rd best city to live in the Philippines vs Perth ranked 3rd in Australia, while ranked 4458th and 10th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manila vs Perth

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	Manila	Perth
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.05	$14.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.4	$80.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.31	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.29	$7.56
☕ Cappuccino	$3.01	$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.98	$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$456	$1464
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$239	$1088
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1482	$2313
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$641	$1714
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$69.7	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$108	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.7	$59.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.53%	6.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4033	$7584
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2881	$6088
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.54	$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.9	$110
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.23	$18.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.34	$2.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.2	$4.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.35	$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$9.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.29	$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$3.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$2.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$3.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$2.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$2.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.99	$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.32	$5.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.92	$29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.8	$4.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.13	$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.58	$2.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.53	$2.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40	$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.28	$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.9	$50.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.42	$14.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$37.8	$87.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.4	$127
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$557	$1668
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14747	$12548

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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 Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1601
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2052
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1612
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$1761
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1635
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$1888
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1444
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2180
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1622
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1462
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1639
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$502
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$546
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$361
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$870
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$873
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1327
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$556
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1317
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1859
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$1688
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$427
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$383
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1708
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1658
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1746
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1673
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$403
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$469
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$439
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$454
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2356
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1702
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$505
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1707
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$506
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$440
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$427
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$459
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1693