Manila vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Manila	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$766	$2075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2308	$4845
🏠 One person rent	$361	$1197
🏘️ Family rent	$961	$1925
🍽️ Food expenses	$287	$531
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.2	$206
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$526	$3655
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	73	93
😀 Quality of life	65	98
🏙️ Population	1.85M	2.14M

The cost of living in Manila is 63% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 6586th and 1654th ($766 vs $2075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 7th 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 1.8 months in Perth. Manila ranked 3rd best city to live in the Philippines vs Perth ranked 3rd in Australia, while ranked 4165th and 6th 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	$4.69	$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.4	$75.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.25	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.02	$8.05
☕ Cappuccino	$2.73	$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.84	$2.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$412	$1325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$220	$991
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1498	$2282
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$648	$1602
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.8	$91.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$115	$139
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.1	$47.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.42%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3093	$4862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2849	$3869
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.52	$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.4	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.85	$20.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.25	$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.14	$4.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.06	$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.09	$9.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.81	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$3.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$2.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$4.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.47	$1.04
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.68	$2.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.79	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.45	$4.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.1	$20.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.47	$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.22	$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.77	$2.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.67	$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.7	$40.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.39	$15.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16	$55.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.64	$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$36	$70.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74.8	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$444	$1852
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13387	$11252

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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 Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1643
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$1971
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1585
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$1730
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1440
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$1795
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1431
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$1978
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1701
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1691
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1631
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$509
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$497
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$355
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$845
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1267
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1390
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$597
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1291
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1617
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$1981
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$453
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$365
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1668
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1625
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1691
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$410
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$614
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$464
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$510
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2194
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1620
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$503
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1671
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$501
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$486
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$505
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1645