Manila vs Philadelphia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Manila	Philadelphia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$790	$2584
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1963	$5778
🏠 One person rent	$379	$1504
🏘️ Family rent	$637	$2234
🍽️ Food expenses	$287	$732
🚐 Transport expenses	$50.3	$191
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$386	$4329
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	74	100
😀 Quality of life	65	93
🏙️ Population	1.85M	1.6M

The cost of living in Manila is 69% less expensive than in Philadelphia. Cities ranked 6703rd and 744th ($790 vs $2584) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 660th in the Philippines and the United States, respectively. Check the Philippines vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Manila compared to 1.7 months in Philadelphia. Manila ranked 3rd best city to live in the Philippines vs Philadelphia ranked 25th in the United States, while ranked 5220th and 95th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manila vs Philadelphia

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	Manila	Philadelphia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.15	$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.2	$95.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.27	$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$6.02
☕ Cappuccino	$2.7	$5.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.97	$2.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$458	$1597
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$232	$1193
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$815	$2401
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$416	$1807
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.3	$153
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.5	$76.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.47%	6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3756	$3243
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2382	$2372
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.6	$2.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.2	$99
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.9	$15.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.1	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.22	$4.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$8.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.27	$4.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.83	$14.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.01	$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.84	$20.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$6.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.61	$4.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$5.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$3.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$1.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.55	$3.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.04	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.44	$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.2	$14.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.39	$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.16	$7.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.74	$4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.65	$2.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.3	$58.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.44	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16.1	$85.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.63	$28.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$46	$51.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$80	$95
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$139	$2021
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16980	$15283

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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 Philadelphia

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Camden	$2593
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Pennsauken Township	$2580
12 km or 7.1 mi	Cherry Hill	$2638
12 km or 7.7 mi	West Deptford Township	$2616
16 km or 9.9 mi	Fox Chase	$2408
16 km or 9.9 mi	Deptford Township	$2603
19 km or 12 mi	Moorestown	$2578
21 km or 13 mi	Gloucester Township	$2603
21 km or 13 mi	Chester	$2476
22 km or 14 mi	Mount Laurel	$2568
25 km or 15 mi	Evesham Township	$2594
25 km or 16 mi	Willingboro Township	$2637
31 km or 19 mi	Medford	$2627
35 km or 22 mi	Levittown	$2358
35 km or 22 mi	Winslow Township	$2620
36 km or 23 mi	Monroe Township	$2610
38 km or 23 mi	West Chester	$2737
40 km or 25 mi	Wilmington	$2267
46 km or 28 mi	Trenton	$2676
46 km or 29 mi	Ewing Township	$2609
50 km or 31 mi	Hamilton Township	$2671
52 km or 32 mi	Pottstown	$2355
54 km or 33 mi	Lawrence Township	$2741
56 km or 35 mi	Vineland	$2533
58 km or 36 mi	Newark	$2121
59 km or 36 mi	Bridgeton	$2608
62 km or 38 mi	Princeton	$3102
63 km or 39 mi	Millville	$2524
64 km or 39 mi	East Windsor Township	$2797
65 km or 40 mi	Plainsboro Township	$2846
67 km or 42 mi	Montgomery Township	$2883
67 km or 42 mi	Manchester Township	$2714
71 km or 44 mi	Jackson Township	$2770
72 km or 45 mi	South Brunswick	$2880
77 km or 48 mi	Allentown	$2323
77 km or 48 mi	Bethlehem	$2278
77 km or 48 mi	Hillsborough Township	$2948
78 km or 48 mi	Reading	$2239
78 km or 49 mi	Barnegat Township	$2737
79 km or 49 mi	Manalapan Township	$2886