Manila vs Philadelphia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Manila	Philadelphia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$766	$2597
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2308	$6395
🏠 One person rent	$361	$1516
🏘️ Family rent	$961	$2783
🍽️ Food expenses	$287	$737
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.2	$188
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$526	$4131
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	73	99
😀 Quality of life	65	90
🏙️ Population	1.85M	1.6M

The cost of living in Manila is 70% less expensive than in Philadelphia. Cities ranked 6586th and 664th ($766 vs $2597) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 610th 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 0.7 months in Manila compared to 1.6 months in Philadelphia. Manila ranked 3rd best city to live in the Philippines vs Philadelphia ranked 28th in the United States, while ranked 4165th and 138th 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	$4.69	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.4	$94.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.25	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.02	$5.96
☕ Cappuccino	$2.73	$5.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.84	$2.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$412	$1616
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$220	$1200
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1498	$3231
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$648	$2273
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.8	$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$115	$247
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.1	$71.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.42%	6.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3093	$3404
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2849	$2379
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.52	$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.4	$95.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.85	$15.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.25	$4.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$9.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.14	$4.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.06	$19.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.09	$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.81	$20.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$6.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$2.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$5.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$5.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$3.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$3.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.47	$1.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.68	$3.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.79	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.45	$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.1	$13.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.47	$9.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.22	$5.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.77	$3.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.67	$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.7	$50.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.39	$14.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16	$102
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.64	$24.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$36	$52.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74.8	$89.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$444	$2066
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13387	$19774

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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 Philadelphia

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Camden	$2625
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Pennsauken Township	$2596
12 km or 7.1 mi	Cherry Hill	$2683
12 km or 7.7 mi	West Deptford Township	$2621
16 km or 9.9 mi	Fox Chase	$2415
16 km or 9.9 mi	Deptford Township	$2610
19 km or 12 mi	Moorestown	$2574
21 km or 13 mi	Gloucester Township	$2604
21 km or 13 mi	Chester	$2477
22 km or 14 mi	Mount Laurel	$2567
25 km or 15 mi	Evesham Township	$2600
25 km or 16 mi	Willingboro Township	$2591
31 km or 19 mi	Medford	$2608
35 km or 22 mi	Levittown	$2368
35 km or 22 mi	Winslow Township	$2600
36 km or 23 mi	Monroe Township	$2611
38 km or 23 mi	West Chester	$2787
40 km or 25 mi	Wilmington	$2493
46 km or 28 mi	Trenton	$2423
46 km or 29 mi	Ewing Township	$2582
50 km or 31 mi	Hamilton Township	$2541
52 km or 32 mi	Pottstown	$2353
54 km or 33 mi	Lawrence Township	$2683
56 km or 35 mi	Vineland	$2676
58 km or 36 mi	Newark	$2085
59 km or 36 mi	Bridgeton	$2653
62 km or 38 mi	Princeton	$2901
63 km or 39 mi	Millville	$2642
64 km or 39 mi	East Windsor Township	$2739
65 km or 40 mi	Plainsboro Township	$2919
67 km or 42 mi	Montgomery Township	$2819
67 km or 42 mi	Manchester Township	$2723
71 km or 44 mi	Jackson Township	$2782
72 km or 45 mi	South Brunswick	$2849
77 km or 48 mi	Allentown	$2303
77 km or 48 mi	Bethlehem	$2264
77 km or 48 mi	Hillsborough Township	$2880
78 km or 48 mi	Reading	$2320
78 km or 49 mi	Barnegat Township	$2557
79 km or 49 mi	Manalapan Township	$2693