Manila vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Manila	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$790	$1014
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1963	$2500
🏠 One person rent	$379	$544
🏘️ Family rent	$637	$932
🍽️ Food expenses	$287	$335
🚐 Transport expenses	$50.3	$32.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$386	$944
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	74	7
😀 Quality of life	65	57
🏙️ Population	1.85M	77.6K

The cost of living in Manila is 22% less expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 6703rd and 5469th ($790 vs $1014) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in the Philippines and Thailand, respectively. Check the Philippines vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Manila compared to 0.9 months in Phuket. Manila ranked 3rd best city to live in the Philippines vs Phuket ranked 5th in Thailand, while ranked 5220th and 6129th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manila vs Phuket

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	Manila	Phuket
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.15	$6.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.2	$41.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.27	$9.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$2.15
☕ Cappuccino	$2.7	$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.97	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$458	$595
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$232	$419
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$815	$1073
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$416	$738
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.3	$71.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.5	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.47%	5.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3756	$4256
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2382	$2916
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.6	$1.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.2	$23.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.9	$10.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.1	$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.22	$1.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.27	$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.83	$16.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.01	$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.84	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.61	$2.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$2.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.55	$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.04	$21.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.44	$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.2	$4.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.39	$3.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.16	$2.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.74	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.65	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.3	$53.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.44	$8.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16.1	$29
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.63	$5.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$46	$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$80	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$139	$612
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16980	$14328

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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 Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$773
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$854
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$807
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$593
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$810
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$756
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$592
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$592
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$741
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$570
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$765
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$812
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$509
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$423
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$653
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$754
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$701
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$449
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$552
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$386
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$657
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$466
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$460
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$553
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$461
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$654
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$724
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$472
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$488
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$534
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$787
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$812
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$704
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$681
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$763
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$708
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$731
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$779
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$866