Manila vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Manila	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$829	$1010
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1997	$2467
🏠 One person rent	$420	$555
🏘️ Family rent	$709	$956
🍽️ Food expenses	$284	$325
🚐 Transport expenses	$47.7	$35.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$259	$512
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	77	8
😀 Quality of life	64	55
🏙️ Population	1.9M	77.6K

The cost of living in Manila is 18% less expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 6643rd and 5497th ($829 vs $1010) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 0.3 months in Manila compared to 0.5 months in Phuket. Manila ranked 2nd best city to live in the Philippines vs Phuket ranked 9th in Thailand, while ranked 5317th and 6330th 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	$5.72	$5.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.8	$40.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.12	$9.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$2.46
☕ Cappuccino	$2.57	$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.27	$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$512	$650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$274	$429
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$931	$1157
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$483	$761
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.8	$63.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$96.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.4	$19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.38%	5.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4395	$3728
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2588	$2603
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.49	$1.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.2	$23.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.83	$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.96	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.35	$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.15	$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.94	$19.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.06	$3.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.19	$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$3.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$2.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$2.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.52	$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.85	$19.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$1.87
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.13	$4.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.12	$3.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.98	$2.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.63	$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.57	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.3	$53.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.94	$7.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15	$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.28	$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.5	$64.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.3	$97.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$184	$565
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12450	$13979

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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	$555
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Mandaluyong	$765
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Quezon	$710
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Malabon	$650
7.9 km or 4.9 mi	Makati	$998
8.8 km or 5.4 mi	Navotas	$725
12 km or 7.2 mi	Valenzuela	$485
12 km or 7.2 mi	Pasig	$588
12 km or 7.3 mi	Taguig	$885
15 km or 9 mi	Marikina	$581
15 km or 9.3 mi	Bacoor	$548
15 km or 9.3 mi	Paranaque	$671
15 km or 9.5 mi	Cainta	$693
16 km or 9.7 mi	Meycauayan	$602
16 km or 10 mi	Las Pinas	$584
19 km or 12 mi	Imus	$512
21 km or 13 mi	Antipolo	$517
25 km or 15 mi	Muntinlupa	$671
25 km or 16 mi	San Jose del Monte	$505
26 km or 16 mi	General Trias	$481
28 km or 17 mi	San Pedro	$598
28 km or 17 mi	Binangonan	$491
30 km or 19 mi	Dasmarinas	$410
31 km or 19 mi	Binan	$582
33 km or 20 mi	Malolos	$624
34 km or 21 mi	Santa Rosa	$521
37 km or 23 mi	Trece Martires	$528
39 km or 24 mi	Cabuyao	$576
47 km or 29 mi	Calamba	$498
58 km or 36 mi	San Fernando	$570
60 km or 37 mi	Tanauan	$538
61 km or 38 mi	Santo Tomas	$537
69 km or 43 mi	San Pablo	$461
74 km or 46 mi	Angeles	$614
75 km or 47 mi	Lipa	$420
79 km or 49 mi	Olongapo	$465
81 km or 50 mi	Mabalacat	$585
94 km or 59 mi	Batangas	$520
99 km or 61 mi	Cabanatuan	$413

Cities near Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$784
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$836
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$806
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$582
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$788
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$747
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$616
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$588
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$735
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$592
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$766
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$812
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$545
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$429
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$637
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$762
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$720
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$439
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$555
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$407
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$531
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$677
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$453
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$449
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$567
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$449
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$678
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$787
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$459
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$470
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$550
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$809
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$839
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$743
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$741
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$766
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$718
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$783
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$799
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$992