Manila vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Manila	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$766	$940
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2308	$3111
🏠 One person rent	$361	$519
🏘️ Family rent	$961	$1664
🍽️ Food expenses	$287	$300
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.2	$29.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$526	$718
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	73	7
😀 Quality of life	65	53
🏙️ Population	1.85M	77.6K

The cost of living in Manila is 18% less expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 6586th and 5827th ($766 vs $940) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 2nd in the Philippines and Thailand, respectively. Check the Philippines vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Manila compared to 0.8 months in Phuket. Manila ranked 3rd best city to live in the Philippines vs Phuket ranked 7th in Thailand, while ranked 4165th and 6063rd 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	$4.69	$5.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.4	$36
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.25	$7.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.02	$2.68
☕ Cappuccino	$2.73	$2.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.84	$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$412	$504
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$220	$403
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1498	$1891
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$648	$1436
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.8	$79.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$115	$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.1	$16.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.42%	6.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3093	$4059
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2849	$2821
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.52	$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.4	$10.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.85	$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.25	$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.14	$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.06	$20.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.09	$3.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.81	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$3.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.47	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.68	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.79	$18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.45	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.1	$4.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.47	$3.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.22	$2.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.77	$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.67	$1.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.7	$56.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.39	$8.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16	$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.64	$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$36	$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74.8	$98.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$444	$723
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13387	$13013

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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 Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$792
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$782
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$772
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$563
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$763
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$719
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$560
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$570
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$705
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$536
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$730
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$777
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$490
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$435
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$605
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$620
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$619
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$461
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$695
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$398
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$485
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$628
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$481
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$470
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$576
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$474
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$631
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$656
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$486
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$503
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$501
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$752
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$781
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$670
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$645
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$677
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$701
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$810