Manila vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Manila	San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person	$781	$2219
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2316	$5120
🏠 One person rent	$384	$1382
🏘️ Family rent	$949	$2287
🍽️ Food expenses	$280	$542
🚐 Transport expenses	$47	$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$538	$3866
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	73	81
😀 Quality of life	65	90
🏙️ Population	1.85M	1.43M

The cost of living in Manila is 65% less expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 6438th and 1242nd ($781 vs $2219) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 1113th 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 1.7 months in San Antonio. Manila ranked 3rd best city to live in the Philippines vs San Antonio ranked 25th in the United States, while ranked 4458th and 137th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manila vs San Antonio

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	Manila	San Antonio
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.05	$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.4	$66.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.31	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.29	$5.37
☕ Cappuccino	$3.01	$5.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.98	$2.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$456	$1467
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$239	$1106
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1482	$2477
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$641	$1891
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$69.7	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$108	$205
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.7	$73.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.53%	6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4033	$7160
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2881	$3053
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.54	$2.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.9	$55.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.23	$17.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.34	$2.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$3.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.2	$3.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.35	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.29	$13.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$3.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$3.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$1.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$2.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.99	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.32	$2.28
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.92	$7.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.8	$6.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.13	$5.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.58	$3.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.53	$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40	$50.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.28	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.9	$94
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.42	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$37.8	$52.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.4	$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$557	$1445
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14747	$19044

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Cities near Manila

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Pasay	$673
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Caloocan	$804
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Mandaluyong	$792
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Quezon	$759
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Malabon	$697
7.9 km or 4.9 mi	Makati	$842
8.8 km or 5.4 mi	Navotas	$738
12 km or 7.2 mi	Valenzuela	$491
12 km or 7.2 mi	Pasig	$817
12 km or 7.3 mi	Taguig	$860
15 km or 9 mi	Marikina	$519
15 km or 9.3 mi	Bacoor	$550
15 km or 9.3 mi	Paranaque	$640
15 km or 9.5 mi	Cainta	$682
16 km or 9.7 mi	Meycauayan	$592
16 km or 10 mi	Las Pinas	$590
19 km or 12 mi	Imus	$568
21 km or 13 mi	Antipolo	$534
25 km or 15 mi	Muntinlupa	$681
25 km or 16 mi	San Jose del Monte	$496
26 km or 16 mi	General Trias	$523
28 km or 17 mi	San Pedro	$577
28 km or 17 mi	Binangonan	$497
30 km or 19 mi	Dasmarinas	$441
31 km or 19 mi	Binan	$511
33 km or 20 mi	Malolos	$610
34 km or 21 mi	Santa Rosa	$619
37 km or 23 mi	Trece Martires	$540
39 km or 24 mi	Cabuyao	$584
47 km or 29 mi	Calamba	$483
58 km or 36 mi	San Fernando	$596
60 km or 37 mi	Tanauan	$529
61 km or 38 mi	Santo Tomas	$522
69 km or 43 mi	San Pablo	$419
74 km or 46 mi	Angeles	$660
75 km or 47 mi	Lipa	$476
79 km or 49 mi	Olongapo	$490
81 km or 50 mi	Mabalacat	$614
94 km or 59 mi	Batangas	$519
99 km or 61 mi	Cabanatuan	$371

Cities near San Antonio

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Schertz	$2146
30 km or 18 mi	Cibolo	$2158
48 km or 30 mi	New Braunfels	$2175
54 km or 33 mi	Seguin	$2146
74 km or 46 mi	San Marcos	$2093
87 km or 54 mi	Kyle	$2150
93 km or 58 mi	Kerrville	$2186
122 km or 76 mi	Austin	$2590
136 km or 85 mi	Cedar Park	$2191
140 km or 87 mi	Leander	$2190
141 km or 88 mi	Pflugerville	$2179
145 km or 90 mi	Round Rock	$2095
157 km or 98 mi	Georgetown	$2146
161 km or 100 mi	Victoria	$2220
197 km or 122 mi	Copperas Cove	$2013
200 km or 124 mi	Harker Heights	$1989
201 km or 125 mi	Killeen	$1902
210 km or 130 mi	Eagle Pass	$1979
213 km or 132 mi	Piedras Negras	$710
215 km or 134 mi	Corpus Christi	$1560
216 km or 134 mi	Temple	$2066
221 km or 137 mi	Kingsville	$1789
233 km or 145 mi	Del Rio	$1931
235 km or 146 mi	Laredo	$1842
236 km or 147 mi	Ciudad Acuna	$789
237 km or 147 mi	Nuevo Laredo	$595
247 km or 153 mi	Bryan	$1925
247 km or 154 mi	College Station	$1829
261 km or 162 mi	Rosenberg	$2136
269 km or 167 mi	Waco	$2071
279 km or 174 mi	Sugar Land	$2148
286 km or 178 mi	Missouri	$2128
293 km or 182 mi	San Angelo	$1972
300 km or 186 mi	Lake Jackson	$2080
300 km or 187 mi	The Woodlands	$2737
303 km or 188 mi	Houston	$2221
308 km or 191 mi	Spring	$2126
309 km or 192 mi	Conroe	$1801
310 km or 193 mi	Pearland	$2118
312 km or 194 mi	Stephenville	$2108