Manila vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Manila	San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person	$801	$2194
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2513	$4931
🏠 One person rent	$377	$1336
🏘️ Family rent	$1086	$2192
🍽️ Food expenses	$303	$560
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.1	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$552	$4224
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	73	81
😀 Quality of life	65	91
🏙️ Population	1.85M	1.43M

The cost of living in Manila is 63% less expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 6428th and 1380th ($801 vs $2194) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1203rd 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 1.9 months in San Antonio. Manila ranked 3rd best city to live in the Philippines vs San Antonio ranked 21st in the United States, while ranked 4217th and 118th 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	$4.82	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.9	$65.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.42	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.38	$6.34
☕ Cappuccino	$2.88	$5.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.91	$2.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$439	$1451
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$225	$1053
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1612	$2336
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$764	$1818
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$197
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.5	$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.73%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3727	$6015
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2799	$2228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.62	$2.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.8	$49.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.71	$17.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.06	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.28	$2.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$3.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.19	$3.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.63	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.38	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.18	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$4.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$4.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$3.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$2.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.95	$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$2.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.25	$9.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.63	$6.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.32	$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.82	$3.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.74	$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40	$42.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.83	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17	$113
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.39	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$35.9	$49.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.7	$94.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$504	$1127
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14739	$10912

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Cities near Manila

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Pasay	$650
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Caloocan	$668
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Mandaluyong	$770
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Quezon	$738
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Malabon	$593
7.9 km or 4.9 mi	Makati	$816
8.8 km or 5.4 mi	Navotas	$704
12 km or 7.2 mi	Valenzuela	$453
12 km or 7.2 mi	Pasig	$705
12 km or 7.3 mi	Taguig	$820
15 km or 9 mi	Marikina	$538
15 km or 9.3 mi	Bacoor	$564
15 km or 9.3 mi	Paranaque	$650
15 km or 9.5 mi	Cainta	$717
16 km or 9.7 mi	Meycauayan	$573
16 km or 10 mi	Las Pinas	$633
19 km or 12 mi	Imus	$614
21 km or 13 mi	Antipolo	$590
25 km or 15 mi	Muntinlupa	$725
25 km or 16 mi	San Jose del Monte	$570
26 km or 16 mi	General Trias	$602
28 km or 17 mi	San Pedro	$641
28 km or 17 mi	Binangonan	$558
30 km or 19 mi	Dasmarinas	$414
31 km or 19 mi	Binan	$579
33 km or 20 mi	Malolos	$668
34 km or 21 mi	Santa Rosa	$674
37 km or 23 mi	Trece Martires	$562
39 km or 24 mi	Cabuyao	$677
47 km or 29 mi	Calamba	$518
58 km or 36 mi	San Fernando	$632
60 km or 37 mi	Tanauan	$551
61 km or 38 mi	Santo Tomas	$547
69 km or 43 mi	San Pablo	$488
74 km or 46 mi	Angeles	$668
75 km or 47 mi	Lipa	$421
79 km or 49 mi	Olongapo	$507
81 km or 50 mi	Mabalacat	$627
94 km or 59 mi	Batangas	$554
99 km or 61 mi	Cabanatuan	$442

Cities near San Antonio

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Schertz	$2155
30 km or 18 mi	Cibolo	$2172
48 km or 30 mi	New Braunfels	$2156
54 km or 33 mi	Seguin	$2177
74 km or 46 mi	San Marcos	$2226
87 km or 54 mi	Kyle	$2223
93 km or 58 mi	Kerrville	$2071
122 km or 76 mi	Austin	$2473
136 km or 85 mi	Cedar Park	$2232
140 km or 87 mi	Leander	$2250
141 km or 88 mi	Pflugerville	$2211
145 km or 90 mi	Round Rock	$2145
157 km or 98 mi	Georgetown	$2194
161 km or 100 mi	Victoria	$2231
197 km or 122 mi	Copperas Cove	$2097
200 km or 124 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
201 km or 125 mi	Killeen	$2006
210 km or 130 mi	Eagle Pass	$2037
213 km or 132 mi	Piedras Negras	$734
215 km or 134 mi	Corpus Christi	$1749
216 km or 134 mi	Temple	$2186
221 km or 137 mi	Kingsville	$1885
233 km or 145 mi	Del Rio	$2024
235 km or 146 mi	Laredo	$1856
236 km or 147 mi	Ciudad Acuna	$765
237 km or 147 mi	Nuevo Laredo	$545
247 km or 153 mi	Bryan	$1890
247 km or 154 mi	College Station	$1764
261 km or 162 mi	Rosenberg	$2151
269 km or 167 mi	Waco	$2223
279 km or 174 mi	Sugar Land	$2164
286 km or 178 mi	Missouri	$2143
293 km or 182 mi	San Angelo	$2734
300 km or 186 mi	Lake Jackson	$2063
300 km or 187 mi	The Woodlands	$2692
303 km or 188 mi	Houston	$2248
308 km or 191 mi	Spring	$2093
309 km or 192 mi	Conroe	$1798
310 km or 193 mi	Pearland	$2080
312 km or 194 mi	Stephenville	$2137