Manila vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Manila	San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person	$829	$2071
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1997	$4674
🏠 One person rent	$420	$1211
🏘️ Family rent	$709	$1801
🍽️ Food expenses	$284	$582
🚐 Transport expenses	$47.7	$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$259	$4112
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	77	81
😀 Quality of life	64	91
🏙️ Population	1.9M	1.43M

The cost of living in Manila is 60% less expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 6643rd and 1833rd ($829 vs $2071) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1452nd 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 0.3 months in Manila compared to 2 months in San Antonio. Manila ranked 2nd best city to live in the Philippines vs San Antonio ranked 39th in the United States, while ranked 5317th and 156th 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	$5.72	$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.8	$60.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.12	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$6.15
☕ Cappuccino	$2.57	$5.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.27	$2.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$512	$1312
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$274	$901
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$931	$1860
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$483	$1400
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.8	$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$233
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.4	$75.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.38%	6.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4395	$4488
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2588	$1816
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.49	$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.2	$37.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.83	$17.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.96	$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.35	$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$3.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.15	$5.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.94	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.06	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.19	$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$4.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$4.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$3.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$2.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$1.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.52	$2.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.85	$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$3.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.13	$9.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.12	$6.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.98	$7.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.63	$4.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.57	$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.3	$45.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.94	$14.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15	$95.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.28	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.5	$51.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.3	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$184	$1365
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12450	$19123

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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 San Antonio

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Schertz	$2093
30 km or 18 mi	Cibolo	$2105
48 km or 30 mi	New Braunfels	$2123
54 km or 33 mi	Seguin	$2120
74 km or 46 mi	San Marcos	$2125
87 km or 54 mi	Kyle	$2168
93 km or 58 mi	Kerrville	$1944
122 km or 76 mi	Austin	$2475
136 km or 85 mi	Cedar Park	$2151
140 km or 87 mi	Leander	$2149
141 km or 88 mi	Pflugerville	$2141
145 km or 90 mi	Round Rock	$2058
157 km or 98 mi	Georgetown	$2110
161 km or 100 mi	Victoria	$2003
197 km or 122 mi	Copperas Cove	$1963
200 km or 124 mi	Harker Heights	$1937
201 km or 125 mi	Killeen	$1857
210 km or 130 mi	Eagle Pass	$1903
213 km or 132 mi	Piedras Negras	$1005
215 km or 134 mi	Corpus Christi	$1722
216 km or 134 mi	Temple	$2070
221 km or 137 mi	Kingsville	$1855
233 km or 145 mi	Del Rio	$1897
235 km or 146 mi	Laredo	$1708
236 km or 147 mi	Ciudad Acuna	$1010
237 km or 147 mi	Nuevo Laredo	$796
247 km or 153 mi	Bryan	$1950
247 km or 154 mi	College Station	$1843
261 km or 162 mi	Rosenberg	$2096
269 km or 167 mi	Waco	$2066
279 km or 174 mi	Sugar Land	$2011
286 km or 178 mi	Missouri	$2093
293 km or 182 mi	San Angelo	$2519
300 km or 186 mi	Lake Jackson	$2033
300 km or 187 mi	The Woodlands	$2754
303 km or 188 mi	Houston	$2261
308 km or 191 mi	Spring	$2107
309 km or 192 mi	Conroe	$1860
310 km or 193 mi	Pearland	$2064
312 km or 194 mi	Stephenville	$2093