Manila vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manila Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$781
$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2316
$1314
🏠 One person rent
$384
$223
🏘️ Family rent
$949
$444
🍽️ Food expenses
$280
$193
🚐 Transport expenses
$47
$59.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$538
$376
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
73
35
😀 Quality of life
65
23
🏙️ Population
1.85M
2.96M

The cost of living in Manila is 49% more expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 6438th and 8335th ($781 vs $523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 1st in the Philippines and Yemen, respectively. Check the Philippines vs Yemen comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Manila compared to 0.7 months in Sanaa. Manila ranked 3rd best city to live in the Philippines vs Sanaa ranked 1st in Yemen, while ranked 4458th and 8884th among best cities to live in the world.

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Manila Sanaa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.05
$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.4
$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.31
$4.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$1.82
☕ Cappuccino
$3.01
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.98
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$456
$235
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$239
$141
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1482
$537
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$641
$318
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.7
$36.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$108
$55.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.7
$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.53%
10.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4033
$1660
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2881
$857
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.54
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.9
$12.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.23
$5.02
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.81
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.34
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.2
$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.35
$6.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.19
$4.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.29
$5.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.49
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.83
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.99
$7.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.92
$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.8
$3.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.13
$3.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.58
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.53
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40
$21.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.28
$4.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.9
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.42
$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.8
$25.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.4
$56.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$557
$84.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14747
$2959

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi Sayyan
$467
92 km or 57 mi Dhamar
$470
147 km or 92 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
154 km or 96 mi Ibb
$481
159 km or 99 mi Zabid
$466
182 km or 113 mi Sa'dah
$467
198 km or 123 mi Taiz
$490
238 km or 148 mi Najran
$1047
297 km or 185 mi Aden
$486
367 km or 228 mi Abha
$923
389 km or 242 mi Obock
$522
433 km or 269 mi Djibouti City
$551
465 km or 289 mi Bareq
$920
493 km or 307 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
512 km or 318 mi Massawa
$467
512 km or 318 mi Dikhil
$524
538 km or 334 mi Mukalla
$468
544 km or 338 mi Bisha
$938
550 km or 342 mi Mekelle
$800
567 km or 352 mi Asmara
$498
580 km or 361 mi Mendefera
$466
586 km or 364 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
612 km or 381 mi Borama
$602
618 km or 384 mi Keren
$466
643 km or 400 mi Hargeisa
$815
681 km or 423 mi Dessie
$820
684 km or 425 mi Jijiga
$702
689 km or 428 mi Dire Dawa
$705
708 km or 440 mi Harar
$676
788 km or 490 mi Gondar
$885
818 km or 508 mi Mecca
$1032
836 km or 520 mi Kassala
$1061
847 km or 526 mi Bahir Dar
$883
869 km or 540 mi Jeddah
$1100
879 km or 546 mi Port Sudan
$1361
920 km or 572 mi Addis Ababa
$923
959 km or 596 mi El-Gadarif
$959
1067 km or 663 mi Riyadh
$1642
1072 km or 666 mi Salalah
$844
1114 km or 693 mi Awasa
$840