Manila vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Manila	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$821	$3154
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2009	$7508
🏠 One person rent	$400	$1981
🏘️ Family rent	$679	$3422
🍽️ Food expenses	$295	$796
🚐 Transport expenses	$49	$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$347	$6532
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	77	80
😀 Quality of life	65	95
🏙️ Population	1.9M	737K

The cost of living in Manila is 74% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 6679th and 142nd ($821 vs $3154) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 101st 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 0.4 months in Manila compared to 2.1 months in Seattle. Manila ranked 3rd best city to live in the Philippines vs Seattle ranked 5th in the United States, while ranked 5265th and 32nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manila vs Seattle

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	Manila	Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.86	$22.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.1	$96.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.3	$14.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.67	$7.73
☕ Cappuccino	$2.73	$6.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.11	$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$492	$2110
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$250	$1647
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$872	$3872
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$451	$2891
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.8	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$262
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.5	$72.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.36%	6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4309	$7394
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2679	$5077
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.52	$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.8	$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.32	$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.36	$4.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$4.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.26	$6.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.79	$20.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.03	$16.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.93	$21.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$5.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$2.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$5.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$6.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$3.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$3.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$1.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.61	$3.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.4	$17.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$3.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.26	$12.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.45	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.16	$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.74	$6.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.65	$2.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.3	$83.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.03	$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.9	$147
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.35	$24.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.7	$69.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$80	$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$160	$2521
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14540	$28950

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Cities near Manila

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Pasay	$804
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Caloocan	$574
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Mandaluyong	$755
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Quezon	$697
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Malabon	$657
7.9 km or 4.9 mi	Makati	$1066
8.8 km or 5.4 mi	Navotas	$701
12 km or 7.2 mi	Valenzuela	$458
12 km or 7.2 mi	Pasig	$609
12 km or 7.3 mi	Taguig	$868
15 km or 9 mi	Marikina	$584
15 km or 9.3 mi	Bacoor	$549
15 km or 9.3 mi	Paranaque	$660
15 km or 9.5 mi	Cainta	$733
16 km or 9.7 mi	Meycauayan	$587
16 km or 10 mi	Las Pinas	$605
19 km or 12 mi	Imus	$524
21 km or 13 mi	Antipolo	$544
25 km or 15 mi	Muntinlupa	$683
25 km or 16 mi	San Jose del Monte	$504
26 km or 16 mi	General Trias	$501
28 km or 17 mi	San Pedro	$597
28 km or 17 mi	Binangonan	$507
30 km or 19 mi	Dasmarinas	$416
31 km or 19 mi	Binan	$589
33 km or 20 mi	Malolos	$626
34 km or 21 mi	Santa Rosa	$549
37 km or 23 mi	Trece Martires	$538
39 km or 24 mi	Cabuyao	$584
47 km or 29 mi	Calamba	$496
58 km or 36 mi	San Fernando	$603
60 km or 37 mi	Tanauan	$539
61 km or 38 mi	Santo Tomas	$534
69 km or 43 mi	San Pablo	$463
74 km or 46 mi	Angeles	$636
75 km or 47 mi	Lipa	$420
79 km or 49 mi	Olongapo	$476
81 km or 50 mi	Mabalacat	$609
94 km or 59 mi	Batangas	$530
99 km or 61 mi	Cabanatuan	$434

Cities near Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2896
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3292
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$3041
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2681
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2717
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2855
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$2778
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2604
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3559
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2702
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2807
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2737
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2915
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2739
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2798
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2677
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2734
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2475
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2814
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2717
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2587
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2656
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2674
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2325
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2641
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2519
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2720
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2828
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2641
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2582
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2628
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2362
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2584
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2558
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2710
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2754
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2456
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2539
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2747
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2173