Manila vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Manila	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$766	$3015
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2308	$7449
🏠 One person rent	$361	$1896
🏘️ Family rent	$961	$3549
🍽️ Food expenses	$287	$746
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.2	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$526	$6742
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	73	80
😀 Quality of life	65	91
🏙️ Population	1.85M	737K

The cost of living in Manila is 75% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 6586th and 158th ($766 vs $3015) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 140th 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 2.2 months in Seattle. Manila ranked 3rd best city to live in the Philippines vs Seattle ranked 15th in the United States, while ranked 4165th and 98th 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	$4.69	$21.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.4	$90.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.25	$13.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.02	$7.98
☕ Cappuccino	$2.73	$5.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.84	$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$412	$2086
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$220	$1567
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1498	$3947
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$648	$3067
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.8	$157
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$115	$237
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.1	$68.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.42%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3093	$6966
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2849	$5351
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.52	$2.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.4	$96.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.85	$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.25	$4.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$4.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.14	$4.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.06	$20.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.09	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.81	$20.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$5.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$5.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$5.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$3.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.47	$1.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.68	$2.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.79	$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.45	$3.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.1	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.47	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.22	$5.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.77	$6.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.67	$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.7	$65.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.39	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16	$183
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.64	$25.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$36	$68.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74.8	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$444	$2185
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13387	$29407

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Cities near Manila

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Pasay	$770
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Caloocan	$640
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Mandaluyong	$746
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Quezon	$706
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Malabon	$623
7.9 km or 4.9 mi	Makati	$901
8.8 km or 5.4 mi	Navotas	$732
12 km or 7.2 mi	Valenzuela	$506
12 km or 7.2 mi	Pasig	$670
12 km or 7.3 mi	Taguig	$780
15 km or 9 mi	Marikina	$546
15 km or 9.3 mi	Bacoor	$538
15 km or 9.3 mi	Paranaque	$621
15 km or 9.5 mi	Cainta	$704
16 km or 9.7 mi	Meycauayan	$577
16 km or 10 mi	Las Pinas	$589
19 km or 12 mi	Imus	$518
21 km or 13 mi	Antipolo	$535
25 km or 15 mi	Muntinlupa	$676
25 km or 16 mi	San Jose del Monte	$496
26 km or 16 mi	General Trias	$457
28 km or 17 mi	San Pedro	$575
28 km or 17 mi	Binangonan	$487
30 km or 19 mi	Dasmarinas	$400
31 km or 19 mi	Binan	$539
33 km or 20 mi	Malolos	$572
34 km or 21 mi	Santa Rosa	$508
37 km or 23 mi	Trece Martires	$515
39 km or 24 mi	Cabuyao	$545
47 km or 29 mi	Calamba	$486
58 km or 36 mi	San Fernando	$610
60 km or 37 mi	Tanauan	$508
61 km or 38 mi	Santo Tomas	$504
69 km or 43 mi	San Pablo	$427
74 km or 46 mi	Angeles	$613
75 km or 47 mi	Lipa	$398
79 km or 49 mi	Olongapo	$464
81 km or 50 mi	Mabalacat	$585
94 km or 59 mi	Batangas	$508
99 km or 61 mi	Cabanatuan	$372

Cities near Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2826
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3273
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$2882
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2624
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2642
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2810
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$2973
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2595
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3239
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2718
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2741
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2625
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2759
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2785
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2606
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2623
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2726
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2462
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2784
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2642
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2532
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2579
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2637
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2338
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2589
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2517
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2604
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2644
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2604
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2449
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2598
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2460
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2571
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2406
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2692
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2751
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2542
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2527
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2523
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2093