Manila vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Manila	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$766	$3059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2308	$6994
🏠 One person rent	$361	$2104
🏘️ Family rent	$961	$3885
🍽️ Food expenses	$287	$549
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.2	$266
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$526	$4040
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	73	89
😀 Quality of life	65	97
🏙️ Population	1.85M	5.87M

The cost of living in Manila is 75% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 6586th and 129th ($766 vs $3059) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in the Philippines and Singapore, respectively. Check the Philippines vs Singapore comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Manila compared to 1.3 months in Singapore City. Manila ranked 3rd best city to live in the Philippines vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 4165th and 11th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manila vs Singapore City

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	Manila	Singapore City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.69	$9.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.4	$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.25	$7.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.02	$7.6
☕ Cappuccino	$2.73	$4.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.84	$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$412	$2532
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$220	$1834
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1498	$5168
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$648	$3336
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.8	$97
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$115	$149
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.1	$33.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.42%	3.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3093	$22055
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2849	$7662
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.52	$1.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.4	$82.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.85	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$2.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$3.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.25	$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.14	$3.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.06	$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.09	$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.81	$20.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$4.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$3.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$4.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$3.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$2.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.47	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.68	$2.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.79	$24.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.45	$3.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.1	$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.47	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.22	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.77	$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.67	$4.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.7	$107
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.39	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16	$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.64	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$36	$74
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74.8	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$444	$1115
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13387	$27780

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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 Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2788
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$759
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$539
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$506
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$679
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$703
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$682
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$669
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$604
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$543
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$542
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$529
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$532
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$585
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$810
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$714
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$701
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$645
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$458
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$670
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$565
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$631
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$501
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$883
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$628
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$503
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$395
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$582
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$695
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$466
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$417
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$486
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$474
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$485
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$430
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$500
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$619
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$458
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$620
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$605