Manila vs South Tangerang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Manila	South Tangerang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$801	$577
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2513	$1548
🏠 One person rent	$377	$247
🏘️ Family rent	$1086	$548
🍽️ Food expenses	$303	$225
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.1	$43.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$552	$399
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	73	80
😀 Quality of life	65	41
🏙️ Population	1.85M	1.64M

The cost of living in Manila is 39% more expensive than in South Tangerang. Cities ranked 6428th and 8030th ($801 vs $577) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 17th in the Philippines and Indonesia, respectively. Check the Philippines vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Manila compared to 0.7 months in South Tangerang. Manila ranked 3rd best city to live in the Philippines vs South Tangerang ranked 16th in Indonesia, while ranked 4217th and 6811th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manila vs South Tangerang

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	Manila	South Tangerang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.82	$1.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.9	$16.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.42	$3.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.38	$2.62
☕ Cappuccino	$2.88	$1.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.91	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$439	$229
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$225	$157
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1612	$666
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$764	$392
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79	$48
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$73.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.5	$27.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.73%	8.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3727	$1536
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2799	$836
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.62	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.8	$12.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.71	$3.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.06	$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.28	$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.19	$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.63	$8.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.38	$3.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.18	$8.25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$2.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$2.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.95	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9	$22.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$2.34
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.25	$2.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.63	$2.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.32	$2.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.82	$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.74	$0.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40	$25.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.83	$3.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17	$19.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.39	$3.97
👖 Brand Jeans	$35.9	$48.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.7	$70.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$504	$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14739	$8626

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Cities near Manila

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Pasay	$650
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Caloocan	$668
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Mandaluyong	$770
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Quezon	$738
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Malabon	$593
7.9 km or 4.9 mi	Makati	$816
8.8 km or 5.4 mi	Navotas	$704
12 km or 7.2 mi	Valenzuela	$453
12 km or 7.2 mi	Pasig	$705
12 km or 7.3 mi	Taguig	$820
15 km or 9 mi	Marikina	$538
15 km or 9.3 mi	Bacoor	$564
15 km or 9.3 mi	Paranaque	$650
15 km or 9.5 mi	Cainta	$717
16 km or 9.7 mi	Meycauayan	$573
16 km or 10 mi	Las Pinas	$633
19 km or 12 mi	Imus	$614
21 km or 13 mi	Antipolo	$590
25 km or 15 mi	Muntinlupa	$725
25 km or 16 mi	San Jose del Monte	$570
26 km or 16 mi	General Trias	$602
28 km or 17 mi	San Pedro	$641
28 km or 17 mi	Binangonan	$558
30 km or 19 mi	Dasmarinas	$414
31 km or 19 mi	Binan	$579
33 km or 20 mi	Malolos	$668
34 km or 21 mi	Santa Rosa	$674
37 km or 23 mi	Trece Martires	$562
39 km or 24 mi	Cabuyao	$677
47 km or 29 mi	Calamba	$518
58 km or 36 mi	San Fernando	$632
60 km or 37 mi	Tanauan	$551
61 km or 38 mi	Santo Tomas	$547
69 km or 43 mi	San Pablo	$488
74 km or 46 mi	Angeles	$668
75 km or 47 mi	Lipa	$421
79 km or 49 mi	Olongapo	$507
81 km or 50 mi	Mabalacat	$627
94 km or 59 mi	Batangas	$554
99 km or 61 mi	Cabanatuan	$442

Cities near South Tangerang

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.7 mi	Tangerang	$605
16 km or 10 mi	Jakarta	$757
16 km or 10 mi	Depok	$419
32 km or 20 mi	Bekasi	$541
36 km or 22 mi	Bogor	$553
66 km or 41 mi	Serang	$524
74 km or 46 mi	Sukabumi	$596
84 km or 52 mi	Cilegon	$522
112 km or 69 mi	Cimahi	$530
119 km or 74 mi	Bandung	$571
187 km or 116 mi	Bandar Lampung	$378
201 km or 125 mi	Tasikmalaya	$401
204 km or 127 mi	Metro	$438
210 km or 130 mi	Cirebon	$551
234 km or 145 mi	Banjar	$517
274 km or 171 mi	Tegal	$512
299 km or 186 mi	Cilacap	$508
333 km or 207 mi	Pekalongan	$506
415 km or 258 mi	Semarang	$550
420 km or 261 mi	Prabumulih	$441
427 km or 265 mi	Palembang	$420
434 km or 270 mi	Salatiga	$447
436 km or 271 mi	Yogyakarta	$453
459 km or 285 mi	Pagar Alam	$485
474 km or 295 mi	Surakarta	$434
542 km or 336 mi	Lubuklinggau	$496
551 km or 342 mi	Madiun	$507
566 km or 352 mi	Bengkulu	$530
608 km or 378 mi	Kediri	$487
626 km or 389 mi	Jambi	$499
632 km or 393 mi	Blitar	$470
645 km or 400 mi	Mojokerto	$512
664 km or 413 mi	Batu	$427
673 km or 418 mi	Surabaya	$558
678 km or 421 mi	Malang	$388
699 km or 435 mi	Pasuruan	$495
735 km or 457 mi	Probolinggo	$518
755 km or 469 mi	Pontianak	$458
838 km or 521 mi	Singkawang	$459
840 km or 522 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$549