Manila vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Manila	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$801	$558
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2513	$1380
🏠 One person rent	$377	$248
🏘️ Family rent	$1086	$472
🍽️ Food expenses	$303	$207
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.1	$45.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$552	$352
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	73	72
😀 Quality of life	65	62
🏙️ Population	1.85M	3.01M

The cost of living in Manila is 43% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 6428th and 8199th ($801 vs $558) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 20th 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 0.6 months in Surabaya. Manila ranked 3rd best city to live in the Philippines vs Surabaya ranked 2nd in Indonesia, while ranked 4217th and 4937th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manila vs Surabaya

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	Manila	Surabaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.82	$1.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.9	$13.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.42	$2.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.38	$2.65
☕ Cappuccino	$2.88	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.91	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$439	$249
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$225	$154
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1612	$500
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$764	$334
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79	$53.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$83.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.5	$21.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.73%	8.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3727	$2011
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2799	$1268
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.62	$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.8	$9.91
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.71	$3.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.06	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.28	$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.19	$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.63	$7.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.38	$2.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.18	$7.02
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.95	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9	$23.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.25	$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.63	$2.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.32	$2.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.82	$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.74	$0.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40	$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.83	$2.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.39	$3.58
👖 Brand Jeans	$35.9	$48.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.7	$69
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$504	$94.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14739	$5075

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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 Surabaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Mojokerto	$512
48 km or 30 mi	Pasuruan	$495
73 km or 45 mi	Batu	$427
77 km or 48 mi	Probolinggo	$518
83 km or 51 mi	Malang	$388
102 km or 63 mi	Kediri	$487
115 km or 71 mi	Blitar	$470
141 km or 87 mi	Madiun	$507
215 km or 133 mi	Surakarta	$434
247 km or 153 mi	Salatiga	$447
258 km or 160 mi	Semarang	$550
269 km or 167 mi	Yogyakarta	$453
286 km or 177 mi	Bali	$1121
311 km or 194 mi	Ubud	$892
315 km or 196 mi	Denpasar	$530
340 km or 211 mi	Pekalongan	$506
400 km or 249 mi	Tegal	$512
401 km or 249 mi	Mataram	$380
414 km or 257 mi	Cilacap	$508
464 km or 288 mi	Banjar	$517
464 km or 288 mi	Cirebon	$551
476 km or 296 mi	Banjarbaru	$488
481 km or 299 mi	Banjarmasin	$503
501 km or 311 mi	Tasikmalaya	$401
572 km or 355 mi	Bandung	$571
575 km or 357 mi	Palangka Raya	$505
576 km or 358 mi	Cimahi	$530
642 km or 399 mi	Sukabumi	$596
644 km or 400 mi	Bekasi	$541
659 km or 410 mi	Bogor	$553
660 km or 410 mi	Depok	$419
661 km or 411 mi	Jakarta	$757
672 km or 418 mi	Bima	$601
673 km or 418 mi	South Tangerang	$577
685 km or 425 mi	Tangerang	$605
738 km or 459 mi	Serang	$524
756 km or 470 mi	Cilegon	$522
774 km or 481 mi	Makassar	$524
820 km or 510 mi	Balikpapan	$638
842 km or 523 mi	Parepare	$515