Manila vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Manila	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$829	$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1997	$6812
🏠 One person rent	$420	$1756
🏘️ Family rent	$709	$3107
🍽️ Food expenses	$284	$592
🚐 Transport expenses	$47.7	$335
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$259	$4188
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	77	99
😀 Quality of life	64	100
🏙️ Population	1.9M	5.45M

The cost of living in Manila is 71% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 6643rd and 370th ($829 vs $2844) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in the Philippines and Australia, respectively. Check the Philippines vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Manila compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. Manila ranked 2nd best city to live in the Philippines vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 5317th and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manila vs Sydney

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	Manila	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.72	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.8	$81.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.12	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$7.3
☕ Cappuccino	$2.57	$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.27	$2.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$512	$2215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$274	$1420
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$931	$3992
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$483	$2582
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.8	$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.4	$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.38%	5.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4395	$12962
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2588	$7403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.49	$3.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.2	$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.83	$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.96	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.35	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.15	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.94	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.06	$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.19	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$3.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$4.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$2.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.52	$2.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.85	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$4.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.13	$28.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.12	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.98	$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.63	$3.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.57	$3.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.3	$66
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.94	$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15	$70
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.28	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.5	$77.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.3	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$184	$2275
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12450	$25164

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Cities near Manila

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Pasay	$785
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Caloocan	$555
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Mandaluyong	$765
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Quezon	$710
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Malabon	$650
7.9 km or 4.9 mi	Makati	$998
8.8 km or 5.4 mi	Navotas	$725
12 km or 7.2 mi	Valenzuela	$485
12 km or 7.2 mi	Pasig	$588
12 km or 7.3 mi	Taguig	$885
15 km or 9 mi	Marikina	$581
15 km or 9.3 mi	Bacoor	$548
15 km or 9.3 mi	Paranaque	$671
15 km or 9.5 mi	Cainta	$693
16 km or 9.7 mi	Meycauayan	$602
16 km or 10 mi	Las Pinas	$584
19 km or 12 mi	Imus	$512
21 km or 13 mi	Antipolo	$517
25 km or 15 mi	Muntinlupa	$671
25 km or 16 mi	San Jose del Monte	$505
26 km or 16 mi	General Trias	$481
28 km or 17 mi	San Pedro	$598
28 km or 17 mi	Binangonan	$491
30 km or 19 mi	Dasmarinas	$410
31 km or 19 mi	Binan	$582
33 km or 20 mi	Malolos	$624
34 km or 21 mi	Santa Rosa	$521
37 km or 23 mi	Trece Martires	$528
39 km or 24 mi	Cabuyao	$576
47 km or 29 mi	Calamba	$498
58 km or 36 mi	San Fernando	$570
60 km or 37 mi	Tanauan	$538
61 km or 38 mi	Santo Tomas	$537
69 km or 43 mi	San Pablo	$461
74 km or 46 mi	Angeles	$614
75 km or 47 mi	Lipa	$420
79 km or 49 mi	Olongapo	$465
81 km or 50 mi	Mabalacat	$585
94 km or 59 mi	Batangas	$520
99 km or 61 mi	Cabanatuan	$413

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2354
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2481
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$2040
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1709
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1695
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1995
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1701
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1795
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1460
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2258
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1855
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1273
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1825
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1816
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$2000
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2530
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2341
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1936
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1915
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1493
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1913
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1825
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1834
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2543
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1933
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1889
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1896
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2323
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1813
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1992
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2179
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1606
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1863