Manila vs Tangerang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Manila	Tangerang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$766	$558
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2308	$1529
🏠 One person rent	$361	$243
🏘️ Family rent	$961	$583
🍽️ Food expenses	$287	$216
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.2	$45.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$526	$306
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	73	78
😀 Quality of life	65	58
🏙️ Population	1.85M	2.24M

The cost of living in Manila is 37% more expensive than in Tangerang. Cities ranked 6586th and 8142nd ($766 vs $558) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 12th 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 0.5 months in Tangerang. Manila ranked 3rd best city to live in the Philippines vs Tangerang ranked 5th in Indonesia, while ranked 4165th and 5471st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manila vs Tangerang

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	Manila	Tangerang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.69	$1.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.4	$15.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.25	$3.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.02	$2.45
☕ Cappuccino	$2.73	$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.84	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$412	$185
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$220	$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1498	$689
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$648	$432
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.8	$49.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$115	$76
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.1	$23.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.42%	9.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3093	$1727
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2849	$474
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.52	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.4	$9.22
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.85	$4.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.25	$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$0.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.14	$1.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.06	$9.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.09	$3.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.81	$7.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$2.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$1.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$2.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.47	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.68	$0.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.79	$21.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.45	$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.1	$2.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.47	$2.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.22	$2.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.77	$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.67	$0.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.7	$22.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.39	$3.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16	$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.64	$4.44
👖 Brand Jeans	$36	$38.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74.8	$62.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$444	$109
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13387	$7618

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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 Tangerang

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.7 mi	South Tangerang	$536
24 km or 15 mi	Jakarta	$701
32 km or 20 mi	Depok	$385
41 km or 26 mi	Bekasi	$518
50 km or 31 mi	Bogor	$513
54 km or 33 mi	Serang	$492
71 km or 44 mi	Cilegon	$488
89 km or 55 mi	Sukabumi	$563
127 km or 79 mi	Cimahi	$500
134 km or 83 mi	Bandung	$545
173 km or 107 mi	Bandar Lampung	$374
189 km or 117 mi	Metro	$432
216 km or 134 mi	Tasikmalaya	$373
222 km or 138 mi	Cirebon	$521
248 km or 154 mi	Banjar	$490
287 km or 178 mi	Tegal	$480
314 km or 195 mi	Cilacap	$474
345 km or 215 mi	Pekalongan	$471
405 km or 251 mi	Prabumulih	$417
411 km or 255 mi	Palembang	$395
427 km or 265 mi	Semarang	$493
445 km or 276 mi	Pagar Alam	$458
446 km or 277 mi	Salatiga	$421
450 km or 279 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
487 km or 303 mi	Surakarta	$417
526 km or 327 mi	Lubuklinggau	$466
552 km or 343 mi	Bengkulu	$500
564 km or 350 mi	Madiun	$486
610 km or 379 mi	Jambi	$458
621 km or 386 mi	Kediri	$464
645 km or 401 mi	Blitar	$453
656 km or 408 mi	Mojokerto	$505
677 km or 421 mi	Batu	$410
685 km or 425 mi	Surabaya	$549
690 km or 429 mi	Malang	$365
711 km or 442 mi	Pasuruan	$510
747 km or 464 mi	Probolinggo	$614
748 km or 465 mi	Pontianak	$427
825 km or 513 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$506
829 km or 515 mi	Singkawang	$430