Manila vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Manila	Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$790	$870
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1963	$2091
🏠 One person rent	$379	$430
🏘️ Family rent	$637	$764
🍽️ Food expenses	$287	$306
🚐 Transport expenses	$50.3	$43.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$386	$516
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	74	43
😀 Quality of life	65	61
🏙️ Population	1.85M	1.4M

The cost of living in Manila is 9% less expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 6703rd and 6373rd ($790 vs $870) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in the Philippines and Mongolia, respectively. Check the Philippines vs Mongolia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Manila compared to 0.6 months in Ulaanbaatar. Manila ranked 3rd best city to live in the Philippines vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 5220th and 5856th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manila vs Ulaanbaatar

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	Manila	Ulaanbaatar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.15	$5.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.2	$29.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.27	$5.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$1.95
☕ Cappuccino	$2.7	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.97	$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$458	$417
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$232	$358
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$815	$769
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$416	$656
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.3	$46
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$70.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.5	$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.47%	6.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3756	$1651
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2382	$881
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.6	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.2	$8.29
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.9	$4.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.1	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.22	$0.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.27	$2.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.83	$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.01	$5.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.84	$5.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.61	$4.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$2.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.55	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.04	$9.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.44	$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.2	$1.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.39	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.16	$3.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.74	$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.65	$1.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.3	$70
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.44	$3.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16.1	$19
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.63	$4.85
👖 Brand Jeans	$46	$81.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$80	$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$139	$167
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16980	$6621

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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	$568
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Mandaluyong	$742
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Quezon	$717
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Malabon	$674
7.9 km or 4.9 mi	Makati	$1009
8.8 km or 5.4 mi	Navotas	$657
12 km or 7.2 mi	Valenzuela	$432
12 km or 7.2 mi	Pasig	$642
12 km or 7.3 mi	Taguig	$807
15 km or 9 mi	Marikina	$555
15 km or 9.3 mi	Bacoor	$540
15 km or 9.3 mi	Paranaque	$651
15 km or 9.5 mi	Cainta	$760
16 km or 9.7 mi	Meycauayan	$561
16 km or 10 mi	Las Pinas	$628
19 km or 12 mi	Imus	$536
21 km or 13 mi	Antipolo	$570
25 km or 15 mi	Muntinlupa	$692
25 km or 16 mi	San Jose del Monte	$511
26 km or 16 mi	General Trias	$519
28 km or 17 mi	San Pedro	$617
28 km or 17 mi	Binangonan	$525
30 km or 19 mi	Dasmarinas	$414
31 km or 19 mi	Binan	$613
33 km or 20 mi	Malolos	$630
34 km or 21 mi	Santa Rosa	$575
37 km or 23 mi	Trece Martires	$542
39 km or 24 mi	Cabuyao	$616
47 km or 29 mi	Calamba	$489
58 km or 36 mi	San Fernando	$609
60 km or 37 mi	Tanauan	$535
61 km or 38 mi	Santo Tomas	$531
69 km or 43 mi	San Pablo	$477
74 km or 46 mi	Angeles	$624
75 km or 47 mi	Lipa	$425
79 km or 49 mi	Olongapo	$471
81 km or 50 mi	Mabalacat	$598
94 km or 59 mi	Batangas	$532
99 km or 61 mi	Cabanatuan	$448

Cities near Ulaanbaatar

Distance	City	Cost of living
268 km or 167 mi	Bulgan	$838
437 km or 272 mi	Ulan-Ude	$676
520 km or 323 mi	Irkutsk	$735
559 km or 347 mi	Angarsk	$725
656 km or 408 mi	Chita	$912
794 km or 493 mi	Manzhouli	$631
798 km or 496 mi	Bayannur	$986
835 km or 519 mi	Xilinhot	$677
840 km or 522 mi	Baotou	$659
875 km or 544 mi	Hohhot	$541
914 km or 568 mi	Ulanqab	$629
917 km or 570 mi	Wuhai	$1365
934 km or 581 mi	Ordos	$655
954 km or 593 mi	Hulunbuir	$638
969 km or 602 mi	Fengzhen	$642
985 km or 612 mi	Bratsk	$518
992 km or 616 mi	Shizuishan	$785
1008 km or 626 mi	Datong	$748
1012 km or 629 mi	Zhangjiakou	$652
1025 km or 637 mi	Yakeshi	$614
1028 km or 639 mi	Huairen	$654
1050 km or 652 mi	Shenmu	$580
1051 km or 653 mi	Yinchuan	$548
1051 km or 653 mi	Shuozhou	$600
1094 km or 680 mi	Lingwu	$564
1103 km or 685 mi	Qingtongxia	$563
1106 km or 687 mi	Wuzhong	$589
1113 km or 692 mi	Jinchang	$480
1124 km or 698 mi	Yuanping	$546
1126 km or 700 mi	Zhangye	$484
1131 km or 703 mi	Chifeng	$615
1131 km or 703 mi	Jiuquan	$470
1156 km or 718 mi	Xinzhou	$553
1164 km or 723 mi	Wuwei	$411
1165 km or 724 mi	Chengde	$694
1166 km or 724 mi	Ulanhot	$532
1166 km or 724 mi	Zhongwei	$597
1169 km or 726 mi	Beijing	$1029
1169 km or 727 mi	Yumen	$439
1176 km or 731 mi	Zalantun	$600