Manila vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Manila	Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$766	$906
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2308	$2335
🏠 One person rent	$361	$471
🏘️ Family rent	$961	$1016
🍽️ Food expenses	$287	$307
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.2	$44.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$526	$407
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	73	43
😀 Quality of life	65	56
🏙️ Population	1.85M	1.4M

The cost of living in Manila is 15% less expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 6586th and 6004th ($766 vs $906) 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 0.7 months in Manila compared to 0.4 months in Ulaanbaatar. Manila ranked 3rd best city to live in the Philippines vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 4165th and 5778th 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	$4.69	$4.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.4	$29.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.25	$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.02	$1.62
☕ Cappuccino	$2.73	$2.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.84	$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$412	$503
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$220	$385
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1498	$1382
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$648	$815
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.8	$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$115	$70.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.1	$17.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.42%	6.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3093	$1765
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2849	$978
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.52	$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.4	$8.74
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.85	$5.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.25	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.14	$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.06	$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.09	$4.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.81	$5.77
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$3.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$2.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$4.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$2.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.47	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.68	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.79	$9.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.45	$1.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.1	$1.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.47	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.22	$3.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.77	$2.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.67	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.7	$63.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.39	$4.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16	$20
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.64	$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans	$36	$65.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74.8	$90.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$444	$175
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13387	$6410

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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 Ulaanbaatar

Distance	City	Cost of living
268 km or 167 mi	Bulgan	$879
437 km or 272 mi	Ulan-Ude	$616
520 km or 323 mi	Irkutsk	$770
559 km or 347 mi	Angarsk	$624
656 km or 408 mi	Chita	$651
794 km or 493 mi	Manzhouli	$612
798 km or 496 mi	Bayannur	$979
835 km or 519 mi	Xilinhot	$660
840 km or 522 mi	Baotou	$648
875 km or 544 mi	Hohhot	$563
914 km or 568 mi	Ulanqab	$620
917 km or 570 mi	Wuhai	$1339
934 km or 581 mi	Ordos	$651
954 km or 593 mi	Hulunbuir	$639
969 km or 602 mi	Fengzhen	$616
985 km or 612 mi	Bratsk	$470
992 km or 616 mi	Shizuishan	$781
1008 km or 626 mi	Datong	$703
1012 km or 629 mi	Zhangjiakou	$634
1025 km or 637 mi	Yakeshi	$603
1028 km or 639 mi	Huairen	$624
1050 km or 652 mi	Shenmu	$588
1051 km or 653 mi	Yinchuan	$549
1051 km or 653 mi	Shuozhou	$600
1094 km or 680 mi	Lingwu	$566
1103 km or 685 mi	Qingtongxia	$563
1106 km or 687 mi	Wuzhong	$592
1113 km or 692 mi	Jinchang	$469
1124 km or 698 mi	Yuanping	$550
1126 km or 700 mi	Zhangye	$469
1131 km or 703 mi	Chifeng	$623
1131 km or 703 mi	Jiuquan	$458
1156 km or 718 mi	Xinzhou	$555
1164 km or 723 mi	Wuwei	$403
1165 km or 724 mi	Chengde	$711
1166 km or 724 mi	Ulanhot	$532
1166 km or 724 mi	Zhongwei	$586
1169 km or 726 mi	Beijing	$1016
1169 km or 727 mi	Yumen	$426
1176 km or 731 mi	Zalantun	$598