Manila vs Warsaw - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Manila	Warsaw
🚶 Cost of living one person	$766	$1607
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2308	$3809
🏠 One person rent	$361	$995
🏘️ Family rent	$961	$1825
🍽️ Food expenses	$287	$369
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.2	$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$526	$1906
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	73	94
😀 Quality of life	65	83
🏙️ Population	1.85M	1.86M

The cost of living in Manila is 52% less expensive than in Warsaw. Cities ranked 6586th and 3022nd ($766 vs $1607) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 2nd in the Philippines and Poland, respectively. Check the Philippines vs Poland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Manila compared to 1.2 months in Warsaw. Manila ranked 3rd best city to live in the Philippines vs Warsaw ranked 1st in Poland, while ranked 4165th and 410th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manila vs Warsaw

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	Manila	Warsaw
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.69	$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.4	$50.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.25	$8.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.02	$4.05
☕ Cappuccino	$2.73	$3.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.84	$1.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$412	$949
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$220	$749
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1498	$1958
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$648	$1406
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.8	$189
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$115	$292
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.1	$16.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.42%	7.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3093	$6081
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2849	$4065
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.52	$1.12
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.4	$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.85	$10.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.25	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.14	$3.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.06	$9.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.09	$6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.81	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$1.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$3.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$1.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.47	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.68	$2.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.79	$7.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.45	$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.1	$5.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.47	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.22	$3.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.77	$3.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.67	$3.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.7	$39.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.39	$8.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16	$59.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.64	$28.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$36	$86.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74.8	$88.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$444	$522
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13387	$13608

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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 Warsaw

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Pruszkow	$1324
19 km or 12 mi	Otwock	$1302
68 km or 42 mi	Skierniewice	$1090
79 km or 49 mi	Ciechanow	$1095
85 km or 53 mi	Siedlce	$882
91 km or 56 mi	Radom	$884
98 km or 61 mi	Plock	$1082
103 km or 64 mi	Ostroleka	$1025
110 km or 68 mi	Pulawy	$1125
114 km or 71 mi	Kutno	$1083
119 km or 74 mi	Lodz	$1170
127 km or 79 mi	Lomza	$964
130 km or 81 mi	Piotrkow Trybunalski	$947
143 km or 89 mi	Wloclawek	$989
144 km or 89 mi	Biala Podlaska	$965
145 km or 90 mi	Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski	$1051
149 km or 92 mi	Belchatow	$1016
152 km or 94 mi	Lublin	$1234
152 km or 94 mi	Kielce	$983
159 km or 99 mi	Swidnik	$1173
175 km or 109 mi	Bialystok	$935
178 km or 110 mi	Olsztyn	$1093
180 km or 112 mi	Brest	$469
186 km or 115 mi	Torun	$866
187 km or 116 mi	Tarnobrzeg	$1098
198 km or 123 mi	Inowroclaw	$1057
199 km or 123 mi	Elk	$1025
206 km or 128 mi	Czestochowa	$950
207 km or 129 mi	Chelm	$1107
208 km or 129 mi	Grudziadz	$1042
208 km or 129 mi	Kalisz	$902
217 km or 135 mi	Mielec	$1131
228 km or 141 mi	Bydgoszcz	$974
236 km or 146 mi	Gniezno	$1105
241 km or 150 mi	Malbork	$1108
243 km or 151 mi	Elblag	$977
243 km or 151 mi	Suwalki	$1016
245 km or 152 mi	Tarnow	$893
246 km or 153 mi	Dabrowa Gornicza	$1020
247 km or 153 mi	Grodno	$385