Manila vs Yangon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Manila	Yangon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$790	$614
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1963	$1663
🏠 One person rent	$379	$220
🏘️ Family rent	$637	$365
🍽️ Food expenses	$287	$243
🚐 Transport expenses	$50.3	$84.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$386	$149
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	74	30
😀 Quality of life	65	45
🏙️ Population	1.85M	6.87M

The cost of living in Manila is 29% more expensive than in Yangon. Cities ranked 6703rd and 7717th ($790 vs $614) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 2nd in the Philippines and Myanmar, respectively. Check the Philippines vs Myanmar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Manila compared to 0.2 months in Yangon. Manila ranked 3rd best city to live in the Philippines vs Yangon ranked 1st in Myanmar, while ranked 5220th and 7117th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manila vs Yangon

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	Manila	Yangon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.15	$2.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.2	$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.27	$5.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$1
☕ Cappuccino	$2.7	$1.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.97	$0.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$458	$339
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$232	$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$815	$597
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$416	$229
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.3	$26.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$40.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.5	$22.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.47%	12.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3756	$2152
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2382	$939
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.6	$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.2	$9.91
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.9	$8.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.1	$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.22	$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.27	$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.83	$6.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.01	$5.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.84	$9.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$4.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.61	$4.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$2.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$1.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.55	$0.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.04	$8.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.44	$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.2	$1.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.39	$1.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.16	$2.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.74	$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.65	$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.3	$27
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.44	$2.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16.1	$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.63	$2.75
👖 Brand Jeans	$46	$62.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$80	$92.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$139	$265
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16980	$15435

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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 Yangon

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Bago	$571
151 km or 94 mi	Pathein	$666
158 km or 98 mi	Hpa-an	$581
161 km or 100 mi	Mawlamyine	$567
334 km or 207 mi	Naypyidaw	$594
373 km or 232 mi	Chiang Mai	$727
373 km or 232 mi	Pai	$667
438 km or 272 mi	Phitsanulok	$558
442 km or 275 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$680
451 km or 280 mi	Taunggyi	$534
506 km or 314 mi	Sittwe	$558
520 km or 323 mi	Chiang Rai	$603
534 km or 332 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$623
552 km or 343 mi	Myeik	$553
566 km or 352 mi	Pak Kret	$736
566 km or 352 mi	Tha Khlong	$675
571 km or 355 mi	Nonthaburi	$737
571 km or 355 mi	Rangsit	$635
576 km or 358 mi	Mandalay	$540
578 km or 359 mi	Bangkok	$958
588 km or 365 mi	Lat Luang	$774
591 km or 367 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$774
600 km or 373 mi	Monywa	$519
624 km or 388 mi	Hua Hin	$724
658 km or 409 mi	Laem Chabang	$779
662 km or 411 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$770
666 km or 414 mi	Pattaya	$812
666 km or 414 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
671 km or 417 mi	Nong Prue	$787
686 km or 427 mi	Cox's Bazar	$324
697 km or 433 mi	Vientiane	$1152
705 km or 438 mi	Udon Thani	$578
708 km or 440 mi	Vang Vieng	$1181
713 km or 443 mi	Khon Kaen	$590
719 km or 447 mi	Luang Prabang	$1261
742 km or 461 mi	Klaeng	$718
756 km or 470 mi	Jinghong	$577
763 km or 474 mi	Chittagong	$358
816 km or 507 mi	Serei Saophoan	$623
834 km or 518 mi	Pu'er	$599