Manila vs Yangon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Manila	Yangon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$829	$656
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1997	$1795
🏠 One person rent	$420	$252
🏘️ Family rent	$709	$422
🍽️ Food expenses	$284	$237
🚐 Transport expenses	$47.7	$90.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$259	$205
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	77	30
😀 Quality of life	64	46
🏙️ Population	1.9M	6.87M

The cost of living in Manila is 26% more expensive than in Yangon. Cities ranked 6643rd and 7579th ($829 vs $656) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 0.3 months in Manila compared to 0.3 months in Yangon. Manila ranked 2nd best city to live in the Philippines vs Yangon ranked 1st in Myanmar, while ranked 5317th and 7050th 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	$5.72	$2.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.8	$16.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.12	$4.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$1.01
☕ Cappuccino	$2.57	$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.27	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$512	$325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$274	$172
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$931	$583
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$483	$300
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.8	$30.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$46.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.4	$18.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.38%	12.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4395	$2162
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2588	$935
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.49	$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.2	$10
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.83	$9.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.96	$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.35	$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.15	$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.94	$6.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.06	$4.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.19	$7.06
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$4.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$4.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$3.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.52	$0.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.85	$8.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.13	$1.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.12	$1.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.98	$2.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.63	$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.57	$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.3	$20
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.94	$2.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15	$19
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.28	$3.59
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.5	$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.3	$99.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$184	$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12450	$17180

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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	$555
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Mandaluyong	$765
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Quezon	$710
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Malabon	$650
7.9 km or 4.9 mi	Makati	$998
8.8 km or 5.4 mi	Navotas	$725
12 km or 7.2 mi	Valenzuela	$485
12 km or 7.2 mi	Pasig	$588
12 km or 7.3 mi	Taguig	$885
15 km or 9 mi	Marikina	$581
15 km or 9.3 mi	Bacoor	$548
15 km or 9.3 mi	Paranaque	$671
15 km or 9.5 mi	Cainta	$693
16 km or 9.7 mi	Meycauayan	$602
16 km or 10 mi	Las Pinas	$584
19 km or 12 mi	Imus	$512
21 km or 13 mi	Antipolo	$517
25 km or 15 mi	Muntinlupa	$671
25 km or 16 mi	San Jose del Monte	$505
26 km or 16 mi	General Trias	$481
28 km or 17 mi	San Pedro	$598
28 km or 17 mi	Binangonan	$491
30 km or 19 mi	Dasmarinas	$410
31 km or 19 mi	Binan	$582
33 km or 20 mi	Malolos	$624
34 km or 21 mi	Santa Rosa	$521
37 km or 23 mi	Trece Martires	$528
39 km or 24 mi	Cabuyao	$576
47 km or 29 mi	Calamba	$498
58 km or 36 mi	San Fernando	$570
60 km or 37 mi	Tanauan	$538
61 km or 38 mi	Santo Tomas	$537
69 km or 43 mi	San Pablo	$461
74 km or 46 mi	Angeles	$614
75 km or 47 mi	Lipa	$420
79 km or 49 mi	Olongapo	$465
81 km or 50 mi	Mabalacat	$585
94 km or 59 mi	Batangas	$520
99 km or 61 mi	Cabanatuan	$413

Cities near Yangon

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Bago	$610
151 km or 94 mi	Pathein	$721
158 km or 98 mi	Hpa-an	$601
161 km or 100 mi	Mawlamyine	$575
334 km or 207 mi	Naypyidaw	$627
373 km or 232 mi	Chiang Mai	$750
373 km or 232 mi	Pai	$675
438 km or 272 mi	Phitsanulok	$554
442 km or 275 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$707
451 km or 280 mi	Taunggyi	$549
506 km or 314 mi	Sittwe	$583
520 km or 323 mi	Chiang Rai	$581
534 km or 332 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$603
552 km or 343 mi	Myeik	$567
566 km or 352 mi	Pak Kret	$762
566 km or 352 mi	Tha Khlong	$671
571 km or 355 mi	Nonthaburi	$761
571 km or 355 mi	Rangsit	$616
576 km or 358 mi	Mandalay	$555
578 km or 359 mi	Bangkok	$996
588 km or 365 mi	Lat Luang	$794
591 km or 367 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$789
600 km or 373 mi	Monywa	$534
624 km or 388 mi	Hua Hin	$787
658 km or 409 mi	Laem Chabang	$799
662 km or 411 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$784
666 km or 414 mi	Pattaya	$839
666 km or 414 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$586
671 km or 417 mi	Nong Prue	$809
686 km or 427 mi	Cox's Bazar	$321
697 km or 433 mi	Vientiane	$968
705 km or 438 mi	Udon Thani	$564
708 km or 440 mi	Vang Vieng	$1033
713 km or 443 mi	Khon Kaen	$590
719 km or 447 mi	Luang Prabang	$1261
742 km or 461 mi	Klaeng	$724
756 km or 470 mi	Jinghong	$591
763 km or 474 mi	Chittagong	$358
816 km or 507 mi	Serei Saophoan	$644
834 km or 518 mi	Pu'er	$616