Manila vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Manila	Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$790	$3691
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1963	$8778
🏠 One person rent	$379	$2299
🏘️ Family rent	$637	$4069
🍽️ Food expenses	$287	$919
🚐 Transport expenses	$50.3	$198
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$386	$8151
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	74	81
😀 Quality of life	65	100
🏙️ Population	1.85M	449K

The cost of living in Manila is 79% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 6703rd and 23rd ($790 vs $3691) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 3rd in the Philippines and Switzerland, respectively. Check the Philippines vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Manila compared to 2.2 months in Zurich. Manila ranked 3rd best city to live in the Philippines vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 5220th and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manila vs Zurich

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	Manila	Zurich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.15	$27.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.2	$90.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.27	$20.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$9.69
☕ Cappuccino	$2.7	$7.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.97	$5.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$458	$2543
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$232	$1977
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$815	$4563
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$416	$3579
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.3	$157
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$240
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.5	$52.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.47%	2.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3756	$24740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2382	$9963
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.6	$4.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.2	$109
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.9	$33.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$2.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.1	$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.22	$3.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$3.54
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.27	$8.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.83	$24.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.01	$23.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.84	$53.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$4.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$2.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.61	$3.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$5.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$2.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$1.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.55	$3.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.04	$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.44	$2.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.2	$11.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.39	$20.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.16	$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.74	$4.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.65	$3.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.3	$83.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.44	$23.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16.1	$138
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.63	$55.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$46	$138
👟 Brand Sneakers	$80	$150
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$139	$2616
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16980	$22875

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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 Zurich

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Altstetten	$3392
6.4 km or 4 mi	Dubendorf	$3276
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dietikon	$3239
14 km or 8.6 mi	Horgen	$3282
14 km or 8.6 mi	Uster	$3249
16 km or 9.7 mi	Bulach	$3153
19 km or 12 mi	Wettingen	$3207
19 km or 12 mi	Wadenswil	$3225
19 km or 12 mi	Winterthur	$3207
20 km or 13 mi	Wetzikon	$3180
20 km or 13 mi	Baden	$3240
20 km or 13 mi	Baar	$3381
23 km or 15 mi	Zug	$3836
28 km or 17 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$3169
33 km or 21 mi	Frauenfeld	$2747
36 km or 22 mi	Schaffhausen	$2699
37 km or 23 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1684
37 km or 23 mi	Aarau	$2489
38 km or 24 mi	Emmen	$3197
40 km or 25 mi	Wil	$2650
40 km or 25 mi	Lucerne	$3231
43 km or 27 mi	Kriens	$3175
48 km or 30 mi	Singen	$1705
51 km or 32 mi	Radolfzell	$1766
56 km or 35 mi	Kreuzlingen	$2924
57 km or 36 mi	Konstanz	$1887
60 km or 37 mi	Rheinfelden	$1690
63 km or 39 mi	St. Gallen	$2694
63 km or 39 mi	Uberlingen	$1810
64 km or 40 mi	Donaueschingen	$1537
70 km or 44 mi	Riehen	$3565
71 km or 44 mi	Tuttlingen	$1593
71 km or 44 mi	Lorrach	$1694
74 km or 46 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1698
74 km or 46 mi	Basel	$2964
76 km or 47 mi	Villingen-Schwenningen	$1397
77 km or 48 mi	Saint-Louis	$1447
77 km or 48 mi	Friedrichshafen	$1839
77 km or 48 mi	Schaan	$2443
78 km or 48 mi	Allschwil	$3041