Cost of living in Manila 2026
Typical rent, prices and the overall cost index for Manila, with quick comparisons to other cities.
Cost index (base New York = 100)
26.5
73% cheaper than New York
ManilaUSD
1-bed apartment, centre 34,373 PHP $566
1-bed apartment, outside centre 18,467 PHP $304
3-bed apartment, centre 119,667 PHP $1,971
Room in shared flat 9,233 PHP $152
Buy price per m2 267,111 PHP $4,399
Living cost excl. rent 36,020 PHP $593
Typical net salary 30,535 PHP $503
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How we calculate and where the data comes from
Educational model, not financial, tax or relocation advice. Figures are estimates for 2026 and are rounded to ranges, never exact values. Our cost index is built from open data and adapted by CrawlJobs (aggregated and reweighted); it is not endorsed by the sources.
Sources: Eurostat (free reuse, Commission Decision 2011/833/EU), World Bank Open Data ICP (CC-BY-4.0), US BEA / HUD / Census (public domain), GeoNames (CC-BY-4.0). Source and product names are used for attribution only; no affiliation or endorsement is implied.