PH flag
Butuan

Philippines

vs
PH flag
Manila

Philippines

Climate

Butuan logs 0 outdoor-dinner months a year to Manila's 3 — Manila wins by 3. Butuan also leads on hot days by 190.

ButuanManila
Sunny days
205234
Hot days
92282
Frost days
00
Rainy days
327180
Outdoor dinner months
0/123/12
Avg wind
1.4 m/s2.7 m/s
Sunshine hours
2,2432,507
Darkest month sun
159 hrs/mo170 hrs/mo
UV peak month
10.410.4

Butuan

Feels-like °C

29
29
31
31
32
31
31
32
31
31
31
29

Dinner outside

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

Manila

Feels-like °C

27
27
30
32
34
34
31
31
32
30
30
27

Dinner outside

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

Cost of Living

Manila averages $1,115/mo for balanced living; Butuan has no cost baseline yet.

Butuan

monthly · balanced

Manila

$1,115

monthly · balanced

Minimalist $844Comfort $2,128
Top 63%in Among 40 Asia cities

Mobility

Manila scores 2.2 on mobility (0–5 scale); Butuan has no mobility baseline.

/5
vs
2.2/5
ButuanManila
TransitMotorbikeFlights

Culture

Manila's culture score of 3.7 sits well above Butuan's 0.0.

0.0/5
vs
3.7/5
ButuanManila
ArtsHistoryTheatreVenuesNightlife
Manila leads

Nature & Outdoors

Manila scores 3.5 on nature & outdoors (0–5 scale); Butuan has no nature & outdoors baseline.

/5
vs
3.5/5
ButuanManila
SeaForestRunningDivingClimbing

Safety

Manila scores 0.9 on safety (0–5 scale); Butuan has no safety baseline.

/5
vs
0.9/5
ButuanManila
Street SafetyProperty CrimeRoadEarthquakeFlooding

Career

Manila scores 4.0 on career (0–5 scale); Butuan has no career baseline.

/5
vs
4.0/5
ButuanManila
JobsEconomyStartupsCoworking

Social & Community

Manila scores 3.8 on social & community (0–5 scale); Butuan has no social & community baseline.

/5
vs
3.8/5
ButuanManila
Everyday EnglishExpat-First CommunityMulticultural MixExpat Integration ExperienceUrban EnergyStreet AtmosphereLocal-First CommunityGovernment Immigration FriendlinessAdmin English Support

Food & Dining

Manila scores 3.8 on food & dining (0–5 scale); Butuan has no food & dining baseline.

/5
vs
3.8/5
ButuanManila
RestaurantsBrunchVeganDelivery

Family

Manila scores 3.2 on family (0–5 scale); Butuan has no family baseline.

/5
vs
3.2/5
ButuanManila
Intl SchoolsUniversitiesAmenitiesSportGroceriesGymYogaSpaTennis

Healthcare

Manila scores 3.4 on healthcare (0–5 scale); Butuan has no healthcare baseline.

/5
vs
3.4/5
ButuanManila
Private Healthcare

Air Quality

Butuan averages 17.5 µg/m³ (sensitive-groups) PM2.5 annually versus Manila's 29.2 µg/m³ (unhealthy) — Butuan breathes ~40% cleaner air (11.7 µg/m³ lower).

Butuan

Manila

17.5µg/m³
29.2µg/m³

PM2.5 annual average

Sensitive Groups
Unhealthy

WHO classification

City Scale

Both maps at the same real-world scale — 1 cm on either map is the same distance.

Butuan (234K) and Manila (25.9M) are 111x in population — Manila is the larger metro, Butuan the smaller; on land area Manila spans roughly 56x more ground.

79x

Manila is roughly 79x the scale of Butuan

Combined population & area comparison

PH flagManila
79x
PH flagButuan
1x

City Scale Rankings

Population
1.PH flagManila25.9M111x
2.PH flagButuan234K1x
Area
1.PH flagManila2,555 km²56x
2.PH flagButuan46 km²1x
© Stadia Maps, © OpenMapTiles, © OpenStreetMap contributors
11 km7.2 km

PH flagButuan

© Stadia Maps, © OpenMapTiles, © OpenStreetMap contributors
90 km98 km

PH flagManila

Who Thrives Here

Frequently asked about Butuan vs Manila

Which is cheaper, Butuan or Manila?
Manila has an estimated monthly cost of $1,115.
How does the climate compare between Butuan and Manila?
Sunny days: 205 vs 234 d — Manila higher Annual sunshine: 2,243 vs 2,507 hrs — Manila higher Winter sunshine: 159 vs 170 hrs/day — Similar Hot days (>30°C): 92 vs 282 d — Butuan lower Frost days: 0 vs 0 d — Similar Rainy days: 327 vs 180 d — Manila lower
Is Butuan or Manila safer?
Manila has a safety score of 0.9/5.
Should I move to Butuan or Manila?
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