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Tempio Voltiano on the lakeshore, Como
ComoTempio Voltiano on the lakeshore
The Manila Central Post Office on the Pasig, Manila
ManilaThe Manila Central Post Office on the Pasig

Photos: Como by Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Manila by Kenneth Surillo, Pexels License.

Como or Manila?

Our verdict in twelve categories, each scored against the same fixed benchmark cities, and the climate month by month, so you can choose for your trip.

Choose Como for

  • day trips
  • nature and the outdoors
  • getting around

What lies behind each score is written up on Como’s own page.

Choose Manila for

  • prices
  • nightlife
  • food and drink

What lies behind each score is written up on Manila’s own page.

Scoreboard

Twelve categories on one fixed scale from 0 to 100. The shaded stretch is the gap between the two.

Beaches & swimming. Como 36, Manila 12: Como leads by 24 points.
Food & drink. Como 45, Manila 64: Manila leads by 19 points.
Culture & sights. Como 52, Manila 54: Manila leads by 2 points.
Nightlife. Como 22, Manila 64: Manila leads by 42 points.
Nature & outdoors. Como 82, Manila 40: Como leads by 42 points.
Day trips. Como 87, Manila 42: Como leads by 45 points.
Good for families. Como 47, Manila 42: Como leads by 5 points.
Getting around. Como 66, Manila 26: Como leads by 40 points.
Shopping & style. Como 42, Manila 60: Manila leads by 18 points.
Affordability. Como 30, Manila 77: Manila leads by 47 points.
Live music & performing arts. Como 34, Manila 50: Manila leads by 16 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Como 44, Manila 40: Como leads by 4 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Como and Manila.

Your match

Pick a travel style or drag the sliders, and both match scores follow your weighting.

Too close to call, 1 point apart

Como
49match

Wins on day trips and nature and the outdoors with your weighting.

Manila
48match

Wins on prices and nightlife with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

Pick your month. The climate figures are measured averages, not a forecast.

Como in July

27 °Cdaytime high
18 °Cnight-time low
158 mmrain in the month
8 hsunshine a day
No seasea
15 hdaylight a day

Manila in July

32 °Cdaytime high
25 °Cnight-time low
487 mmrain in the month
No recordsunshine a day
29 °Csea
13 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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ComoManila

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Como: 1991-2020 normals, Lugano (23 km from centre). Manila: 1991-2020 normals, Science Garden (6 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureComoManila
Official languageItalianEnglish, Filipino, Taglish
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Philippine Peso (PHP)
SocketsCFL230 V, 50 HzABC220 V, 60 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+8
Emergency number112911
Elevation201 m9 m
Main airportMilan Malpensa International Airport (MXP)34 km from centre208 non-stop destinationsNinoy Aquino International Airport (MNL)11 km from centre90 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year13 days18 days

By the numbers

MeasureComoManila
City population83,1841,902,590
People per km²2,24276,104
Museums within 10 km1127
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km81
Swim season, months above 21 °C-12 months

Where else could you go?

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Sources

Structured data from Wikidata (CC0). Weather data by Meteostat. Meteorological data provided by NOAA, DWD and others. Rainfall where no rain gauge is within 25 km is from the TerraClimate 1991-2020 climatology (Abatzoglou et al. 2018, Scientific Data), read at the city. Airport data from OurAirports (public domain). Tourism statistics from Eurostat, © European Union, reused under CC BY 4.0. Public holidays from Nager.Date (MIT). Non-stop route lists from the "Airlines and destinations" tables on English Wikipedia airport articles, by Wikipedia contributors, reused under CC BY-SA 4.0. Currency from the ISO 4217 register maintained by SIX, cross-checked against country data from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Price level from World Bank open data (PPP conversion factor for private consumption and official exchange rate), CC BY 4.0. Time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0); clock offsets computed from the IANA time zone database. Sea surface temperature from NOAA OISST v2.1, NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Exchange rates via Frankfurter, based on European Central Bank reference rates. Daylight hours computed from each destination's latitude using the NOAA solar position algorithm.

Category scores are our editorial verdict under rubric v3, each placed against the same fixed benchmark cities; the climate figures are measured. How the scores are set. Snapshot generated 2026-10-31. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.