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The Römer, the old city hall, Frankfurt
FrankfurtThe Römer, the old city hall
The Manila Central Post Office on the Pasig, Manila
ManilaThe Manila Central Post Office on the Pasig

Photos: Frankfurt by Thomas Wolf, CC BY-SA 3.0 DE, cropped; Manila by Kenneth Surillo, Pexels License.

Frankfurt 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 Frankfurt for

  • getting around
  • day trips
  • families

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

Choose Manila for

  • prices
  • food and drink
  • nightlife

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. Frankfurt 8, Manila 12: Manila leads by 4 points.
Food & drink. Frankfurt 52, Manila 64: Manila leads by 12 points.
Culture & sights. Frankfurt 60, Manila 54: Frankfurt leads by 6 points.
Nightlife. Frankfurt 52, Manila 64: Manila leads by 12 points.
Nature & outdoors. Frankfurt 58, Manila 40: Frankfurt leads by 18 points.
Day trips. Frankfurt 86, Manila 42: Frankfurt leads by 44 points.
Good for families. Frankfurt 62, Manila 42: Frankfurt leads by 20 points.
Getting around. Frankfurt 78, Manila 26: Frankfurt leads by 52 points.
Shopping & style. Frankfurt 56, Manila 60: Manila leads by 4 points.
Affordability. Frankfurt 38, Manila 77: Manila leads by 39 points.
Live music & performing arts. Frankfurt 68, Manila 50: Frankfurt leads by 18 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Frankfurt 52, Manila 40: Frankfurt leads by 12 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Frankfurt and Manila.

Your match

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

Frankfurt
Best match
56match

Wins on getting around and day trips with your weighting.

Manila
48match

Wins on prices and food and drink with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

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

Frankfurt in July

26 °Cdaytime high
16 °Cnight-time low
68 mmrain in the month
8 hsunshine a day
No seasea
16 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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FrankfurtManila

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Frankfurt: 1991-2020 normals, Frankfurt Westend (2 km from centre). Manila: 1991-2020 normals, Science Garden (6 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureFrankfurtManila
Official languageGermanEnglish, Filipino, Taglish
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Philippine Peso (PHP)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzABC220 V, 60 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+8
Emergency number112911
Elevation101 m9 m
Main airportFrankfurt Main Airport (FRA)13 km from centre281 non-stop destinationsNinoy Aquino International Airport (MNL)11 km from centre90 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year10 days18 days

By the numbers

MeasureFrankfurtManila
City population760,6561,902,590
People per km²3,06376,104
Museums within 10 km5327
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km41
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.