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The cathedral from the gardens, Malaga
MalagaThe cathedral from the gardens
The Manila Central Post Office on the Pasig, Manila
ManilaThe Manila Central Post Office on the Pasig

Photos: Malaga by Holger Uwe Schmitt, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Manila by Kenneth Surillo, Pexels License.

Malaga 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 Malaga for

  • beaches
  • day trips
  • getting around

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

Choose Manila for

  • prices
  • shopping
  • live music and the arts

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. Malaga 77, Manila 12: Malaga leads by 65 points.
Food & drink. Malaga 68, Manila 64: Malaga leads by 4 points.
Culture & sights. Malaga 65, Manila 54: Malaga leads by 11 points.
Nightlife. Malaga 62, Manila 64: Manila leads by 2 points.
Nature & outdoors. Malaga 73, Manila 40: Malaga leads by 33 points.
Day trips. Malaga 87, Manila 42: Malaga leads by 45 points.
Good for families. Malaga 70, Manila 42: Malaga leads by 28 points.
Getting around. Malaga 70, Manila 26: Malaga leads by 44 points.
Shopping & style. Malaga 55, Manila 60: Manila leads by 5 points.
Affordability. Malaga 55, Manila 77: Manila leads by 22 points.
Live music & performing arts. Malaga 45, Manila 50: Manila leads by 5 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Malaga 42, Manila 40: Malaga leads by 2 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Malaga and Manila.

Your match

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

Malaga
Best match
64match

Wins on beaches and day trips with your weighting.

Manila
48match

Wins on prices and shopping with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

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

Malaga in July

31 °Cdaytime high
21 °Cnight-time low
0 mmrain in the month
12 hsunshine a day
22 °Csea
14 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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Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Malaga: 1991-2020 normals, Malaga / Aeropuerto (8.2 km from centre). Manila: 1991-2020 normals, Science Garden (6 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureMalagaManila
Official languageSpanishEnglish, 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
Elevation18 m9 m
Main airportMálaga-Costa del Sol Airport (AGP)8 km from centre166 non-stop destinationsNinoy Aquino International Airport (MNL)11 km from centre90 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year12 days18 days

By the numbers

MeasureMalagaManila
City population599,0631,902,590
People per km²1,51776,104
Museums within 10 km3227
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km11
Swim season, months above 21 °C3 months12 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. Sea surface temperature from NOAA OISST v2.1, NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. 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. 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.