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The railway viaduct over the canal, Castlefield, Manchester
ManchesterThe railway viaduct over the canal, Castlefield
The Manila Central Post Office on the Pasig, Manila
ManilaThe Manila Central Post Office on the Pasig

Photos: Manchester by IIya Kuzhekin, CC BY 3.0, cropped; Manila by Kenneth Surillo, Pexels License.

Manchester 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 Manchester for

  • getting around
  • day trips
  • nature and the outdoors

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

Choose Manila for

  • prices
  • wellness
  • 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. Manchester 9, Manila 12: Manila leads by 3 points.
Food & drink. Manchester 51, Manila 64: Manila leads by 13 points.
Culture & sights. Manchester 50, Manila 54: Manila leads by 4 points.
Nightlife. Manchester 72, Manila 64: Manchester leads by 8 points.
Nature & outdoors. Manchester 64, Manila 40: Manchester leads by 24 points.
Day trips. Manchester 77, Manila 42: Manchester leads by 35 points.
Good for families. Manchester 58, Manila 42: Manchester leads by 16 points.
Getting around. Manchester 68, Manila 26: Manchester leads by 42 points.
Shopping & style. Manchester 62, Manila 60: Manchester leads by 2 points.
Affordability. Manchester 42, Manila 77: Manila leads by 35 points.
Live music & performing arts. Manchester 74, Manila 50: Manchester leads by 24 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Manchester 15, Manila 40: Manila leads by 25 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Manchester and Manila.

Your match

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

Manchester
Best match
54match

Wins on getting around and day trips with your weighting.

Manila
48match

Wins on prices and wellness with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

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

Manchester in July

21 °Cdaytime high
13 °Cnight-time low
60 mmrain in the month
6 hsunshine a day
16 °Csea
17 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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ManchesterManila

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Manchester: 1991-2020 normals, Manchester Airport (14.8 km from centre). Manila: 1991-2020 normals, Science Garden (6 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureManchesterManila
Official languageEnglishEnglish, Filipino, Taglish
CurrencyPound Sterling (GBP)Philippine Peso (PHP)
SocketsG230 V, 50 HzABC220 V, 60 Hz
Driving sideLeftRight
Time zoneUTC, UTC+1 in summerUTC+8
Emergency number112 or 999911
Elevation38 m9 m
Main airportManchester Airport (MAN)15 km from centre211 non-stop destinationsNinoy Aquino International Airport (MNL)11 km from centre90 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year8 days18 days

By the numbers

MeasureManchesterManila
City population547,6271,902,590
People per km²4,73776,104
Museums within 10 km2827
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km21
Swim season, months above 21 °CNone12 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). Public holidays from Nager.Date (MIT). Exchange rates via Frankfurter, based on European Central Bank reference rates. 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. 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.