Chengdu vs Manila - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Chengdu	Manila
🚶 Cost of living one person	$660	$801
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1808	$2513
🏠 One person rent	$251	$377
🏘️ Family rent	$445	$1086
🍽️ Food expenses	$246	$303
🚐 Transport expenses	$87	$49.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$892	$552
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	94	73
😀 Quality of life	72	65
🏙️ Population	20.9M	1.85M

The cost of living in Chengdu is 18% less expensive than in Manila. Cities ranked 7209th and 6428th ($660 vs $801) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 151st and 4th in China and the Philippines, respectively. Check China vs the Philippines comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Chengdu compared to 0.7 months in Manila. Chengdu ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Manila ranked 3rd in the Philippines, while ranked 1933rd and 4217th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chengdu vs Manila

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	Chengdu	Manila
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.91	$4.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.5	$27.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.97	$4.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.42	$2.38
☕ Cappuccino	$3.65	$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$319	$439
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$175	$225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$586	$1612
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$329	$764
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.4	$79
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.4	$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.3	$29.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.45%	7.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4168	$3727
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2205	$2799
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.43	$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.5	$11.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.55	$3.71
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.98	$2.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.51	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.84	$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$9.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.24	$5.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$9.18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$3.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$2.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$3.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.24	$1.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.8	$9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.38	$3.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.17	$5.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.03	$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.45	$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.65	$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32	$40
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.65	$7.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23.1	$17
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.37	$6.39
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.6	$35.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.4	$78.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$389	$504
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15153	$14739

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Cities near Chengdu

Distance	City	Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi	Chongzhou	$614
38 km or 24 mi	Pengzhou	$605
41 km or 25 mi	Guanghan	$587
53 km or 33 mi	Shifang	$572
55 km or 34 mi	Jianyang	$611
56 km or 35 mi	Dujiangyan	$603
60 km or 38 mi	Deyang	$591
65 km or 40 mi	Qionglai	$604
71 km or 44 mi	Meishan	$624
77 km or 48 mi	Mianzhu	$559
81 km or 50 mi	Ziyang	$625
110 km or 68 mi	Mianyang	$550
124 km or 77 mi	Leshan	$588
127 km or 79 mi	Ya'an	$613
127 km or 79 mi	Shehong	$574
131 km or 81 mi	Emeishan	$570
139 km or 87 mi	Jiangyou	$553
145 km or 90 mi	Suining	$609
153 km or 95 mi	Neijiang	$682
161 km or 100 mi	Zigong	$609
188 km or 117 mi	Longchang	$618
193 km or 120 mi	Nanchong	$560
208 km or 129 mi	Langzhong	$551
219 km or 136 mi	Yibin	$627
237 km or 148 mi	Luzhou	$642
247 km or 153 mi	Guang'an	$607
259 km or 161 mi	Guangyuan	$596
261 km or 162 mi	Huaying	$575
265 km or 165 mi	Chongqing	$662
288 km or 179 mi	Bazhong	$593
333 km or 207 mi	Dazhou	$600
341 km or 212 mi	Longnan	$584
353 km or 220 mi	Xichang	$595
372 km or 231 mi	Zhaotong	$620
388 km or 241 mi	Hanzhong	$569
390 km or 243 mi	Renhuai	$568
392 km or 244 mi	Bijie	$612
408 km or 253 mi	Wanyuan	$555
431 km or 268 mi	Zunyi	$594
459 km or 285 mi	Liupanshui	$591

Cities near Manila

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Pasay	$650
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Caloocan	$668
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Mandaluyong	$770
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Quezon	$738
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Malabon	$593
7.9 km or 4.9 mi	Makati	$816
8.8 km or 5.4 mi	Navotas	$704
12 km or 7.2 mi	Valenzuela	$453
12 km or 7.2 mi	Pasig	$705
12 km or 7.3 mi	Taguig	$820
15 km or 9 mi	Marikina	$538
15 km or 9.3 mi	Bacoor	$564
15 km or 9.3 mi	Paranaque	$650
15 km or 9.5 mi	Cainta	$717
16 km or 9.7 mi	Meycauayan	$573
16 km or 10 mi	Las Pinas	$633
19 km or 12 mi	Imus	$614
21 km or 13 mi	Antipolo	$590
25 km or 15 mi	Muntinlupa	$725
25 km or 16 mi	San Jose del Monte	$570
26 km or 16 mi	General Trias	$602
28 km or 17 mi	San Pedro	$641
28 km or 17 mi	Binangonan	$558
30 km or 19 mi	Dasmarinas	$414
31 km or 19 mi	Binan	$579
33 km or 20 mi	Malolos	$668
34 km or 21 mi	Santa Rosa	$674
37 km or 23 mi	Trece Martires	$562
39 km or 24 mi	Cabuyao	$677
47 km or 29 mi	Calamba	$518
58 km or 36 mi	San Fernando	$632
60 km or 37 mi	Tanauan	$551
61 km or 38 mi	Santo Tomas	$547
69 km or 43 mi	San Pablo	$488
74 km or 46 mi	Angeles	$668
75 km or 47 mi	Lipa	$421
79 km or 49 mi	Olongapo	$507
81 km or 50 mi	Mabalacat	$627
94 km or 59 mi	Batangas	$554
99 km or 61 mi	Cabanatuan	$442