Chengdu vs Manila - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Chengdu	Manila
🚶 Cost of living one person	$635	$790
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1647	$1963
🏠 One person rent	$252	$379
🏘️ Family rent	$428	$637
🍽️ Food expenses	$230	$287
🚐 Transport expenses	$84.6	$50.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$917	$386
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	94	74
😀 Quality of life	75	65
🏙️ Population	20.9M	1.85M

The cost of living in Chengdu is 20% less expensive than in Manila. Cities ranked 7530th and 6703rd ($635 vs $790) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 114th and 5th 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 0.5 months in Manila. Chengdu ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Manila ranked 3rd in the Philippines, while ranked 1800th and 5220th 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	$2.87	$5.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.5	$24.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.87	$4.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.35	$1.96
☕ Cappuccino	$3.31	$2.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$313	$458
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$183	$232
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$574	$815
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$318	$416
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.1	$74.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.2	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.2	$27.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.96%	7.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3973	$3756
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2045	$2382
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.7	$13.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.61	$3.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.02	$2.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.55	$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$7.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$5.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$7.84
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$2.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$3.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$2.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$2.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$3.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.22	$1.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$9.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.95	$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.34	$3.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.11	$5.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.97	$3.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.41	$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.62	$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.2	$40.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.52	$7.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22	$16.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.37	$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.5	$46
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.6	$80
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$251	$139
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11647	$16980

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Cities near Chengdu

Distance	City	Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi	Chongzhou	$596
38 km or 24 mi	Pengzhou	$588
41 km or 25 mi	Guanghan	$571
53 km or 33 mi	Shifang	$557
55 km or 34 mi	Jianyang	$591
56 km or 35 mi	Dujiangyan	$583
60 km or 38 mi	Deyang	$563
65 km or 40 mi	Qionglai	$580
71 km or 44 mi	Meishan	$599
77 km or 48 mi	Mianzhu	$544
81 km or 50 mi	Ziyang	$598
110 km or 68 mi	Mianyang	$528
124 km or 77 mi	Leshan	$563
127 km or 79 mi	Ya'an	$571
127 km or 79 mi	Shehong	$551
131 km or 81 mi	Emeishan	$552
139 km or 87 mi	Jiangyou	$536
145 km or 90 mi	Suining	$565
153 km or 95 mi	Neijiang	$645
161 km or 100 mi	Zigong	$573
188 km or 117 mi	Longchang	$575
193 km or 120 mi	Nanchong	$541
208 km or 129 mi	Langzhong	$538
219 km or 136 mi	Yibin	$570
237 km or 148 mi	Luzhou	$562
247 km or 153 mi	Guang'an	$569
259 km or 161 mi	Guangyuan	$587
261 km or 162 mi	Huaying	$542
265 km or 165 mi	Chongqing	$561
288 km or 179 mi	Bazhong	$601
333 km or 207 mi	Dazhou	$583
341 km or 212 mi	Longnan	$593
353 km or 220 mi	Xichang	$570
372 km or 231 mi	Zhaotong	$579
388 km or 241 mi	Hanzhong	$663
390 km or 243 mi	Renhuai	$538
392 km or 244 mi	Bijie	$569
408 km or 253 mi	Wanyuan	$567
431 km or 268 mi	Zunyi	$551
459 km or 285 mi	Liupanshui	$560

Cities near Manila

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Pasay	$785
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Caloocan	$568
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Mandaluyong	$742
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Quezon	$717
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Malabon	$674
7.9 km or 4.9 mi	Makati	$1009
8.8 km or 5.4 mi	Navotas	$657
12 km or 7.2 mi	Valenzuela	$432
12 km or 7.2 mi	Pasig	$642
12 km or 7.3 mi	Taguig	$807
15 km or 9 mi	Marikina	$555
15 km or 9.3 mi	Bacoor	$540
15 km or 9.3 mi	Paranaque	$651
15 km or 9.5 mi	Cainta	$760
16 km or 9.7 mi	Meycauayan	$561
16 km or 10 mi	Las Pinas	$628
19 km or 12 mi	Imus	$536
21 km or 13 mi	Antipolo	$570
25 km or 15 mi	Muntinlupa	$692
25 km or 16 mi	San Jose del Monte	$511
26 km or 16 mi	General Trias	$519
28 km or 17 mi	San Pedro	$617
28 km or 17 mi	Binangonan	$525
30 km or 19 mi	Dasmarinas	$414
31 km or 19 mi	Binan	$613
33 km or 20 mi	Malolos	$630
34 km or 21 mi	Santa Rosa	$575
37 km or 23 mi	Trece Martires	$542
39 km or 24 mi	Cabuyao	$616
47 km or 29 mi	Calamba	$489
58 km or 36 mi	San Fernando	$609
60 km or 37 mi	Tanauan	$535
61 km or 38 mi	Santo Tomas	$531
69 km or 43 mi	San Pablo	$477
74 km or 46 mi	Angeles	$624
75 km or 47 mi	Lipa	$425
79 km or 49 mi	Olongapo	$471
81 km or 50 mi	Mabalacat	$598
94 km or 59 mi	Batangas	$532
99 km or 61 mi	Cabanatuan	$448