Chongqing vs Manila - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chongqing	Manila
🚶 Cost of living one person	$634	$766
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1938	$2308
🏠 One person rent	$224	$361
🏘️ Family rent	$442	$961
🍽️ Food expenses	$235	$287
🚐 Transport expenses	$87.1	$49.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$957	$526
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	88	73
😀 Quality of life	72	65
🏙️ Population	32.1M	1.85M

The cost of living in Chongqing is 17% less expensive than in Manila. Cities ranked 7340th and 6586th ($634 vs $766) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 145th 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 1.5 months in Chongqing compared to 0.7 months in Manila. Chongqing ranked 8th best city to live in China vs Manila ranked 3rd in the Philippines, while ranked 1675th and 4165th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chongqing vs Manila

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	Chongqing	Manila
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.91	$4.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.5	$24.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.63	$4.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.7	$2.02
☕ Cappuccino	$2.9	$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.42	$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$261	$412
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$161	$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$550	$1498
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$337	$648
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.3	$73.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.1	$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.91	$28.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.37%	7.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2326	$3093
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1374	$2849
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.2	$12.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.83	$3.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.26	$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.87	$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$8.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$5.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$8.81
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$3.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$2.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$3.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$8.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.31	$3.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$5.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.01	$3.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.94	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.25	$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.5	$37.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.52	$7.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.5	$16
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.26	$5.64
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.1	$36
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.9	$74.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$315	$444
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26796	$13387

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Cities near Chongqing

Distance	City	Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi	Huaying	$553
103 km or 64 mi	Guang'an	$584
120 km or 75 mi	Longchang	$593
127 km or 79 mi	Luzhou	$613
140 km or 87 mi	Suining	$579
140 km or 87 mi	Neijiang	$652
145 km or 90 mi	Nanchong	$526
170 km or 106 mi	Zigong	$584
183 km or 113 mi	Shehong	$546
191 km or 119 mi	Ziyang	$592
194 km or 120 mi	Renhuai	$540
201 km or 125 mi	Yibin	$590
208 km or 129 mi	Dazhou	$591
209 km or 130 mi	Zunyi	$554
211 km or 131 mi	Jianyang	$580
232 km or 144 mi	Langzhong	$530
249 km or 154 mi	Lichuan	$570
258 km or 160 mi	Bazhong	$610
264 km or 164 mi	Meishan	$590
265 km or 165 mi	Chengdu	$623
266 km or 165 mi	Leshan	$554
266 km or 166 mi	Guanghan	$554
268 km or 167 mi	Deyang	$549
272 km or 169 mi	Mianyang	$527
277 km or 172 mi	Bijie	$584
285 km or 177 mi	Shifang	$540
292 km or 181 mi	Emeishan	$540
294 km or 183 mi	Pengzhou	$572
298 km or 185 mi	Enshi	$575
298 km or 185 mi	Mianzhu	$529
298 km or 185 mi	Chongzhou	$581
300 km or 186 mi	Jiangyou	$532
309 km or 192 mi	Qionglai	$572
316 km or 196 mi	Wanyuan	$585
320 km or 199 mi	Dujiangyan	$570
327 km or 203 mi	Guangyuan	$599
331 km or 206 mi	Guiyang	$559
331 km or 206 mi	Tongren	$573
342 km or 212 mi	Ya'an	$573
342 km or 213 mi	Jishou	$539

Cities near Manila

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Pasay	$770
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Caloocan	$640
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Mandaluyong	$746
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Quezon	$706
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Malabon	$623
7.9 km or 4.9 mi	Makati	$901
8.8 km or 5.4 mi	Navotas	$732
12 km or 7.2 mi	Valenzuela	$506
12 km or 7.2 mi	Pasig	$670
12 km or 7.3 mi	Taguig	$780
15 km or 9 mi	Marikina	$546
15 km or 9.3 mi	Bacoor	$538
15 km or 9.3 mi	Paranaque	$621
15 km or 9.5 mi	Cainta	$704
16 km or 9.7 mi	Meycauayan	$577
16 km or 10 mi	Las Pinas	$589
19 km or 12 mi	Imus	$518
21 km or 13 mi	Antipolo	$535
25 km or 15 mi	Muntinlupa	$676
25 km or 16 mi	San Jose del Monte	$496
26 km or 16 mi	General Trias	$457
28 km or 17 mi	San Pedro	$575
28 km or 17 mi	Binangonan	$487
30 km or 19 mi	Dasmarinas	$400
31 km or 19 mi	Binan	$539
33 km or 20 mi	Malolos	$572
34 km or 21 mi	Santa Rosa	$508
37 km or 23 mi	Trece Martires	$515
39 km or 24 mi	Cabuyao	$545
47 km or 29 mi	Calamba	$486
58 km or 36 mi	San Fernando	$610
60 km or 37 mi	Tanauan	$508
61 km or 38 mi	Santo Tomas	$504
69 km or 43 mi	San Pablo	$427
74 km or 46 mi	Angeles	$613
75 km or 47 mi	Lipa	$398
79 km or 49 mi	Olongapo	$464
81 km or 50 mi	Mabalacat	$585
94 km or 59 mi	Batangas	$508
99 km or 61 mi	Cabanatuan	$372