Linyi vs Manila - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Linyi	Manila
🚶 Cost of living one person	$541	$766
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1501	$2308
🏠 One person rent	$173	$361
🏘️ Family rent	$358	$961
🍽️ Food expenses	$214	$287
🚐 Transport expenses	$71.2	$49.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$693	$526
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	22	73
😀 Quality of life	39	65
🏙️ Population	11M	1.85M

The cost of living in Linyi is 29% less expensive than in Manila. Cities ranked 8318th and 6586th ($541 vs $766) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 447th 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 1.3 months in Linyi compared to 0.7 months in Manila. Linyi ranked 264th best city to live in China vs Manila ranked 3rd in the Philippines, while ranked 7039th and 4165th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Linyi vs Manila

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	Linyi	Manila
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.76	$4.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.1	$24.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.22	$4.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.09	$2.02
☕ Cappuccino	$3.14	$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.59	$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$137	$412
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$80.9	$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$308	$1498
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$219	$648
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.6	$73.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$5.47	$28.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.81%	7.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3538	$3093
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1033	$2849
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.1	$12.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.77	$3.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.73	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.09	$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.23	$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.2	$8.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$5.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$8.81
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$2.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$3.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$2.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.28	$2.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.38	$3.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.25	$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$8.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.55	$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.78	$3.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.42	$5.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.21	$3.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.38	$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.1	$37.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.22	$7.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.7	$16
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.86	$5.64
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.8	$36
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.3	$74.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$197	$444
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6168	$13387

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Cities near Linyi

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi	Zaozhuang	$548
77 km or 48 mi	Xinyi	$572
85 km or 53 mi	Pizhou	$575
93 km or 58 mi	Lianyungang	$536
107 km or 66 mi	Rizhao	$566
107 km or 67 mi	Xintai	$578
109 km or 67 mi	Tengzhou	$591
125 km or 78 mi	Suqian	$620
137 km or 85 mi	Qufu	$593
138 km or 86 mi	Xuzhou	$484
139 km or 86 mi	Laiwu	$575
143 km or 89 mi	Zhucheng	$561
160 km or 100 mi	Anqiu	$514
166 km or 103 mi	Jining	$643
170 km or 106 mi	Tai'an	$561
175 km or 109 mi	Zoucheng	$660
182 km or 113 mi	Qingzhou	$543
188 km or 117 mi	Huaibei	$584
188 km or 117 mi	Huai'an	$668
189 km or 118 mi	Feicheng	$571
193 km or 120 mi	Zibo	$504
194 km or 121 mi	Gaomi	$564
196 km or 122 mi	Weifang	$433
197 km or 122 mi	Jiaozhou	$574
203 km or 126 mi	Suzhou	$602
206 km or 128 mi	Shouguang	$531
208 km or 129 mi	Zouping	$553
214 km or 133 mi	Yongcheng	$600
217 km or 135 mi	Jinan	$616
220 km or 137 mi	Qingdao	$612
220 km or 137 mi	Changyi	$494
240 km or 149 mi	Pingdu	$569
248 km or 154 mi	Yancheng	$900
253 km or 157 mi	Bengbu	$505
255 km or 159 mi	Mingguang	$587
256 km or 159 mi	Shangqiu	$736
258 km or 161 mi	Yucheng	$577
260 km or 161 mi	Binzhou	$815
263 km or 163 mi	Liaocheng	$522
265 km or 165 mi	Heze	$1385

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