Manila vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manila Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$821
$1585
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2009
$3752
🏠 One person rent
$400
$959
🏘️ Family rent
$679
$1694
🍽️ Food expenses
$295
$382
🚐 Transport expenses
$49
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$347
$1020
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
28 km
🎓 Higher education
77
96
😀 Quality of life
65
72
🏙️ Population
1.9M
13.3M

The cost of living in Manila is 48% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 6679th and 3728th ($821 vs $1585) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in the Philippines and Russia, respectively. Check the Philippines vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Manila compared to 0.6 months in Moscow. Manila ranked 3rd best city to live in the Philippines vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 5265th and 3206th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manila vs Moscow

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Manila Moscow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.86
$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.1
$58.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.3
$6.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.67
$4.91
☕ Cappuccino
$2.73
$3.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.11
$1.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$492
$1348
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$250
$719
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$872
$2372
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$451
$1313
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.8
$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$160
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.5
$9.13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.36%
22.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4309
$10959
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2679
$4560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.52
$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.8
$41.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.32
$6.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.36
$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.26
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.79
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.03
$6.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.93
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$3.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$0.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.61
$2.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.4
$9.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.26
$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.45
$4.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.16
$2.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.74
$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.3
$49.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.03
$7.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$33
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.35
$7.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.7
$88.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80
$146
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$160
$735
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14540
$17546

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Cities near Manila

Distance City Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Pasay
$804
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Caloocan
$574
6.2 km or 3.9 mi Mandaluyong
$755
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Quezon
$697
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Malabon
$657
7.9 km or 4.9 mi Makati
$1066
8.8 km or 5.4 mi Navotas
$701
12 km or 7.2 mi Valenzuela
$458
12 km or 7.2 mi Pasig
$609
12 km or 7.3 mi Taguig
$868
15 km or 9 mi Marikina
$584
15 km or 9.3 mi Bacoor
$549
15 km or 9.3 mi Paranaque
$660
15 km or 9.5 mi Cainta
$733
16 km or 9.7 mi Meycauayan
$587
16 km or 10 mi Las Pinas
$605
19 km or 12 mi Imus
$524
21 km or 13 mi Antipolo
$544
25 km or 15 mi Muntinlupa
$683
25 km or 16 mi San Jose del Monte
$504
26 km or 16 mi General Trias
$501
28 km or 17 mi San Pedro
$597
28 km or 17 mi Binangonan
$507
30 km or 19 mi Dasmarinas
$416
31 km or 19 mi Binan
$589
33 km or 20 mi Malolos
$626
34 km or 21 mi Santa Rosa
$549
37 km or 23 mi Trece Martires
$538
39 km or 24 mi Cabuyao
$584
47 km or 29 mi Calamba
$496
58 km or 36 mi San Fernando
$603
60 km or 37 mi Tanauan
$539
61 km or 38 mi Santo Tomas
$534
69 km or 43 mi San Pablo
$463
74 km or 46 mi Angeles
$636
75 km or 47 mi Lipa
$420
79 km or 49 mi Olongapo
$476
81 km or 50 mi Mabalacat
$609
94 km or 59 mi Batangas
$530
99 km or 61 mi Cabanatuan
$434

Cities near Moscow

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$978
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$989
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$971
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$891
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$957
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$910
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$959
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$950
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$726
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$637
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$777
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$905
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$732
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$738
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$726
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$695
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$738
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$757
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$696
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$686
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$749
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$589
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$597
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$578
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$940
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$595
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$680
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$682
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$724
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$335
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$748
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$567
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$505
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$622
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$773
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$585
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$545
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$516
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$757
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$791