Manila vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Manila	Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person	$801	$1075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2513	$2731
🏠 One person rent	$377	$612
🏘️ Family rent	$1086	$1215
🍽️ Food expenses	$303	$272
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.1	$92.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$552	$1262
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	73	96
😀 Quality of life	65	74
🏙️ Population	1.85M	13M

The cost of living in Manila is 25% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 6428th and 5091st ($801 vs $1075) 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 0.7 months in Manila compared to 1.2 months in Moscow. Manila ranked 3rd best city to live in the Philippines vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 4217th and 1280th 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	$4.82	$8.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.9	$37.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.42	$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.38	$3.22
☕ Cappuccino	$2.88	$2.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.91	$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$439	$842
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$225	$456
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1612	$1827
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$764	$918
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79	$70
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.5	$8.71
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.73%	17.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3727	$6312
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2799	$3303
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.62	$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.8	$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.71	$6.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$0.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.06	$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.28	$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.19	$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.63	$9.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.38	$4.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.18	$9.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$1.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$3.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.95	$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9	$7.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.25	$2.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.63	$4.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.32	$2.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.82	$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.74	$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40	$30.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.83	$5.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17	$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.39	$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$35.9	$85.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.7	$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$504	$495
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14739	$11652

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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

Cities near Moscow

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Khimki	$736
19 km or 12 mi	Krasnogorsk	$743
19 km or 12 mi	Lyubertsy	$797
19 km or 12 mi	Mytishchi	$583
21 km or 13 mi	Balashikha	$633
22 km or 14 mi	Korolyov	$672
37 km or 23 mi	Podolsk	$566
52 km or 32 mi	Elektrostal	$660
96 km or 60 mi	Obninsk	$606
161 km or 100 mi	Kaluga	$490
161 km or 100 mi	Tver	$590
173 km or 107 mi	Tula	$507
179 km or 111 mi	Vladimir	$616
184 km or 114 mi	Ryazan	$515
248 km or 154 mi	Yaroslavl	$533
250 km or 155 mi	Ivanovo	$498
266 km or 165 mi	Rybinsk	$623
301 km or 187 mi	Kostroma	$507
326 km or 202 mi	Oryol	$471
349 km or 217 mi	Bryansk	$450
366 km or 228 mi	Dzerzhinsk	$541
369 km or 229 mi	Smolensk	$461
372 km or 231 mi	Lipetsk	$401
376 km or 234 mi	Cherepovets	$551
402 km or 250 mi	Nizhny Novgorod	$639
408 km or 254 mi	Vologda	$480
419 km or 260 mi	Tambov	$508
457 km or 284 mi	Kursk	$457
466 km or 290 mi	Voronezh	$419
474 km or 294 mi	Vitebsk	$298
491 km or 305 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$682
495 km or 308 mi	Starooskolsky	$447
496 km or 308 mi	Stary Oskol	$415
509 km or 316 mi	Mogilev	$467
513 km or 319 mi	Saransk	$376
555 km or 345 mi	Penza	$514
568 km or 353 mi	Gomel	$469
571 km or 355 mi	Sumy	$449
577 km or 359 mi	Belgorod	$451
601 km or 373 mi	Cheboksary	$541