Manila vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manila Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$781
$677
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2316
$1957
🏠 One person rent
$384
$261
🏘️ Family rent
$949
$557
🍽️ Food expenses
$280
$278
🚐 Transport expenses
$47
$73.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$538
$828
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
73
61
😀 Quality of life
65
56
🏙️ Population
1.85M
9.4M

The cost of living in Manila is 15% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 6438th and 6976th ($781 vs $677) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 122nd in the Philippines and China, respectively. Check the Philippines vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Manila compared to 1.2 months in Ningbo. Manila ranked 3rd best city to live in the Philippines vs Ningbo ranked 36th in China, while ranked 4458th and 5865th among best cities to live in the world.

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Manila Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.05
$3.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.4
$20
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.31
$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$1.39
 Cappuccino
$3.01
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.98
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$456
$256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$239
$197
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1482
$599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$641
$456
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.7
$36.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$108
$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.7
$15.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.53%
5.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4033
$5184
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2881
$3305
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.54
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.9
$16.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.23
$4.47
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.81
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.34
$2.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.2
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.35
$19.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.19
$4.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.29
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$1.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.49
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.83
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.99
$9.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.92
$4.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.8
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.13
$3.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.58
$2.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.53
$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40
$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.28
$8.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.9
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.42
$4.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.8
$43
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.4
$65.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$557
$544
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14747
$9922

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Distance City Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Pasay
$673
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Caloocan
$804
6.2 km or 3.9 mi Mandaluyong
$792
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Quezon
$759
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Malabon
$697
7.9 km or 4.9 mi Makati
$842
8.8 km or 5.4 mi Navotas
$738
12 km or 7.2 mi Valenzuela
$491
12 km or 7.2 mi Pasig
$817
12 km or 7.3 mi Taguig
$860
15 km or 9 mi Marikina
$519
15 km or 9.3 mi Bacoor
$550
15 km or 9.3 mi Paranaque
$640
15 km or 9.5 mi Cainta
$682
16 km or 9.7 mi Meycauayan
$592
16 km or 10 mi Las Pinas
$590
19 km or 12 mi Imus
$568
21 km or 13 mi Antipolo
$534
25 km or 15 mi Muntinlupa
$681
25 km or 16 mi San Jose del Monte
$496
26 km or 16 mi General Trias
$523
28 km or 17 mi San Pedro
$577
28 km or 17 mi Binangonan
$497
30 km or 19 mi Dasmarinas
$441
31 km or 19 mi Binan
$511
33 km or 20 mi Malolos
$610
34 km or 21 mi Santa Rosa
$619
37 km or 23 mi Trece Martires
$540
39 km or 24 mi Cabuyao
$584
47 km or 29 mi Calamba
$483
58 km or 36 mi San Fernando
$596
60 km or 37 mi Tanauan
$529
61 km or 38 mi Santo Tomas
$522
69 km or 43 mi San Pablo
$419
74 km or 46 mi Angeles
$660
75 km or 47 mi Lipa
$476
79 km or 49 mi Olongapo
$490
81 km or 50 mi Mabalacat
$614
94 km or 59 mi Batangas
$519
99 km or 61 mi Cabanatuan
$371

Cities near Ningbo

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$690
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$755
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$719
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$596
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$831
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1190
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1074
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$725
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$735
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$771
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$699
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$731
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$1020
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$811
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$731
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$763
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$687
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$741
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$787
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$682
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$707
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$707
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$651
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$744
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$688
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$720
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$694
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$713
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$675
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$644
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$789
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$665
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$682
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$625
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$625
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$713
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$679
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$645
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$524