Manila vs Novosibirsk - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Manila	Novosibirsk
🚶 Cost of living one person	$766	$698
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2308	$1766
🏠 One person rent	$361	$316
🏘️ Family rent	$961	$599
🍽️ Food expenses	$287	$257
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.2	$48.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$526	$616
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	73	49
😀 Quality of life	65	58
🏙️ Population	1.85M	1.63M

The cost of living in Manila is 10% more expensive than in Novosibirsk. Cities ranked 6586th and 6907th ($766 vs $698) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 26th 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 0.9 months in Novosibirsk. Manila ranked 3rd best city to live in the Philippines vs Novosibirsk ranked 10th in Russia, while ranked 4165th and 5517th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manila vs Novosibirsk

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	Manila	Novosibirsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.69	$6.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.4	$34.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.25	$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.02	$1.73
☕ Cappuccino	$2.73	$2.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.84	$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$412	$348
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$220	$231
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1498	$695
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$648	$461
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.8	$54.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$115	$83.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.1	$7.48
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.42%	14.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3093	$1981
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2849	$1172
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.52	$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.4	$22.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.85	$3.22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$0.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.25	$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.14	$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.06	$9.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.09	$4.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.81	$7.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$1.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$2.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.47	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.68	$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.79	$6.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.45	$0.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.1	$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.47	$6.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.22	$3.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.77	$0.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.67	$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.7	$35.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.39	$4.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16	$22
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.64	$3.78
👖 Brand Jeans	$36	$64.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74.8	$86
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$444	$278
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13387	$4263

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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

Cities near Novosibirsk

Distance	City	Cost of living
195 km or 121 mi	Barnaul	$662
203 km or 126 mi	Kemerovo	$569
206 km or 128 mi	Tomsk	$565
277 km or 172 mi	Prokopyevsk	$575
307 km or 191 mi	Novokuznetsk	$591
316 km or 197 mi	Biysk	$379
495 km or 308 mi	Pavlodar	$558
518 km or 322 mi	Aksu	$553
545 km or 339 mi	Semey	$549
566 km or 351 mi	Oskemen	$571
569 km or 354 mi	Abakan	$587
608 km or 378 mi	Omsk	$631
623 km or 387 mi	Ekibastuz	$507
635 km or 395 mi	Krasnoyarsk	$692
754 km or 469 mi	Nizhnevartovsk	$658
869 km or 540 mi	Temirtau	$626
876 km or 545 mi	Altay	$529
879 km or 546 mi	Petropavl	$557
880 km or 547 mi	Nur-Sultan	$770
882 km or 548 mi	Karaganda	$604
886 km or 550 mi	Surgut	$654
900 km or 559 mi	Kokshetau	$619
910 km or 565 mi	Tacheng	$512
1059 km or 658 mi	Karamay	$460
1064 km or 661 mi	Balkhash	$624
1100 km or 684 mi	Tyumen	$765
1112 km or 691 mi	Kurgan	$531
1129 km or 701 mi	Bole	$531
1160 km or 721 mi	Taldiqorgan	$553
1178 km or 732 mi	Bratsk	$470
1186 km or 737 mi	Wusu	$562
1189 km or 739 mi	Kuytun	$571
1214 km or 754 mi	Shihezi	$662
1241 km or 771 mi	Yining	$543
1263 km or 785 mi	Fukang	$508
1264 km or 785 mi	Changji	$525
1269 km or 789 mi	Kostanay	$710
1291 km or 802 mi	Urumqi	$515
1308 km or 813 mi	Kapchagay	$749
1318 km or 819 mi	Kamensk-Uralsky	$648