Manila vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manila Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$821
$634
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2009
$1479
🏠 One person rent
$400
$301
🏘️ Family rent
$679
$414
🍽️ Food expenses
$295
$179
🚐 Transport expenses
$49
$79.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$347
$759
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
77
49
😀 Quality of life
65
71
🏙️ Population
1.9M
8.78M

The cost of living in Manila is 30% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 6679th and 7679th ($821 vs $634) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 137th in the Philippines and China, respectively. Check the Philippines vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Manila compared to 1.2 months in Quanzhou. Manila ranked 3rd best city to live in the Philippines vs Quanzhou ranked 23rd in China, while ranked 5265th and 3611th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manila vs Quanzhou

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Manila Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.86
$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.1
$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.3
$5.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.67
$0.86
☕ Cappuccino
$2.73
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.11
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$492
$240
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$250
$258
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$872
$438
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$451
$328
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.8
$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.5
$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.36%
3.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4309
$2900
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2679
$1919
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.52
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.8
$22.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.32
$3.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.36
$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.26
$1.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.79
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.03
$1.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.93
$5.07
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$1.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$0.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$0.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.61
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.4
$7.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.26
$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.45
$3.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.16
$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.74
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.3
$52.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.03
$5.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.35
$8.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.7
$20.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80
$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$160
$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14540
$9536

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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 Quanzhou

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$630
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$903
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$723
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$668
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$696
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$656
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$698
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$634
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$682
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$654
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$888
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$957
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$709
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$889
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$879
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$937
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$465
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$882
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$910
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$602
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$673
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$941
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$910
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$464
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1108
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1257
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$589
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$999
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$997
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$796
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$610
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$841
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$705
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$814
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$665
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$586
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$763
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$594
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$595
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$943