Manila vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Manila	Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$766	$644
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2308	$1639
🏠 One person rent	$361	$260
🏘️ Family rent	$961	$370
🍽️ Food expenses	$287	$218
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.2	$90.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$526	$893
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	73	54
😀 Quality of life	65	66
🏙️ Population	1.85M	8.78M

The cost of living in Manila is 19% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 6586th and 7256th ($766 vs $644) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 118th 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 1.4 months in Quanzhou. Manila ranked 3rd best city to live in the Philippines vs Quanzhou ranked 34th in China, while ranked 4165th and 4015th 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	$4.69	$2.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.4	$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.25	$5.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.02	$1.37
☕ Cappuccino	$2.73	$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.84	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$412	$217
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$220	$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1498	$412
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$648	$298
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.8	$25.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$115	$39.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.1	$9.68
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.42%	3.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3093	$2767
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2849	$1714
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.52	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.4	$33.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.85	$3.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.25	$0.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.14	$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.06	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.09	$2.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.81	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.47	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.68	$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.79	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.45	$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.1	$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.47	$3.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.22	$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.77	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.67	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.7	$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.39	$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16	$23.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.64	$7.72
👖 Brand Jeans	$36	$27.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74.8	$86
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$444	$114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13387	$20567

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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 Quanzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Jinjiang	$627
59 km or 36 mi	Kinmen	$823
70 km or 44 mi	Xiamen	$688
72 km or 45 mi	Putian	$625
104 km or 64 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
147 km or 92 mi	Fuzhou	$669
159 km or 99 mi	Longyan	$649
177 km or 110 mi	Sanming	$603
197 km or 122 mi	Nanping	$630
216 km or 134 mi	Ningde	$648
218 km or 136 mi	Changhua	$813
227 km or 141 mi	Taichung	$894
229 km or 142 mi	Miaoli	$728
240 km or 149 mi	Douliu	$770
240 km or 149 mi	Nantou	$796
241 km or 150 mi	Hsinchu	$897
242 km or 150 mi	Chaozhou	$451
245 km or 152 mi	Zhubei	$821
247 km or 154 mi	Chiayi	$747
257 km or 160 mi	Shantou	$581
259 km or 161 mi	Meizhou	$655
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$875
269 km or 167 mi	Tainan	$814
271 km or 169 mi	Jieyang	$443
289 km or 179 mi	New Taipei	$1073
297 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1181
303 km or 188 mi	Puning	$569
309 km or 192 mi	Kaohsiung	$956
319 km or 198 mi	Keelung	$967
320 km or 199 mi	Yilan	$731
321 km or 199 mi	Wuyishan	$601
354 km or 220 mi	Taitung	$788
379 km or 236 mi	Rui'an	$681
381 km or 237 mi	Ganzhou	$761
397 km or 247 mi	Shangrao	$671
399 km or 248 mi	Guixi	$598
400 km or 249 mi	Wenzhou	$726
401 km or 249 mi	Yingtan	$603
407 km or 253 mi	Fuzhou	$585
408 km or 254 mi	Shanwei	$936