Manila vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manila Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$790
$621
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1963
$1442
🏠 One person rent
$379
$296
🏘️ Family rent
$637
$400
🍽️ Food expenses
$287
$176
🚐 Transport expenses
$50.3
$78
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$386
$889
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
74
53
😀 Quality of life
65
70
🏙️ Population
1.85M
8.78M

The cost of living in Manila is 27% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 6703rd and 7641st ($790 vs $621) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 138th in the Philippines and China, respectively. Check the Philippines vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Manila compared to 1.4 months in Quanzhou. Manila ranked 3rd best city to live in the Philippines vs Quanzhou ranked 32nd in China, while ranked 5220th and 4086th among best cities to live in the world.

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Manila Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.15
$2.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.2
$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.27
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$2.7
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.97
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$458
$231
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$232
$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$815
$416
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$416
$315
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.3
$29.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$46
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.5
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.47%
3.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3756
$2827
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2382
$1854
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.6
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.2
$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.9
$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.1
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.27
$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.83
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.01
$1.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.84
$4.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$1.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$0.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$0.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$0.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$0.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.55
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.04
$6.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.2
$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.39
$3.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.16
$5.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.74
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.3
$51.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.44
$5.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.1
$23.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.63
$8.13
👖 Brand Jeans
$46
$19.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80
$82.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$139
$224
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16980
$9321

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Distance City Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Pasay
$785
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Caloocan
$568
6.2 km or 3.9 mi Mandaluyong
$742
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Quezon
$717
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Malabon
$674
7.9 km or 4.9 mi Makati
$1009
8.8 km or 5.4 mi Navotas
$657
12 km or 7.2 mi Valenzuela
$432
12 km or 7.2 mi Pasig
$642
12 km or 7.3 mi Taguig
$807
15 km or 9 mi Marikina
$555
15 km or 9.3 mi Bacoor
$540
15 km or 9.3 mi Paranaque
$651
15 km or 9.5 mi Cainta
$760
16 km or 9.7 mi Meycauayan
$561
16 km or 10 mi Las Pinas
$628
19 km or 12 mi Imus
$536
21 km or 13 mi Antipolo
$570
25 km or 15 mi Muntinlupa
$692
25 km or 16 mi San Jose del Monte
$511
26 km or 16 mi General Trias
$519
28 km or 17 mi San Pedro
$617
28 km or 17 mi Binangonan
$525
30 km or 19 mi Dasmarinas
$414
31 km or 19 mi Binan
$613
33 km or 20 mi Malolos
$630
34 km or 21 mi Santa Rosa
$575
37 km or 23 mi Trece Martires
$542
39 km or 24 mi Cabuyao
$616
47 km or 29 mi Calamba
$489
58 km or 36 mi San Fernando
$609
60 km or 37 mi Tanauan
$535
61 km or 38 mi Santo Tomas
$531
69 km or 43 mi San Pablo
$477
74 km or 46 mi Angeles
$624
75 km or 47 mi Lipa
$425
79 km or 49 mi Olongapo
$471
81 km or 50 mi Mabalacat
$598
94 km or 59 mi Batangas
$532
99 km or 61 mi Cabanatuan
$448

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$615
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$901
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$707
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$634
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$681
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$628
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$697
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$616
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$671
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$628
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$914
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$1006
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$695
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$894
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$894
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$993
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$454
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$868
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$914
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$589
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$669
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$942
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$894
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$451
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1135
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1313
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$579
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$1030
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$802
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$600
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$854
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$700
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$897
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$650
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$578
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$753
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$586
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$589
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$941