Manila vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Manila	Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$781	$689
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2316	$1829
🏠 One person rent	$384	$279
🏘️ Family rent	$949	$398
🍽️ Food expenses	$280	$257
🚐 Transport expenses	$47	$71.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$538	$813
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	73	53
😀 Quality of life	65	53
🏙️ Population	1.85M	8.78M

The cost of living in Manila is 13% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 6438th and 6882nd ($781 vs $689) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 102nd 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 Quanzhou. Manila ranked 3rd best city to live in the Philippines vs Quanzhou ranked 50th in China, while ranked 4458th and 6124th 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	$4.05	$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.4	$23.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.31	$5.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.29	$1.32
☕ Cappuccino	$3.01	$3.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.98	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$456	$186
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$239	$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1482	$420
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$641	$321
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$69.7	$29.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$108	$45.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.7	$11.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.53%	5.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4033	$7109
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2881	$1653
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.54	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.9	$18.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.23	$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$1.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.34	$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.2	$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.35	$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$6.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.29	$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.99	$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.32	$0.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.92	$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.8	$3.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.13	$5.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.58	$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.53	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40	$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.28	$4.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.9	$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.42	$8.09
👖 Brand Jeans	$37.8	$51.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.4	$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$557	$505
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14747	$19406

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Cities near Manila

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 Quanzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Jinjiang	$676
59 km or 36 mi	Kinmen	$851
70 km or 44 mi	Xiamen	$721
72 km or 45 mi	Putian	$675
104 km or 64 mi	Zhangzhou	$719
147 km or 92 mi	Fuzhou	$664
159 km or 99 mi	Longyan	$713
177 km or 110 mi	Sanming	$667
197 km or 122 mi	Nanping	$678
216 km or 134 mi	Ningde	$694
218 km or 136 mi	Changhua	$890
227 km or 141 mi	Taichung	$995
229 km or 142 mi	Miaoli	$746
240 km or 149 mi	Douliu	$791
240 km or 149 mi	Nantou	$857
241 km or 150 mi	Hsinchu	$860
242 km or 150 mi	Chaozhou	$588
245 km or 152 mi	Zhubei	$917
247 km or 154 mi	Chiayi	$725
257 km or 160 mi	Shantou	$589
259 km or 161 mi	Meizhou	$799
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$861
269 km or 167 mi	Tainan	$913
271 km or 169 mi	Jieyang	$716
289 km or 179 mi	New Taipei	$1011
297 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1169
303 km or 188 mi	Puning	$738
309 km or 192 mi	Kaohsiung	$932
319 km or 198 mi	Keelung	$860
320 km or 199 mi	Yilan	$863
321 km or 199 mi	Wuyishan	$655
354 km or 220 mi	Taitung	$952
379 km or 236 mi	Rui'an	$744
381 km or 237 mi	Ganzhou	$812
397 km or 247 mi	Shangrao	$721
399 km or 248 mi	Guixi	$643
400 km or 249 mi	Wenzhou	$787
401 km or 249 mi	Yingtan	$645
407 km or 253 mi	Fuzhou	$620
408 km or 254 mi	Shanwei	$1083