Manila vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Manila	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$790	$971
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1963	$2348
🏠 One person rent	$379	$502
🏘️ Family rent	$637	$876
🍽️ Food expenses	$287	$258
🚐 Transport expenses	$50.3	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$386	$1116
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	74	82
😀 Quality of life	65	71
🏙️ Population	1.85M	5.65M

The cost of living in Manila is 19% less expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 6703rd and 5813th ($790 vs $971) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 4th in the Philippines and Russia, respectively. Check the Philippines vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Manila compared to 1.1 months in Saint Petersburg. Manila ranked 3rd best city to live in the Philippines vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 5220th and 3397th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manila vs Saint Petersburg

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	Manila	Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.15	$7.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.2	$34.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.27	$5.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$2.77
☕ Cappuccino	$2.7	$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.97	$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$458	$654
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$232	$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$815	$1172
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$416	$665
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.3	$68
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.5	$7.03
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.47%	24.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3756	$3928
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2382	$2610
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.6	$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.2	$38.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.9	$9.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.1	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.22	$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.27	$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.83	$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.01	$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.84	$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.61	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$2.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$0.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.55	$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.04	$8.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.44	$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.2	$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.39	$1.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.16	$1.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.74	$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.65	$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.3	$32.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.44	$5.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16.1	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.63	$3.52
👖 Brand Jeans	$46	$86.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$80	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$139	$402
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16980	$10534

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Cities near Manila

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

Cities near Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$1083
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$1064
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1477
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$734
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1454
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$1089
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1516
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1516
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1561
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1265
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$999
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1386
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1561
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$680
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1174
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1618
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1611
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1145
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1783
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1881
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1580
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1655
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$745
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1947
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1372
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1642
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1546
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$1937
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1394
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1601
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$1041
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1737
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1444
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1383
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1503
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1500
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1524
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1570
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1184
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1566