Manila vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Manila	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$781	$811
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2316	$2103
🏠 One person rent	$384	$389
🏘️ Family rent	$949	$788
🍽️ Food expenses	$280	$234
🚐 Transport expenses	$47	$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$538	$733
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	73	82
😀 Quality of life	65	66
🏙️ Population	1.85M	5.38M

The cost of living in Manila is 4% less expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 6438th and 6353rd ($781 vs $811) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 3rd in the Philippines and Russia, respectively. Check the Philippines vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Manila compared to 0.9 months in Saint Petersburg. Manila ranked 3rd best city to live in the Philippines vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 4458th and 4239th 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	$4.05	$6.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.4	$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.31	$4.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.29	$2.78
☕ Cappuccino	$3.01	$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.98	$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$456	$526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$239	$274
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1482	$1068
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$641	$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$69.7	$58.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$108	$89.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.7	$5.55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.53%	11.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4033	$3262
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2881	$1917
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.54	$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.9	$36.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.23	$6.39
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.34	$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.2	$1.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.35	$9.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.29	$7.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$1.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$2.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$1.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.99	$6.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.32	$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.92	$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.8	$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.13	$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.58	$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.53	$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40	$32.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.28	$4.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.9	$21.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.42	$8.06
👖 Brand Jeans	$37.8	$73.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.4	$93.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$557	$352
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14747	$6504

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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 Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$814
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$906
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1121
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$694
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1358
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$933
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1366
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1349
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1376
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1218
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$920
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1330
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1277
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$461
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1163
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1396
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1491
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1089
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1632
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1736
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1403
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1498
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$532
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1825
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1194
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1499
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1291
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$1907
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1464
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1335
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$909
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1519
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1317
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1257
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1414
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1475
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1363
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1570
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$982
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1438