Manila vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Manila	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$766	$974
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2308	$2438
🏠 One person rent	$361	$497
🏘️ Family rent	$961	$991
🍽️ Food expenses	$287	$268
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.2	$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$526	$947
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	73	81
😀 Quality of life	65	67
🏙️ Population	1.85M	5.6M

The cost of living in Manila is 21% less expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 6586th and 5668th ($766 vs $974) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 2nd 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 1 months in Saint Petersburg. Manila ranked 3rd best city to live in the Philippines vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 4165th and 3598th 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	$4.69	$8.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.4	$43.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.25	$5.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.02	$3.44
☕ Cappuccino	$2.73	$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.84	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$412	$622
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$220	$369
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1498	$1265
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$648	$775
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.8	$71.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$115	$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.1	$6.26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.42%	22.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3093	$3479
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2849	$2360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.52	$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.4	$41.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.85	$6.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$0.66
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.25	$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.14	$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.06	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.09	$4.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.81	$9.18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$1.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.47	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.68	$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.79	$8.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.45	$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.1	$2.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.47	$1.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.22	$1.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.77	$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.67	$0.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.7	$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.39	$5.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16	$16.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.64	$3.89
👖 Brand Jeans	$36	$97.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74.8	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$444	$353
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13387	$7571

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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 Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$953
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$952
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1095
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$737
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1295
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$973
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1329
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1286
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1355
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1162
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$899
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1308
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1327
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$467
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1045
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1398
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1486
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1051
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1533
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1671
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1471
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1509
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$550
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1816
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1219
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1479
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1323
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$1879
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1443
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1414
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$933
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1509
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1309
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1220
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1394
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1445
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1382
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1544
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1064
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1441