Manila vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Manila	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$821	$1075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2009	$2604
🏠 One person rent	$400	$557
🏘️ Family rent	$679	$976
🍽️ Food expenses	$295	$284
🚐 Transport expenses	$49	$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$347	$1231
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	77	85
😀 Quality of life	65	70
🏙️ Population	1.9M	5.65M

The cost of living in Manila is 24% less expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 6679th and 5142nd ($821 vs $1075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 0.4 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 5265th and 3923rd 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	$5.86	$8.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.1	$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.3	$5.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.67	$2.51
☕ Cappuccino	$2.73	$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.11	$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$492	$708
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$250	$423
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$872	$1258
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$451	$763
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.8	$68.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.5	$7.69
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.36%	21.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4309	$4413
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2679	$2754
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.52	$1.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.8	$41.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.32	$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.36	$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.26	$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.79	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.03	$5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.93	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$2.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.61	$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.4	$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.26	$2.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.45	$1.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.16	$1.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.74	$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.65	$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.3	$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.03	$5.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.9	$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.35	$3.92
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.7	$85.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$80	$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$160	$436
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14540	$12085

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Cities near Manila

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Pasay	$804
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Caloocan	$574
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Mandaluyong	$755
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Quezon	$697
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Malabon	$657
7.9 km or 4.9 mi	Makati	$1066
8.8 km or 5.4 mi	Navotas	$701
12 km or 7.2 mi	Valenzuela	$458
12 km or 7.2 mi	Pasig	$609
12 km or 7.3 mi	Taguig	$868
15 km or 9 mi	Marikina	$584
15 km or 9.3 mi	Bacoor	$549
15 km or 9.3 mi	Paranaque	$660
15 km or 9.5 mi	Cainta	$733
16 km or 9.7 mi	Meycauayan	$587
16 km or 10 mi	Las Pinas	$605
19 km or 12 mi	Imus	$524
21 km or 13 mi	Antipolo	$544
25 km or 15 mi	Muntinlupa	$683
25 km or 16 mi	San Jose del Monte	$504
26 km or 16 mi	General Trias	$501
28 km or 17 mi	San Pedro	$597
28 km or 17 mi	Binangonan	$507
30 km or 19 mi	Dasmarinas	$416
31 km or 19 mi	Binan	$589
33 km or 20 mi	Malolos	$626
34 km or 21 mi	Santa Rosa	$549
37 km or 23 mi	Trece Martires	$538
39 km or 24 mi	Cabuyao	$584
47 km or 29 mi	Calamba	$496
58 km or 36 mi	San Fernando	$603
60 km or 37 mi	Tanauan	$539
61 km or 38 mi	Santo Tomas	$534
69 km or 43 mi	San Pablo	$463
74 km or 46 mi	Angeles	$636
75 km or 47 mi	Lipa	$420
79 km or 49 mi	Olongapo	$476
81 km or 50 mi	Mabalacat	$609
94 km or 59 mi	Batangas	$530
99 km or 61 mi	Cabanatuan	$434

Cities near Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$1108
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$1111
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1492
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$748
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1482
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$1131
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1515
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1514
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1474
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1315
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$1021
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1454
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1578
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$720
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1232
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1571
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1659
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1292
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1750
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1927
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1592
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1693
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$798
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1990
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1448
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1673
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1533
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$2062
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1426
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1683
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$1083
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1753
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1451
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1406
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1516
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1443
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1546
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1621
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1214
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1606