Manila vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Manila	Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$781	$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2316	$3757
🏠 One person rent	$384	$635
🏘️ Family rent	$949	$1613
🍽️ Food expenses	$280	$308
🚐 Transport expenses	$47	$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$538	$1455
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	73	100
😀 Quality of life	65	78
🏙️ Population	1.85M	24.9M

The cost of living in Manila is 34% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 6438th and 4461st ($781 vs $1190) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 6th 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 Shanghai. Manila ranked 3rd best city to live in the Philippines vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 4458th and 558th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manila vs Shanghai

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	Manila	Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.05	$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.4	$40.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.31	$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.29	$1.7
☕ Cappuccino	$3.01	$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.98	$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$456	$901
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$239	$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1482	$2595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$641	$1269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$69.7	$39.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$108	$60.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.7	$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.53%	4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4033	$17366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2881	$9346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.54	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.9	$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.23	$6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$2.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.34	$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.2	$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.35	$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.29	$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.99	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.32	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.92	$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.8	$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.13	$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.58	$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.53	$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40	$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.28	$8.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.9	$89.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.42	$12
👖 Brand Jeans	$37.8	$66.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.4	$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$557	$1283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14747	$28143

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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 Shanghai

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Pudong	$1074
47 km or 29 mi	Taicang	$731
53 km or 33 mi	Kunshan	$771
74 km or 46 mi	Qidong	$763
82 km or 51 mi	Suzhou	$1020
82 km or 51 mi	Jiaxing	$596
85 km or 53 mi	Haimen	$682
88 km or 55 mi	Changshu	$731
106 km or 66 mi	Nantong	$651
117 km or 73 mi	Zhangjiagang	$678
121 km or 75 mi	Wuxi	$687
135 km or 84 mi	Huzhou	$699
141 km or 87 mi	Jiangyin	$688
142 km or 88 mi	Zhoushan	$690
144 km or 89 mi	Ningbo	$677
148 km or 92 mi	Jingjiang	$675
155 km or 96 mi	Shaoxing	$755
158 km or 98 mi	Yixing	$707
159 km or 99 mi	Changzhou	$713
160 km or 100 mi	Rugao	$682
161 km or 100 mi	Hangzhou	$831
177 km or 110 mi	Taixing	$665
179 km or 111 mi	Hai'an	$679
191 km or 119 mi	Liyang	$694
197 km or 122 mi	Yangzhong	$625
198 km or 123 mi	Guangde	$707
201 km or 125 mi	Danyang	$625
208 km or 129 mi	Taizhou	$651
217 km or 135 mi	Dongtai	$703
223 km or 139 mi	Zhenjiang	$524
235 km or 146 mi	Yangzhou	$631
236 km or 146 mi	Jurong	$645
244 km or 152 mi	Ningguo	$720
246 km or 153 mi	Yiwu	$725
250 km or 155 mi	Xinghua	$696
250 km or 156 mi	Yizheng	$617
259 km or 161 mi	Linhai	$719
260 km or 161 mi	Xuancheng	$789
262 km or 163 mi	Gaoyou	$652
274 km or 170 mi	Nanjing	$740