Manila vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Manila	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$790	$554
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1963	$1693
🏠 One person rent	$379	$199
🏘️ Family rent	$637	$334
🍽️ Food expenses	$287	$224
🚐 Transport expenses	$50.3	$63.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$386	$733
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	74	85
😀 Quality of life	65	71
🏙️ Population	1.85M	9.07M

The cost of living in Manila is 43% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 6703rd and 8245th ($790 vs $554) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 341st in the Philippines and China, respectively. Check the Philippines vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Manila compared to 1.3 months in Shenyang. Manila ranked 3rd best city to live in the Philippines vs Shenyang ranked 25th in China, while ranked 5220th and 3667th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manila vs Shenyang

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	Manila	Shenyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.15	$2.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.2	$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.27	$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$0.84
☕ Cappuccino	$2.7	$2.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.97	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$458	$210
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$232	$130
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$815	$378
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$416	$229
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.3	$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$60.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.5	$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.47%	5.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3756	$1970
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2382	$1274
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.6	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.2	$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.9	$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.1	$2.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.22	$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.27	$1.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.83	$9.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.01	$2.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.84	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$1.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.61	$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.55	$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.04	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.44	$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.2	$3.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.39	$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.16	$6.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.74	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.65	$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.3	$20.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.44	$4.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16.1	$20.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.63	$5.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$46	$49.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$80	$74.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$139	$473
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16980	$24707

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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 Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$470
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$492
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$518
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$521
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$434
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$489
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$511
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$434
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$516
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$500
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$528
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$543
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$532
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$517
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$556
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$553
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$537
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$532
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$547
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$517
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$519
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$550
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$576
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1564
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$457
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$549
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$537
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$537
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$550
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$499
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$521
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$584
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$521
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1544
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$565
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$589
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$557
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1553
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1553
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$501