Manila vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manila Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$781
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2316
$2825
🏠 One person rent
$384
$484
🏘️ Family rent
$949
$1181
🍽️ Food expenses
$280
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$47
$94.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$538
$1524
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
73
96
😀 Quality of life
65
80
🏙️ Population
1.85M
17.5M

The cost of living in Manila is 17% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 6438th and 5744th ($781 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 16th 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 1.6 months in Shenzhen. Manila ranked 3rd best city to live in the Philippines vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 4458th and 460th among best cities to live in the world.

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Manila Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.05
$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.4
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.31
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$1.12
 Cappuccino
$3.01
$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.98
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$456
$650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$239
$375
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1482
$1719
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$641
$954
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.7
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$108
$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.7
$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.53%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4033
$12768
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2881
$7264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.54
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.9
$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.23
$4.56
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.81
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.34
$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.2
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.35
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.19
$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.29
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.49
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.83
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.99
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.92
$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.8
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.13
$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.58
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.53
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40
$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.28
$7.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.9
$33.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.42
$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.8
$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.4
$79
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$557
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14747
$24305

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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 Shenzhen

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2410
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2614
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$618
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$589
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1565
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$481
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$837
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$812
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$742
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$575
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1083
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$816
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$891
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$781
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$791
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$830
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$876
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$738
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$856
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$716
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$799
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$588
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$824
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$774
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$785
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$831
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$857
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$812
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$752
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$806
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$777
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$719
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$735
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$721
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$620
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$851
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$525
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$584