Manila vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manila Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$821
$693
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2009
$974
🏠 One person rent
$400
$449
🏘️ Family rent
$679
$292
🍽️ Food expenses
$295
$159
🚐 Transport expenses
$49
$45.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$347
$310
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
77
40
😀 Quality of life
65
60
🏙️ Population
1.9M
5.94M

The cost of living in Manila is 18% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 6679th and 7286th ($821 vs $693) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 2nd in the Philippines and India, respectively. Check the Philippines vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Manila compared to 0.4 months in Surat. Manila ranked 3rd best city to live in the Philippines vs Surat ranked 23rd in India, while ranked 5265th and 5975th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manila vs Surat

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Manila Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.86
$3.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.1
$11.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.3
$3.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.67
$3.28
☕ Cappuccino
$2.73
$1.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.11
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$492
$206
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$250
$471
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$872
$367
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$451
$220
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.8
$22.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$35.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.5
$7.72
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.36%
9.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4309
$735
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2679
$489
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.52
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.8
$5.49
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.32
$2.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$0.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.36
$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.26
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.79
$4.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.03
$2.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.93
$6.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$0.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$0.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.61
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.4
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.26
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.45
$1.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.16
$2.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.74
$0.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$0.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.3
$17.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.03
$3.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.35
$2.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.7
$24.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80
$46.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$160
$58.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14540
$929

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Navsari
$286
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$287
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$382
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$346
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$373
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$294
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$362
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$366
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$437
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$355
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$379
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$475
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$401
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$504
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$310
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$733
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$378
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$302
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$344
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$502
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$297
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$324
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$355
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$257
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$326
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$284
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$268
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$286
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$385
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$331
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$282
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$301
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$282
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$317
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$303
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$321
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$360
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$296
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$326
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$319