Manila vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Manila | Surat | |
|---|---|---|
| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Manila is 0.6% less expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 6586th and 6559th ($766 vs $771) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in the Philippines and India, respectively. Check the Philippines vs India comparison.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Manila compared to 0.6 months in Surat. Manila ranked 3rd best city to live in the Philippines vs Surat ranked 48th in India, while ranked 4165th and 6336th 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 | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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Cities near Manila
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 5.7 km or 3.5 mi |  Pasay | |
| 6.1 km or 3.8 mi | Caloocan | |
| 6.2 km or 3.9 mi | Mandaluyong | |
| 7.3 km or 4.6 mi | Quezon | |
| 7.7 km or 4.8 mi | Malabon | |
| 7.9 km or 4.9 mi | Makati | |
| 8.8 km or 5.4 mi | Navotas | |
| 12 km or 7.2 mi | Valenzuela | |
| 12 km or 7.2 mi | Pasig | |
| 12 km or 7.3 mi | Taguig | |
| 15 km or 9 mi | Marikina | |
| 15 km or 9.3 mi | Bacoor | |
| 15 km or 9.3 mi | Paranaque | |
| 15 km or 9.5 mi | Cainta | |
| 16 km or 9.7 mi | Meycauayan | |
| 16 km or 10 mi | Las Pinas | |
| 19 km or 12 mi | Imus | |
| 21 km or 13 mi | Antipolo | |
| 25 km or 15 mi | Muntinlupa | |
| 25 km or 16 mi | San Jose del Monte | |
| 26 km or 16 mi | General Trias | |
| 28 km or 17 mi | San Pedro | |
| 28 km or 17 mi | Binangonan | |
| 30 km or 19 mi | Dasmarinas | |
| 31 km or 19 mi | Binan | |
| 33 km or 20 mi | Malolos | |
| 34 km or 21 mi | Santa Rosa | |
| 37 km or 23 mi | Trece Martires | |
| 39 km or 24 mi | Cabuyao | |
| 47 km or 29 mi | Calamba | |
| 58 km or 36 mi | San Fernando | |
| 60 km or 37 mi | Tanauan | |
| 61 km or 38 mi | Santo Tomas | |
| 69 km or 43 mi | San Pablo | |
| 74 km or 46 mi | Angeles | |
| 75 km or 47 mi | Lipa | |
| 79 km or 49 mi | Olongapo | |
| 81 km or 50 mi | Mabalacat | |
| 94 km or 59 mi | Batangas | |
| 99 km or 61 mi | Cabanatuan |
Cities near Surat
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 26 km or 16 mi |  Navsari | |
| 98 km or 61 mi | Bhavnagar | |
| 131 km or 82 mi | Vadodara | |
| 164 km or 102 mi | Nashik | |
| 170 km or 106 mi | Nadiad | |
| 189 km or 117 mi | Vasai | |
| 192 km or 119 mi | Malegaon | |
| 196 km or 122 mi | Godhra | |
| 208 km or 130 mi | Ahmedabad | |
| 209 km or 130 mi | Bhiwandi | |
| 216 km or 134 mi | Kalyan | |
| 222 km or 138 mi | Thane | |
| 228 km or 142 mi | Gandhinagar | |
| 239 km or 148 mi | Navi Mumbai | |
| 244 km or 152 mi | Rajkot | |
| 245 km or 152 mi | Mumbai | |
| 274 km or 170 mi | Mehsana | |
| 284 km or 177 mi | Jalgaon | |
| 296 km or 184 mi | Aurangabad | |
| 314 km or 195 mi | Pune | |
| 332 km or 206 mi | Ratlam | |
| 338 km or 210 mi | Porbandar | |
| 356 km or 221 mi | Indore | |
| 377 km or 234 mi | Ujjain | |
| 389 km or 242 mi | Udaipur | |
| 399 km or 248 mi | Bhuj | |
| 406 km or 252 mi | Satara | |
| 436 km or 271 mi | Akola | |
| 499 km or 310 mi | Latur | |
| 500 km or 311 mi | Bhilwara | |
| 505 km or 314 mi | Solapur | |
| 511 km or 318 mi | Amravati | |
| 512 km or 318 mi | Sangli | |
| 514 km or 320 mi | Pali | |
| 518 km or 322 mi | Kolhapur | |
| 521 km or 324 mi | Nanded | |
| 526 km or 327 mi | Bhopal | |
| 526 km or 327 mi | Ichalkaranji | |
| 541 km or 336 mi | Kota | |
| 570 km or 354 mi | Bijapur |