Manila vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manila Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$781
$809
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2316
$1207
🏠 One person rent
$384
$554
🏘️ Family rent
$949
$485
🍽️ Food expenses
$280
$166
🚐 Transport expenses
$47
$49.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$538
$411
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
73
40
😀 Quality of life
65
51
🏙️ Population
1.85M
5.94M

The cost of living in Manila is 3% less expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 6438th and 6358th ($781 vs $809) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th 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 0.5 months in Surat. Manila ranked 3rd best city to live in the Philippines vs Surat ranked 37th in India, while ranked 4458th and 6236th 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
$4.05
$3.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.4
$10.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.31
$3.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$2.4
 Cappuccino
$3.01
$1.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.98
$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$456
$491
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$239
$529
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1482
$1128
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$641
$264
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.7
$26.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$108
$41.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.7
$6.82
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.53%
8.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4033
$862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2881
$717
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.54
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.9
$6.03
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.23
$2.54
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.81
$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.34
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.2
$0.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.35
$5.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.19
$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.29
$8.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$1.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.49
$1.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$0.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$0.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$0.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.83
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.99
$7.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$3.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.92
$4.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.8
$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.13
$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.58
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.53
$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40
$15.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.28
$3.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.9
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.42
$2.54
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.8
$27.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.4
$41.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$557
$70.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14747
$1785

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Navsari
$301
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$296
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$399
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$377
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$396
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$315
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$345
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$385
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$505
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$368
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$391
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$482
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$339
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$457
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$353
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$706
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$377
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$359
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$379
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$510
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$323
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$358
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$390
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$281
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$338
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$308
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$400
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$375
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$431
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$338
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$345
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$325
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$359
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$336
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$352
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$342
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$334
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$352
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$370
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$361