Manila vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manila Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$781
$1020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2316
$3221
🏠 One person rent
$384
$359
🏘️ Family rent
$949
$739
🍽️ Food expenses
$280
$431
🚐 Transport expenses
$47
$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$538
$949
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
73
70
😀 Quality of life
65
68
🏙️ Population
1.85M
12.7M

The cost of living in Manila is 23% less expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 6438th and 5170th ($781 vs $1020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 11th 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 0.9 months in Suzhou. Manila ranked 3rd best city to live in the Philippines vs Suzhou ranked 27th in China, while ranked 4458th and 3722nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manila vs Suzhou

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Manila Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.05
$4.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.4
$63.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.31
$6.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$4.6
 Cappuccino
$3.01
$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.98
$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$456
$466
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$239
$243
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1482
$1276
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$641
$479
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.7
$57.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$108
$87.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.7
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.53%
4.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4033
$5502
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2881
$4232
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.54
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.9
$32.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.23
$4.67
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.81
$2.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.34
$3.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.2
$3.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.35
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.19
$6.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.29
$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$2.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.49
$3.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.83
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.99
$28.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.92
$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.8
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.13
$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.58
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.53
$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40
$69.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.28
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.9
$71.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.42
$7.24
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.8
$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.4
$96.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$557
$1756
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14747
$22097

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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 Suzhou

Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$771
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$731
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$687
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$731
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$596
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$699
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$688
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$707
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$651
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1190
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$713
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$682
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$675
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1074
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$694
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$665
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$763
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$682
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$707
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$831
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$625
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$625
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$679
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$755
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$651
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$524
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$645
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$631
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$720
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$617
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$703
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$789
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$677
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$740
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$696
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$652
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$690
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$898
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$645