Manila vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Manila	Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$790	$771
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1963	$2209
🏠 One person rent	$379	$265
🏘️ Family rent	$637	$448
🍽️ Food expenses	$287	$292
🚐 Transport expenses	$50.3	$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$386	$1127
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	74	70
😀 Quality of life	65	71
🏙️ Population	1.85M	12.7M

The cost of living in Manila is 2% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 6703rd and 6778th ($790 vs $771) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 31st in the Philippines and China, respectively. Check the Philippines vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Manila compared to 1.5 months in Suzhou. Manila ranked 3rd best city to live in the Philippines vs Suzhou ranked 23rd in China, while ranked 5220th and 3523rd 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	$5.15	$4.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.2	$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.27	$4.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$2.54
☕ Cappuccino	$2.7	$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.97	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$458	$328
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$232	$163
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$815	$581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$416	$291
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.3	$57.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$87.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.5	$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.47%	3.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3756	$5716
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2382	$2955
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.6	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.2	$41.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.9	$4.46
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.1	$2.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.22	$2.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.27	$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.83	$20.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.01	$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.84	$8.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.61	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.55	$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.04	$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.44	$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.2	$4.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.39	$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.16	$4.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.74	$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.65	$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.3	$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.44	$6.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16.1	$78.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.63	$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans	$46	$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$80	$72.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$139	$778
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16980	$15339

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Cities near Manila

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Pasay	$785
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Caloocan	$568
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Mandaluyong	$742
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Quezon	$717
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Malabon	$674
7.9 km or 4.9 mi	Makati	$1009
8.8 km or 5.4 mi	Navotas	$657
12 km or 7.2 mi	Valenzuela	$432
12 km or 7.2 mi	Pasig	$642
12 km or 7.3 mi	Taguig	$807
15 km or 9 mi	Marikina	$555
15 km or 9.3 mi	Bacoor	$540
15 km or 9.3 mi	Paranaque	$651
15 km or 9.5 mi	Cainta	$760
16 km or 9.7 mi	Meycauayan	$561
16 km or 10 mi	Las Pinas	$628
19 km or 12 mi	Imus	$536
21 km or 13 mi	Antipolo	$570
25 km or 15 mi	Muntinlupa	$692
25 km or 16 mi	San Jose del Monte	$511
26 km or 16 mi	General Trias	$519
28 km or 17 mi	San Pedro	$617
28 km or 17 mi	Binangonan	$525
30 km or 19 mi	Dasmarinas	$414
31 km or 19 mi	Binan	$613
33 km or 20 mi	Malolos	$630
34 km or 21 mi	Santa Rosa	$575
37 km or 23 mi	Trece Martires	$542
39 km or 24 mi	Cabuyao	$616
47 km or 29 mi	Calamba	$489
58 km or 36 mi	San Fernando	$609
60 km or 37 mi	Tanauan	$535
61 km or 38 mi	Santo Tomas	$531
69 km or 43 mi	San Pablo	$477
74 km or 46 mi	Angeles	$624
75 km or 47 mi	Lipa	$425
79 km or 49 mi	Olongapo	$471
81 km or 50 mi	Mabalacat	$598
94 km or 59 mi	Batangas	$532
99 km or 61 mi	Cabanatuan	$448

Cities near Suzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi	Kunshan	$696
40 km or 25 mi	Changshu	$632
43 km or 27 mi	Wuxi	$679
49 km or 31 mi	Taicang	$673
63 km or 39 mi	Jiaxing	$597
64 km or 40 mi	Zhangjiagang	$648
69 km or 43 mi	Huzhou	$631
75 km or 47 mi	Jiangyin	$634
76 km or 47 mi	Yixing	$674
80 km or 50 mi	Nantong	$547
82 km or 51 mi	Shanghai	$1128
83 km or 52 mi	Changzhou	$601
84 km or 52 mi	Haimen	$612
85 km or 53 mi	Jingjiang	$621
88 km or 55 mi	Pudong	$1003
109 km or 68 mi	Liyang	$639
112 km or 70 mi	Taixing	$622
114 km or 71 mi	Qidong	$696
120 km or 75 mi	Rugao	$630
123 km or 77 mi	Guangde	$642
125 km or 78 mi	Hangzhou	$826
125 km or 78 mi	Danyang	$597
129 km or 80 mi	Yangzhong	$597
137 km or 85 mi	Hai'an	$634
145 km or 90 mi	Shaoxing	$740
148 km or 92 mi	Taizhou	$651
149 km or 93 mi	Zhenjiang	$531
156 km or 97 mi	Jurong	$618
164 km or 102 mi	Yangzhou	$602
173 km or 107 mi	Ningguo	$637
175 km or 109 mi	Yizheng	$590
175 km or 109 mi	Dongtai	$664
182 km or 113 mi	Xuancheng	$659
182 km or 113 mi	Ningbo	$713
194 km or 120 mi	Nanjing	$753
196 km or 122 mi	Xinghua	$663
198 km or 123 mi	Gaoyou	$617
202 km or 125 mi	Zhoushan	$576
214 km or 133 mi	Wuhu	$672
216 km or 134 mi	Tianchang	$610