Manila vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manila Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$801
$710
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2513
$2138
🏠 One person rent
$377
$300
🏘️ Family rent
$1086
$686
🍽️ Food expenses
$303
$250
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.1
$68.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$552
$1012
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
73
90
😀 Quality of life
65
71
🏙️ Population
1.85M
13.9M

The cost of living in Manila is 13% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 6428th and 6862nd ($801 vs $710) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 81st 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 1.4 months in Tianjin. Manila ranked 3rd best city to live in the Philippines vs Tianjin ranked 10th in China, while ranked 4217th and 2285th among best cities to live in the world.

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Manila Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.82
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.9
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.42
$5.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.38
$0.85
☕ Cappuccino
$2.88
$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$439
$424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$225
$204
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1612
$1072
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$764
$495
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79
$43.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$67.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.5
$8.33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.73%
4.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3727
$7862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2799
$2825
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.62
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.8
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.71
$4.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.06
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.28
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.19
$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.63
$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$2.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.18
$9.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.95
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.25
$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.63
$5.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.32
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.82
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.74
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40
$14.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.83
$6.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$72.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.39
$3.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.9
$40.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.7
$79.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$504
$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14739
$16590

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Distance City Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Pasay
$650
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Caloocan
$668
6.2 km or 3.9 mi Mandaluyong
$770
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Quezon
$738
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Malabon
$593
7.9 km or 4.9 mi Makati
$816
8.8 km or 5.4 mi Navotas
$704
12 km or 7.2 mi Valenzuela
$453
12 km or 7.2 mi Pasig
$705
12 km or 7.3 mi Taguig
$820
15 km or 9 mi Marikina
$538
15 km or 9.3 mi Bacoor
$564
15 km or 9.3 mi Paranaque
$650
15 km or 9.5 mi Cainta
$717
16 km or 9.7 mi Meycauayan
$573
16 km or 10 mi Las Pinas
$633
19 km or 12 mi Imus
$614
21 km or 13 mi Antipolo
$590
25 km or 15 mi Muntinlupa
$725
25 km or 16 mi San Jose del Monte
$570
26 km or 16 mi General Trias
$602
28 km or 17 mi San Pedro
$641
28 km or 17 mi Binangonan
$558
30 km or 19 mi Dasmarinas
$414
31 km or 19 mi Binan
$579
33 km or 20 mi Malolos
$668
34 km or 21 mi Santa Rosa
$674
37 km or 23 mi Trece Martires
$562
39 km or 24 mi Cabuyao
$677
47 km or 29 mi Calamba
$518
58 km or 36 mi San Fernando
$632
60 km or 37 mi Tanauan
$551
61 km or 38 mi Santo Tomas
$547
69 km or 43 mi San Pablo
$488
74 km or 46 mi Angeles
$668
75 km or 47 mi Lipa
$421
79 km or 49 mi Olongapo
$507
81 km or 50 mi Mabalacat
$627
94 km or 59 mi Batangas
$554
99 km or 61 mi Cabanatuan
$442

Cities near Tianjin

Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$700
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$734
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$679
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$693
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$786
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$720
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$742
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$611
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1067
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$769
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$675
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$620
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$649
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$714
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$677
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$482
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$668
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$684
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$572
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$605
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$670
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$614
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$677
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$869
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$760
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$748
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$588
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$720
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$568
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$616
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$555
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$547
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$670
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$597
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$632
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$581
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$507
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$657
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$526
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$618