Manila vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manila Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$781
$506
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2316
$1394
🏠 One person rent
$384
$178
🏘️ Family rent
$949
$418
🍽️ Food expenses
$280
$184
🚐 Transport expenses
$47
$67.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$538
$627
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
73
78
😀 Quality of life
65
67
🏙️ Population
1.85M
12.6M

The cost of living in Manila is 54% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 6438th and 8471st ($781 vs $506) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 532nd 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 1.2 months in Zhengzhou. Manila ranked 3rd best city to live in the Philippines vs Zhengzhou ranked 29th in China, while ranked 4458th and 3944th among best cities to live in the world.

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Manila Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.05
$2.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.4
$16.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.31
$4.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$0.76
 Cappuccino
$3.01
$2.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.98
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$456
$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$239
$125
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1482
$452
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$641
$332
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.7
$34.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$108
$53.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.7
$8.37
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.53%
4.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4033
$5913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2881
$1472
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.54
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.9
$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.23
$3.86
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.81
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.34
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.2
$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.35
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.19
$2.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.29
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$1.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.49
$0.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$0.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$0.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.83
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.99
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.92
$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.8
$2.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.13
$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.58
$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.53
$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40
$93
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.28
$5.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.9
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.42
$4.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.8
$45.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.4
$76.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$557
$195
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14747
$4818

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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 Zhengzhou

Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$531
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$542
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$554
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$563
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$539
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$541
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$583
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$583
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$543
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$570
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$544
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$579
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$525
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$585
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$599
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$524
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$554
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$538
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$746
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$600
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$498
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$605
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$640
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$608
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$622
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$617
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$584
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$601
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$589
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$801
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$739
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1400
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$594
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$743
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$651
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$613
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$642
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$601
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$580
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$617