Manila vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manila Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$790
$504
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1963
$1433
🏠 One person rent
$379
$190
🏘️ Family rent
$637
$328
🍽️ Food expenses
$287
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$50.3
$60.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$386
$575
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
74
77
😀 Quality of life
65
68
🏙️ Population
1.85M
12.6M

The cost of living in Manila is 57% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 6703rd and 8651st ($790 vs $504) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 491st 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 1.1 months in Zhengzhou. Manila ranked 3rd best city to live in the Philippines vs Zhengzhou ranked 36th in China, while ranked 5220th and 4484th among best cities to live in the world.

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Manila Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.15
$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.2
$17
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.27
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$0.78
☕ Cappuccino
$2.7
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.97
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$458
$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$232
$138
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$815
$311
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$416
$252
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.3
$35.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$54.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.5
$9.48
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.47%
4.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3756
$2753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2382
$1340
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.6
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.2
$10.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.9
$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.1
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.27
$0.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.83
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.01
$2.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.84
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$0.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.55
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.04
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$0.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.2
$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.39
$2.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.16
$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.74
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.3
$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.44
$5.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.1
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.63
$4.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$46
$55.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80
$65.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$139
$227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16980
$19556

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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 Zhengzhou

Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$513
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$518
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$522
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$517
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$516
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$478
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$502
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$489
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$517
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$523
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$506
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$511
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$510
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$506
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$507
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$503
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$525
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$515
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$572
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$537
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$513
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$544
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$527
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$553
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$551
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$534
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$582
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$484
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$526
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$585
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$689
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$807
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$567
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$598
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$580
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$552
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$581
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$543
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$518
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$563