Manila vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manila Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$781
$584
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2316
$1596
🏠 One person rent
$384
$187
🏘️ Family rent
$949
$318
🍽️ Food expenses
$280
$249
🚐 Transport expenses
$47
$62.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$538
$658
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
73
17
😀 Quality of life
65
41
🏙️ Population
1.85M
9.03M

The cost of living in Manila is 34% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 6438th and 7809th ($781 vs $584) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 370th 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 1.1 months in Zhoukou. Manila ranked 3rd best city to live in the Philippines vs Zhoukou ranked 332nd in China, while ranked 4458th and 7081st among best cities to live in the world.

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Manila Zhoukou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.05
$3.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.4
$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.31
$4.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$0.83
☕ Cappuccino
$3.01
$3.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.98
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$456
$163
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$239
$139
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1482
$458
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$641
$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.7
$31.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$108
$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.7
$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.53%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4033
$4186
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2881
$1935
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.54
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.9
$18.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.23
$2.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.81
$3.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.34
$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.2
$2.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.35
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.19
$1.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.29
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.49
$2.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.83
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.99
$25.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$0.42
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.92
$3.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.8
$3.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.13
$3.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.58
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.53
$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40
$41.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.28
$5.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.9
$23
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.42
$4.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.8
$57.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.4
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$557
$234
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14747
$13369

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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 Zhoukou

Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Xiangcheng
$594
59 km or 36 mi Luohe
$608
78 km or 49 mi Jieshou
$617
88 km or 55 mi Xuchang
$599
92 km or 57 mi Zhumadian
$651
104 km or 65 mi Changge
$563
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$589
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$554
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$570
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$605
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$743
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$541
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$660
154 km or 96 mi Zhengzhou
$506
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$542
170 km or 106 mi Yongcheng
$621
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$531
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$658
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$543
177 km or 110 mi Changyuan
$746
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$554
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$1400
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$539
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$583
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$604
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$585
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$642
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$525
215 km or 134 mi Suzhou
$626
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$579
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$583
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$524
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$544
234 km or 146 mi Luoyang
$498
236 km or 147 mi Guangshui
$629
238 km or 148 mi Hebi
$640
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$801
242 km or 150 mi Zaoyang
$614
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$639
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$532