Manila vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manila Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$766
$580
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2308
$1605
🏠 One person rent
$361
$183
🏘️ Family rent
$961
$313
🍽️ Food expenses
$287
$248
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.2
$62.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$526
$695
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
73
17
😀 Quality of life
65
38
🏙️ Population
1.85M
9.03M

The cost of living in Manila is 32% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 6586th and 7893rd ($766 vs $580) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 321st 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 Zhoukou. Manila ranked 3rd best city to live in the Philippines vs Zhoukou ranked 329th in China, while ranked 4165th and 7224th among best cities to live in the world.

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Manila Zhoukou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.69
$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.4
$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.25
$4.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$0.97
 Cappuccino
$2.73
$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.84
$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$412
$161
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$136
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1498
$454
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$648
$205
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.8
$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$47
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.1
$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.42%
3.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3093
$3204
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2849
$1867
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.52
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.4
$18
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.85
$2.35
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.04
$3.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.25
$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.14
$2.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.06
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.09
$1.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.81
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$0.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$2.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.68
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.79
$24.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.45
$0.41
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.1
$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.47
$3.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.22
$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.77
$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.7
$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.39
$6.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16
$23.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.64
$4.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$36
$52.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.8
$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$444
$228
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13387
$14854

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Distance City Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Pasay
$770
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Caloocan
$640
6.2 km or 3.9 mi Mandaluyong
$746
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Quezon
$706
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Malabon
$623
7.9 km or 4.9 mi Makati
$901
8.8 km or 5.4 mi Navotas
$732
12 km or 7.2 mi Valenzuela
$506
12 km or 7.2 mi Pasig
$670
12 km or 7.3 mi Taguig
$780
15 km or 9 mi Marikina
$546
15 km or 9.3 mi Bacoor
$538
15 km or 9.3 mi Paranaque
$621
15 km or 9.5 mi Cainta
$704
16 km or 9.7 mi Meycauayan
$577
16 km or 10 mi Las Pinas
$589
19 km or 12 mi Imus
$518
21 km or 13 mi Antipolo
$535
25 km or 15 mi Muntinlupa
$676
25 km or 16 mi San Jose del Monte
$496
26 km or 16 mi General Trias
$457
28 km or 17 mi San Pedro
$575
28 km or 17 mi Binangonan
$487
30 km or 19 mi Dasmarinas
$400
31 km or 19 mi Binan
$539
33 km or 20 mi Malolos
$572
34 km or 21 mi Santa Rosa
$508
37 km or 23 mi Trece Martires
$515
39 km or 24 mi Cabuyao
$545
47 km or 29 mi Calamba
$486
58 km or 36 mi San Fernando
$610
60 km or 37 mi Tanauan
$508
61 km or 38 mi Santo Tomas
$504
69 km or 43 mi San Pablo
$427
74 km or 46 mi Angeles
$613
75 km or 47 mi Lipa
$398
79 km or 49 mi Olongapo
$464
81 km or 50 mi Mabalacat
$585
94 km or 59 mi Batangas
$508
99 km or 61 mi Cabanatuan
$372

Cities near Zhoukou

Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Xiangcheng
$577
59 km or 36 mi Luohe
$591
78 km or 49 mi Jieshou
$591
88 km or 55 mi Xuchang
$586
92 km or 57 mi Zhumadian
$637
104 km or 65 mi Changge
$547
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$571
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$538
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$552
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$591
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$736
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$545
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$633
154 km or 96 mi Zhengzhou
$512
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$528
170 km or 106 mi Yongcheng
$600
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$519
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$655
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$529
177 km or 110 mi Changyuan
$787
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$538
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$1385
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$522
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$575
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$584
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$571
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$632
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$509
215 km or 134 mi Suzhou
$602
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$551
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$479
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$505
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$504
234 km or 146 mi Luoyang
$505
236 km or 147 mi Guangshui
$619
238 km or 148 mi Hebi
$625
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$800
242 km or 150 mi Zaoyang
$591
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$621
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$484