Manila vs Zhumadian - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Manila	Zhumadian
🚶 Cost of living one person	$790	$580
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1963	$1519
🏠 One person rent	$379	$225
🏘️ Family rent	$637	$382
🍽️ Food expenses	$287	$213
🚐 Transport expenses	$50.3	$70.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$386	$675
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	49 km
🎓 Higher education	74	19
😀 Quality of life	65	44
🏙️ Population	1.85M	7.01M

The cost of living in Manila is 36% more expensive than in Zhumadian. Cities ranked 6703rd and 7987th ($790 vs $580) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 243rd 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 1.2 months in Zhumadian. Manila ranked 3rd best city to live in the Philippines vs Zhumadian ranked 315th in China, while ranked 5220th and 7223rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manila vs Zhumadian

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	Manila	Zhumadian
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.15	$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.2	$21
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.27	$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$0.78
☕ Cappuccino	$2.7	$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.97	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$458	$207
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$232	$152
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$815	$374
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$416	$276
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.3	$49.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$74.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.5	$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.47%	3.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3756	$3219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2382	$1646
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.6	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.2	$16.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.9	$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.1	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.22	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.27	$1.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.83	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.01	$2.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.84	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$1.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.61	$1.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$0.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$0.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.55	$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.04	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.44	$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.2	$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.39	$4.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.16	$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.74	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.65	$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.3	$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.44	$5.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16.1	$24.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.63	$5.17
👖 Brand Jeans	$46	$41.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$80	$75.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$139	$319
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16980	$7830

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Cities near Manila

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 Zhumadian

Distance	City	Cost of living
59 km or 36 mi	Wugang	$526
67 km or 42 mi	Luohe	$553
92 km or 57 mi	Zhoukou	$582
95 km or 59 mi	Xinyang	$583
96 km or 60 mi	Xiangcheng	$567
108 km or 67 mi	Pingdingshan	$544
118 km or 73 mi	Xuchang	$507
128 km or 80 mi	Jieshou	$563
140 km or 87 mi	Nanyang	$581
140 km or 87 mi	Changge	$517
140 km or 87 mi	Yuzhou	$523
152 km or 94 mi	Zaoyang	$552
152 km or 95 mi	Guangshui	$574
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$582
160 km or 100 mi	Xinzheng	$522
166 km or 103 mi	Fuyang	$595
173 km or 107 mi	Ruzhou	$525
184 km or 114 mi	Xinmi	$518
185 km or 115 mi	Dengzhou	$553
189 km or 117 mi	Dengfeng	$517
194 km or 121 mi	Anlu	$579
200 km or 124 mi	Zhengzhou	$504
203 km or 126 mi	Xiangyang	$555
204 km or 127 mi	Kaifeng	$478
210 km or 130 mi	Xingyang	$513
218 km or 135 mi	Yicheng	$542
219 km or 136 mi	Gongyi	$516
220 km or 137 mi	Shangqiu	$598
221 km or 137 mi	Macheng	$592
226 km or 140 mi	Yanshi	$510
228 km or 142 mi	Xiaogan	$629
230 km or 143 mi	Laohekou	$535
230 km or 143 mi	Yingcheng	$585
234 km or 145 mi	Jingshan	$570
238 km or 148 mi	Luoyang	$513
240 km or 149 mi	Danjiangkou	$533
243 km or 151 mi	Zhongxiang	$561
244 km or 151 mi	Mengzhou	$503
248 km or 154 mi	Yongcheng	$570
256 km or 159 mi	Qinyang	$506