Manila vs Zhumadian - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Manila	Zhumadian
🚶 Cost of living one person	$766	$637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2308	$1667
🏠 One person rent	$361	$260
🏘️ Family rent	$961	$457
🍽️ Food expenses	$287	$217
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.2	$71.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$526	$745
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	49 km
🎓 Higher education	73	19
😀 Quality of life	65	38
🏙️ Population	1.85M	7.01M

The cost of living in Manila is 20% more expensive than in Zhumadian. Cities ranked 6586th and 7314th ($766 vs $637) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 137th 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 Zhumadian. Manila ranked 3rd best city to live in the Philippines vs Zhumadian ranked 304th in China, while ranked 4165th and 7150th 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	$4.69	$3.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.4	$20.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.25	$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.02	$0.95
☕ Cappuccino	$2.73	$2.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.84	$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$412	$231
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$220	$187
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1498	$450
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$648	$344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.8	$50.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$115	$78.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.1	$13.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.42%	4.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3093	$3149
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2849	$1823
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.52	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.4	$18.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.85	$3.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.25	$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.14	$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.06	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.09	$3.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.81	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$1.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.47	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.68	$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.79	$8.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.45	$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.1	$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.47	$3.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.22	$4.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.77	$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.67	$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.7	$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.39	$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16	$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.64	$5.05
👖 Brand Jeans	$36	$74.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74.8	$88.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$444	$332
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13387	$8598

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Cities near Manila

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 Zhumadian

Distance	City	Cost of living
59 km or 36 mi	Wugang	$571
67 km or 42 mi	Luohe	$591
92 km or 57 mi	Zhoukou	$580
95 km or 59 mi	Xinyang	$655
96 km or 60 mi	Xiangcheng	$577
108 km or 67 mi	Pingdingshan	$591
118 km or 73 mi	Xuchang	$586
128 km or 80 mi	Jieshou	$591
140 km or 87 mi	Nanyang	$632
140 km or 87 mi	Changge	$547
140 km or 87 mi	Yuzhou	$552
152 km or 94 mi	Zaoyang	$591
152 km or 95 mi	Guangshui	$619
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$621
160 km or 100 mi	Xinzheng	$538
166 km or 103 mi	Fuyang	$633
173 km or 107 mi	Ruzhou	$538
184 km or 114 mi	Xinmi	$528
185 km or 115 mi	Dengzhou	$600
189 km or 117 mi	Dengfeng	$529
194 km or 121 mi	Anlu	$615
200 km or 124 mi	Zhengzhou	$512
203 km or 126 mi	Xiangyang	$604
204 km or 127 mi	Kaifeng	$545
210 km or 130 mi	Xingyang	$519
218 km or 135 mi	Yicheng	$577
219 km or 136 mi	Gongyi	$522
220 km or 137 mi	Shangqiu	$736
221 km or 137 mi	Macheng	$630
226 km or 140 mi	Yanshi	$509
228 km or 142 mi	Xiaogan	$651
230 km or 143 mi	Laohekou	$582
230 km or 143 mi	Yingcheng	$600
234 km or 145 mi	Jingshan	$584
238 km or 148 mi	Luoyang	$505
240 km or 149 mi	Danjiangkou	$583
243 km or 151 mi	Zhongxiang	$577
244 km or 151 mi	Mengzhou	$505
248 km or 154 mi	Yongcheng	$600
256 km or 159 mi	Qinyang	$504