Cost of living comparison
Manila is 1.2% more expensive than Beijing.
If you lived in Manila instead of Beijing, you would:
pay 37.2% more for restaurants
Beijing
|
Manila
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.15
CN¥29.51
|
$5.21
₱299.87
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.54
CN¥39.34
|
$4.34
₱249.89
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
CN¥3.58
|
$0.95
₱54.66
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
CN¥2.20
|
$0.48
₱27.90
|
|
pay 54.2% more for groceries
Beijing
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
CN¥10.16
|
$1.33
₱76.55
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.83
CN¥48.49
|
$4.28
₱245.95
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.46
CN¥53.01
|
$6.97
₱400.98
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
CN¥12.42
|
$2.08
₱119.43
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.44
CN¥10.25
|
$2.27
₱130.84
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
CN¥6.81
|
$1.48
₱85.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
CN¥5.63
|
$0.77
₱44.14
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
CN¥6.19
|
$1.53
₱88.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
CN¥4.10
|
$0.97
₱55.63
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
CN¥2.61
|
$1.09
₱62.52
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
CN¥3.46
|
$1.37
₱78.84
|
|
pay 22.4% less for transportation
Beijing
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.35
CN¥30.92
|
$4.31
₱247.94
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$34.62
CN¥245.89
|
$10.12
₱582.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,773.90
CN¥147,532.06
|
$26,066.56
₱1,499,348.34
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.68
CN¥33.24
|
$2.66
₱152.93
|
|
pay 33.5% more for housing
Beijing
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.59
CN¥96.51
|
$28.90
₱1,662.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$969.73
CN¥6,886.80
|
$465.25
₱26,761.05
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$561.86
CN¥3,990.20
|
$244.37
₱14,056.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.17
CN¥299.48
|
$96.97
₱5,577.76
|
|
pay 41.6% less for childcare
Beijing
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$836.50
CN¥5,940.63
|
$499.25
₱28,716.69
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$25,256.69
CN¥179,367.93
|
$14,398.67
₱828,211.46
|
|
pay 20.4% less for entertainment and sports
Beijing
|
Manila
|
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---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.38
CN¥9.84
|
$1.22
₱69.97
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.73
CN¥26.50
|
$2.95
₱169.70
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.46
CN¥24.59
|
$2.95
₱169.93
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$62.16
CN¥441.45
|
$41.83
₱2,406.10
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.31
CN¥59.01
|
$6.52
₱374.84
|
|
pay 32.3% less for clothing
Beijing
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.57
CN¥465.66
|
$33.02
₱1,899.12
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.21
CN¥250.06
|
$27.26
₱1,568.01
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.31
CN¥605.82
|
$73.19
₱4,209.88
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.58
CN¥799.53
|
$64.44
₱3,706.64
|
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