Cost of living comparison
Manila is 11.8% cheaper than Beijing.
If you lived in Manila instead of Beijing, you would:
pay 24.9% more for restaurants
Beijing
|
Manila
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.37
CN¥31.61
|
$4.59
₱264.14
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.82
CN¥42.15
|
$3.67
₱211.32
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
CN¥3.83
|
$1.03
₱59.19
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
CN¥2.42
|
$0.46
₱26.41
|
|
pay 16.0% more for groceries
Beijing
|
Manila
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.04
CN¥14.77
|
$1.32
₱76.27
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.63
CN¥48.01
|
$3.43
₱197.27
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.67
CN¥55.52
|
$6.66
₱383.64
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.89
CN¥13.69
|
$1.88
₱108.13
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.80
CN¥13.02
|
$2.10
₱121.11
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
CN¥7.25
|
$1.31
₱75.43
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
CN¥6.68
|
$0.69
₱39.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
CN¥7.00
|
$1.39
₱79.76
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
CN¥5.08
|
$0.66
₱38.23
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
CN¥3.09
|
$0.88
₱50.67
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
CN¥3.50
|
$1.00
₱57.36
|
|
pay 27.3% less for transportation
Beijing
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.79
CN¥34.70
|
$5.45
₱313.90
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.66
CN¥316.09
|
$12.48
₱718.47
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,196.95
CN¥175,169.00
|
$23,857.59
₱1,373,552.73
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.53
CN¥40.04
|
$2.76
₱159.02
|
|
pay 19.4% more for housing
Beijing
|
Manila
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.10
CN¥145.48
|
$38.58
₱2,221.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,154.95
CN¥8,361.01
|
$559.30
₱32,200.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$634.84
CN¥4,595.77
|
$299.03
₱17,216.02
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$44.96
CN¥325.45
|
$85.53
₱4,923.99
|
|
pay 56.4% less for childcare
Beijing
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$951.31
CN¥6,886.84
|
$388.89
₱22,389.41
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$27,770.10
CN¥201,036.06
|
$12,846.39
₱739,605.31
|
|
pay 24.5% less for entertainment and sports
Beijing
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.46
CN¥10.54
|
$1.43
₱82.41
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.37
CN¥31.67
|
$3.13
₱180.10
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.37
CN¥31.61
|
$2.75
₱158.49
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.33
CN¥422.25
|
$48.28
₱2,779.62
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.12
CN¥73.23
|
$6.24
₱359.24
|
|
pay 34.6% less for clothing
Beijing
|
Manila
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$69.18
CN¥500.79
|
$38.44
₱2,212.95
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.88
CN¥317.67
|
$30.87
₱1,777.54
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.48
CN¥647.77
|
$74.18
₱4,270.80
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$124.62
CN¥902.19
|
$65.74
₱3,784.82
|
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