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Manila vs. Chengdu Cost of Living Summary

Manila is 33.6% more expensive than Chengdu.

Restaurants: pay 57.6% more in Manila
Groceries: pay 86.4% more in Manila
Transportation: pay 14.5% less in Manila
Housing: pay 2.0 times more in Manila
Childcare: pay 11.3% more in Manila
Entertainment and Sports: pay 10.3% more in Manila
Clothing: pay 20.0% less in Manila

The cost of housing, groceries, restaurants, childcare, and entertainment and sports in Manila are more expensive than in Chengdu. Expenses including clothing and transportation are lower in Manila. Notably, housing and groceries are significantly more expensive in Manila.

Manila vs. Chengdu Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Manila instead of Chengdu, you would:

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pay 57.6% more for restaurants

	Chengdu	Manila
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.78 CN¥20.41	$5.12 ₱301.84	+83.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.87 CN¥35.71	$4.26 ₱251.53	-12.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.45 CN¥3.27	$0.87 ₱51.51	+95.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.30 CN¥2.20	$0.49 ₱28.99	+63.5%
Average			+57.6%

Chengdu vs. Manila - Cost of restaurants

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pay 86.4% more for groceries

	Chengdu	Manila
Bread 1 loaf	$1.53 CN¥11.22	$1.35 ₱79.77	-11.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.09 CN¥44.64	$5.30 ₱312.95	-12.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.77 CN¥49.61	$6.79 ₱400.84	+0.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.82 CN¥13.35	$2.08 ₱122.65	+14.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.85 CN¥13.59	$2.42 ₱142.75	+30.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.89 CN¥6.55	$1.52 ₱89.79	+70.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.56 CN¥4.12	$0.80 ₱47.44	+43.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.67	$1.52 ₱89.81	+97.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.45 CN¥3.32	$0.98 ₱57.64	+115.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 CN¥2.27	$1.20 ₱70.87	+288.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.36 CN¥2.62	$1.48 ₱87.62	+315.7%
Average			+86.4%

Chengdu vs. Manila - Cost of groceries

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pay 14.5% less for transportation

	Chengdu	Manila
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.44 CN¥32.54	$4.14 ₱244.37	-6.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$27.83 CN¥204.07	$9.93 ₱585.86	-64.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,784.96 CN¥137,744.48	$25,575.45 ₱1,509,181.64	+36.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.48 CN¥25.51	$2.67 ₱157.46	-23.3%
Average			-14.5%

Chengdu vs. Manila - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.0 times more for housing

	Chengdu	Manila
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$11.82 CN¥86.67	$28.80 ₱1,699.75	+143.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$316.25 CN¥2,318.93	$468.88 ₱27,668.28	+48.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$175.33 CN¥1,285.62	$234.44 ₱13,834.16	+33.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$36.71 CN¥269.19	$106.33 ₱6,274.42	+189.6%
Average			+103.8%

Chengdu vs. Manila - Cost of housing

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pay 11.3% more for childcare

	Chengdu	Manila
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$379.82 CN¥2,785.12	$482.52 ₱28,473.23	+27.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,784.46 CN¥108,410.01	$14,127.39 ₱833,643.19	-4.4%
Average			+11.3%

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pay 10.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Chengdu	Manila
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.11 CN¥8.16	$1.36 ₱80.49	+22.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.16 CN¥23.19	$2.70 ₱159.15	-14.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.48 CN¥25.51	$3.07 ₱181.10	-11.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.49 CN¥252.92	$40.61 ₱2,396.40	+17.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.57 CN¥40.81	$7.67 ₱452.75	+37.9%
Average			+10.3%

Chengdu vs. Manila - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 20.0% less for clothing

	Chengdu	Manila
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$45.91 CN¥336.62	$33.31 ₱1,965.73	-27.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.98 CN¥329.82	$26.60 ₱1,569.45	-40.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$78.99 CN¥579.23	$74.03 ₱4,368.16	-6.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$64.36 CN¥471.90	$60.89 ₱3,593.15	-5.4%
Average			-20.0%

Chengdu vs. Manila - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: January 2025

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