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Foshan vs. Manila Cost of Living Summary

Foshan is 1.5% cheaper than Manila.

Restaurants: pay 24.6% less in Foshan
Groceries: pay 20.6% less in Foshan
Transportation: pay 16.5% more in Foshan
Housing: pay 51.8% less in Foshan
Childcare: pay 36.4% more in Foshan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 16.0% more in Foshan
Clothing: pay 17.9% more in Foshan

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

Foshan vs. Manila Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 24.6% less for restaurants

	Manila	Foshan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.12 ₱297.74	$3.48 CN¥25.47	-32.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.26 ₱248.11	$4.87 CN¥35.65	+14.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.87 ₱50.81	$0.49 CN¥3.57	-44.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 ₱28.60	$0.31 CN¥2.29	-36.3%
Average			-24.6%

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pay 20.6% less for groceries

	Manila	Foshan
Bread 1 loaf	$1.35 ₱78.69	$1.96 CN¥14.35	+45.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.30 ₱308.70	$6.40 CN¥46.86	+20.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.79 ₱395.40	$7.62 CN¥55.75	+12.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.08 ₱120.98	$1.87 CN¥13.69	-10.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.42 ₱140.81	$1.87 CN¥13.71	-22.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.52 ₱88.57	$0.90 CN¥6.56	-41.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 ₱46.79	$0.60 CN¥4.39	-25.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.52 ₱88.59	$0.83 CN¥6.08	-45.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.98 ₱56.85	$0.65 CN¥4.79	-33.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.20 ₱69.90	$0.46 CN¥3.35	-61.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.48 ₱86.43	$0.52 CN¥3.79	-65.1%
Average			-20.6%

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pay 16.5% more for transportation

	Manila	Foshan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.14 ₱241.05	$4.47 CN¥32.75	+8.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.93 ₱577.90	$11.13 CN¥81.49	+12.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,575.45 ₱1,488,682.76	$19,132.83 CN¥140,063.80	-25.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.67 ₱155.32	$4.56 CN¥33.41	+71.0%
Average			+16.5%

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pay 51.8% less for housing

	Manila	Foshan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$28.80 ₱1,676.66	$13.67 CN¥100.10	-52.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$468.88 ₱27,292.47	$218.00 CN¥1,595.88	-53.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$234.44 ₱13,646.26	$120.59 CN¥882.83	-48.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$106.33 ₱6,189.20	$50.30 CN¥368.20	-52.7%
Average			-51.8%

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pay 36.4% more for childcare

	Manila	Foshan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$482.52 ₱28,086.48	$508.66 CN¥3,723.72	+5.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,127.39 ₱822,320.00	$23,655.14 CN¥173,169.79	+67.4%
Average			+36.4%

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pay 16.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Manila	Foshan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.36 ₱79.40	$1.11 CN¥8.15	-18.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.70 ₱156.99	$3.16 CN¥23.16	+17.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.07 ₱178.64	$3.83 CN¥28.01	+24.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.61 ₱2,363.85	$67.25 CN¥492.35	+65.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.67 ₱446.60	$6.96 CN¥50.93	-9.3%
Average			+16.0%

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pay 17.9% more for clothing

	Manila	Foshan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.31 ₱1,939.03	$43.41 CN¥317.82	+30.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$26.60 ₱1,548.13	$28.97 CN¥212.10	+8.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.03 ₱4,308.83	$67.77 CN¥496.15	-8.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$60.89 ₱3,544.34	$85.76 CN¥627.83	+40.8%
Average			+17.9%

Manila vs. Foshan - 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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