Cost of living comparison

Manila, Philippines

compared to

Guangzhou, China

Guangzhou vs. Manila Cost of Living Summary

Guangzhou is 5.9% cheaper than Manila.

Restaurants: pay 23.9% less in Guangzhou
Groceries: pay 19.5% less in Guangzhou
Transportation: pay 22.9% more in Guangzhou
Housing: pay 16.8% less in Guangzhou
Childcare: pay 5.2% less in Guangzhou
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.3% less in Guangzhou
Clothing: pay 2.8% more in Guangzhou

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

Guangzhou vs. Manila Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 23.9% less for restaurants

	Manila	Guangzhou
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.12 ₱285.27	$3.48 CN¥25.05	-32.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.26 ₱237.72	$4.87 CN¥35.06	+14.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.87 ₱48.69	$0.49 CN¥3.51	-44.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 ₱27.40	$0.33 CN¥2.34	-33.7%
Average			-23.9%

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pay 19.5% less for groceries

	Manila	Guangzhou
Bread 1 loaf	$1.35 ₱75.39	$2.03 CN¥14.61	+50.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.30 ₱295.77	$7.53 CN¥54.25	+42.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.79 ₱378.84	$7.67 CN¥55.20	+12.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.08 ₱115.92	$1.69 CN¥12.19	-18.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.42 ₱134.92	$1.87 CN¥13.49	-22.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.52 ₱84.87	$0.90 CN¥6.45	-41.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 ₱44.83	$0.60 CN¥4.32	-25.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.52 ₱84.88	$0.86 CN¥6.16	-43.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.98 ₱54.47	$0.63 CN¥4.54	-35.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.20 ₱66.98	$0.39 CN¥2.77	-67.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.48 ₱82.81	$0.52 CN¥3.73	-65.1%
Average			-19.5%

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pay 22.9% more for transportation

	Manila	Guangzhou
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.14 ₱230.95	$4.45 CN¥32.06	+7.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.93 ₱553.70	$12.52 CN¥90.17	+26.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,575.45 ₱1,426,342.61	$22,263.66 CN¥160,293.88	-12.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.67 ₱148.82	$4.56 CN¥32.86	+71.0%
Average			+22.9%

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pay 16.8% less for housing

	Manila	Guangzhou
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$28.80 ₱1,606.45	$12.09 CN¥87.02	-58.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$468.88 ₱26,149.57	$545.89 CN¥3,930.28	+16.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$234.44 ₱13,074.81	$299.17 CN¥2,153.95	+27.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$106.33 ₱5,930.02	$49.83 CN¥358.76	-53.1%
Average			-16.8%

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pay 5.2% less for childcare

	Manila	Guangzhou
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$482.52 ₱26,910.33	$382.66 CN¥2,755.05	-20.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,127.39 ₱787,884.49	$15,561.37 CN¥112,038.74	+10.2%
Average			-5.2%

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pay 1.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Manila	Guangzhou
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.36 ₱76.07	$0.97 CN¥7.01	-28.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.70 ₱150.41	$3.34 CN¥24.03	+23.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.07 ₱171.16	$3.90 CN¥28.05	+26.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.61 ₱2,264.86	$32.82 CN¥236.27	-19.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.67 ₱427.90	$6.96 CN¥50.09	-9.3%
Average			-1.3%

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pay 2.8% more for clothing

	Manila	Guangzhou
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.31 ₱1,857.83	$38.40 CN¥276.51	+15.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$26.60 ₱1,483.30	$30.01 CN¥216.06	+12.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.03 ₱4,128.39	$67.77 CN¥487.97	-8.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$60.89 ₱3,395.92	$55.66 CN¥400.73	-8.6%
Average			+2.8%

Manila vs. Guangzhou - 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: June 2025

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