Dhaka vs Manila - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dhaka	Manila
🚶 Cost of living one person	$430	$766
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1093	$2308
🏠 One person rent	$118	$361
🏘️ Family rent	$238	$961
🍽️ Food expenses	$194	$287
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.1	$49.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$274	$526
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	72	73
😀 Quality of life	54	65
🏙️ Population	16.8M	1.85M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 44% less expensive than in Manila. Cities ranked 8899th and 6586th ($430 vs $766) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Bangladesh and the Philippines, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs the Philippines comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Dhaka compared to 0.7 months in Manila. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Manila ranked 3rd in the Philippines, while ranked 5971st and 4165th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dhaka vs Manila

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	Dhaka	Manila
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.89	$4.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.4	$24.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.54	$4.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.23	$2.02
☕ Cappuccino	$2.06	$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.31	$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$123	$412
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$73.8	$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$290	$1498
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$168	$648
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.6	$73.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.3	$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$28.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.62%	7.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$963	$3093
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$528	$2849
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$0.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.5	$12.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.43	$3.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.3	$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.37	$8.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$5.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$8.81
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$2.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$3.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$2.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$2.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$3.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.86	$8.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.46	$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.86	$3.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.55	$5.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.89	$3.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.66	$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.3	$37.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$7.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$16
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.37	$5.64
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.5	$36
👟 Brand Sneakers	$40.3	$74.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$47.4	$444
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1681	$13387

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Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$309
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$295
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$297
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$367
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$287
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$264
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$303
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$289
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$280
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$274
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$281
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$305
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$294
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$351
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$328
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$304
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$337
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$327
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$327
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$347
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$334
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$329
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$337
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$307
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$330
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$478
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$338
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$336
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$345
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$355
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$333
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$327
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$331
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$332
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$404
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$354
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$296
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$408
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$350
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$314

Cities near Manila

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Pasay	$770
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Caloocan	$640
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Mandaluyong	$746
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Quezon	$706
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Malabon	$623
7.9 km or 4.9 mi	Makati	$901
8.8 km or 5.4 mi	Navotas	$732
12 km or 7.2 mi	Valenzuela	$506
12 km or 7.2 mi	Pasig	$670
12 km or 7.3 mi	Taguig	$780
15 km or 9 mi	Marikina	$546
15 km or 9.3 mi	Bacoor	$538
15 km or 9.3 mi	Paranaque	$621
15 km or 9.5 mi	Cainta	$704
16 km or 9.7 mi	Meycauayan	$577
16 km or 10 mi	Las Pinas	$589
19 km or 12 mi	Imus	$518
21 km or 13 mi	Antipolo	$535
25 km or 15 mi	Muntinlupa	$676
25 km or 16 mi	San Jose del Monte	$496
26 km or 16 mi	General Trias	$457
28 km or 17 mi	San Pedro	$575
28 km or 17 mi	Binangonan	$487
30 km or 19 mi	Dasmarinas	$400
31 km or 19 mi	Binan	$539
33 km or 20 mi	Malolos	$572
34 km or 21 mi	Santa Rosa	$508
37 km or 23 mi	Trece Martires	$515
39 km or 24 mi	Cabuyao	$545
47 km or 29 mi	Calamba	$486
58 km or 36 mi	San Fernando	$610
60 km or 37 mi	Tanauan	$508
61 km or 38 mi	Santo Tomas	$504
69 km or 43 mi	San Pablo	$427
74 km or 46 mi	Angeles	$613
75 km or 47 mi	Lipa	$398
79 km or 49 mi	Olongapo	$464
81 km or 50 mi	Mabalacat	$585
94 km or 59 mi	Batangas	$508
99 km or 61 mi	Cabanatuan	$372