Dhaka vs Manila - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Dhaka	Manila
🚶 Cost of living one person	$456	$781
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1241	$2316
🏠 One person rent	$106	$384
🏘️ Family rent	$258	$949
🍽️ Food expenses	$220	$280
🚐 Transport expenses	$89	$47
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$309	$538
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	72	73
😀 Quality of life	57	65
🏙️ Population	16.8M	1.85M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 42% less expensive than in Manila. Cities ranked 8745th and 6438th ($456 vs $781) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 8th in Bangladesh and the Philippines, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs the Philippines comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 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 5727th and 4458th 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	$2.5	$4.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.76	$26.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.21	$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.46	$1.29
☕ Cappuccino	$2.19	$3.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.35	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$106	$456
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$62.5	$239
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$343	$1482
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$178	$641
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.3	$69.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.9	$108
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16	$31.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.78%	7.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1103	$4033
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$577	$2881
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.2	$10.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.98	$3.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.69	$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.36	$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.9	$7.35
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$5.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$8.29
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$3.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.4	$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$3.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.21	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.82	$8.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.65	$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.91	$2.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$4.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$3.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.97	$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.19	$1.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.3	$40
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.53	$6.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.9	$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.22	$6.42
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.1	$37.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$45.3	$75.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$57.9	$557
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1449	$14747

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Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$446
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$303
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$342
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$387
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$324
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$290
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$342
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$310
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$315
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$293
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$287
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$312
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$304
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$362
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$338
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$311
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$347
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$336
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$339
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$356
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$346
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$341
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$348
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$319
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$343
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$520
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$351
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$349
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$355
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$364
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$346
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$342
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$346
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$354
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$399
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$361
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$325
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$360
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$357
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$323

Cities near Manila

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Pasay	$673
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Caloocan	$804
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Mandaluyong	$792
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Quezon	$759
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Malabon	$697
7.9 km or 4.9 mi	Makati	$842
8.8 km or 5.4 mi	Navotas	$738
12 km or 7.2 mi	Valenzuela	$491
12 km or 7.2 mi	Pasig	$817
12 km or 7.3 mi	Taguig	$860
15 km or 9 mi	Marikina	$519
15 km or 9.3 mi	Bacoor	$550
15 km or 9.3 mi	Paranaque	$640
15 km or 9.5 mi	Cainta	$682
16 km or 9.7 mi	Meycauayan	$592
16 km or 10 mi	Las Pinas	$590
19 km or 12 mi	Imus	$568
21 km or 13 mi	Antipolo	$534
25 km or 15 mi	Muntinlupa	$681
25 km or 16 mi	San Jose del Monte	$496
26 km or 16 mi	General Trias	$523
28 km or 17 mi	San Pedro	$577
28 km or 17 mi	Binangonan	$497
30 km or 19 mi	Dasmarinas	$441
31 km or 19 mi	Binan	$511
33 km or 20 mi	Malolos	$610
34 km or 21 mi	Santa Rosa	$619
37 km or 23 mi	Trece Martires	$540
39 km or 24 mi	Cabuyao	$584
47 km or 29 mi	Calamba	$483
58 km or 36 mi	San Fernando	$596
60 km or 37 mi	Tanauan	$529
61 km or 38 mi	Santo Tomas	$522
69 km or 43 mi	San Pablo	$419
74 km or 46 mi	Angeles	$660
75 km or 47 mi	Lipa	$476
79 km or 49 mi	Olongapo	$490
81 km or 50 mi	Mabalacat	$614
94 km or 59 mi	Batangas	$519
99 km or 61 mi	Cabanatuan	$371