Faisalabad vs Manila - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Faisalabad	Manila
🚶 Cost of living one person	$306	$766
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$769	$2308
🏠 One person rent	$99.5	$361
🏘️ Family rent	$178	$961
🍽️ Food expenses	$121	$287
🚐 Transport expenses	$41.9	$49.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$189	$526
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	43	73
😀 Quality of life	39	65
🏙️ Population	3.2M	1.85M

The cost of living in Faisalabad is 60% less expensive than in Manila. Cities ranked 9193rd and 6586th ($306 vs $766) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 5th in Pakistan and the Philippines, respectively. Check Pakistan vs the Philippines comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Faisalabad compared to 0.7 months in Manila. Faisalabad ranked 6th best city to live in Pakistan vs Manila ranked 3rd in the Philippines, while ranked 7026th and 4165th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Faisalabad	Manila
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.78	$4.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$7.14	$24.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.57	$4.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$2.02
☕ Cappuccino	$1.22	$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	$67.2	$412
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$45.8	$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$144	$1498
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$100	$648
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.5	$73.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.3	$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.9	$28.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.12%	7.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$774	$3093
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$901	$2849
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.18	$0.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$3.57	$12.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.88	$3.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.58	$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.19	$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$8.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$5.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$8.81
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$3.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$2.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$2.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$3.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.62	$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.58	$8.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.59	$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.88	$3.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.76	$5.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.08	$3.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.48	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.37	$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.7	$37.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.54	$7.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$10.9	$16
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.72	$5.64
👖 Brand Jeans	$15.9	$36
👟 Brand Sneakers	$71.4	$74.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$27.2	$444
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1151	$13387

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Cities near Faisalabad

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Chiniot	$389
35 km or 22 mi	Sahiwal	$305
48 km or 30 mi	Gojra	$342
74 km or 46 mi	Jhang	$292
77 km or 48 mi	Okara	$300
83 km or 52 mi	Sargodha	$458
92 km or 57 mi	Hafizabad	$380
93 km or 58 mi	Sheikhupura	$374
121 km or 75 mi	Lahore	$411
125 km or 78 mi	Kamoke	$321
132 km or 82 mi	Gujranwala	$308
136 km or 84 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$355
146 km or 91 mi	Burewala	$356
159 km or 99 mi	Gujrat	$373
166 km or 103 mi	Khanewal	$361
169 km or 105 mi	Amritsar	$383
182 km or 113 mi	Sialkot	$281
201 km or 125 mi	Mirpur	$354
209 km or 130 mi	Multan	$392
222 km or 138 mi	Jammu	$287
238 km or 148 mi	Jalandhar	$358
243 km or 151 mi	Rawalpindi	$401
254 km or 158 mi	Islamabad	$442
261 km or 162 mi	Pathankot	$355
262 km or 163 mi	Bahawalpur	$342
268 km or 167 mi	Wah	$382
270 km or 167 mi	Ludhiana	$441
279 km or 173 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$297
286 km or 178 mi	Kohat	$379
323 km or 201 mi	Peshawar	$346
325 km or 202 mi	Mardan	$366
331 km or 206 mi	Baramulla	$273
338 km or 210 mi	Srinagar	$354
352 km or 219 mi	Patiala	$365
359 km or 223 mi	Hisar	$251
362 km or 225 mi	Chandigarh	$369
365 km or 227 mi	Khost	$366
379 km or 235 mi	Bikaner	$297
379 km or 235 mi	Mingora	$364
391 km or 243 mi	Shimla	$272

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