Islamabad vs Manila - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Islamabad	Manila
🚶 Cost of living one person	$439	$801
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1168	$2513
🏠 One person rent	$198	$377
🏘️ Family rent	$457	$1086
🍽️ Food expenses	$150	$303
🚐 Transport expenses	$35.4	$49.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$256	$552
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	67	73
😀 Quality of life	49	65
🏙️ Population	1.01M	1.85M

The cost of living in Islamabad is 45% less expensive than in Manila. Cities ranked 8895th and 6428th ($439 vs $801) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th 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 Islamabad compared to 0.7 months in Manila. Islamabad ranked 2nd best city to live in Pakistan vs Manila ranked 3rd in the Philippines, while ranked 6293rd and 4217th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Islamabad vs Manila

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	Islamabad	Manila
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.79	$4.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.1	$27.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.44	$4.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$2.38
☕ Cappuccino	$2.06	$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.35	$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$174	$439
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$92	$225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$505	$1612
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$286	$764
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.4	$79
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.6	$29.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.49%	7.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1307	$3727
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$493	$2799
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.18	$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$6.82	$11.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.32	$3.71
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$2.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.26	$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.35	$9.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.57	$5.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$9.18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$3.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$2.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.4	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$3.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.26	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.8	$1.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$1.64	$9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.13	$3.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.9	$5.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.47	$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.1	$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.62	$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.2	$40
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.31	$7.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.9	$17
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.01	$6.39
👖 Brand Jeans	$20.4	$35.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.2	$78.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$59.7	$504
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3133	$14739

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Cities near Islamabad

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Rawalpindi	$376
33 km or 20 mi	Wah	$323
91 km or 57 mi	Mirpur	$328
108 km or 67 mi	Mardan	$372
131 km or 82 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$341
132 km or 82 mi	Baramulla	$277
135 km or 84 mi	Mingora	$354
146 km or 91 mi	Peshawar	$338
148 km or 92 mi	Kohat	$374
158 km or 98 mi	Gujrat	$330
169 km or 105 mi	Srinagar	$388
183 km or 114 mi	Sargodha	$456
191 km or 119 mi	Hafizabad	$380
193 km or 120 mi	Sialkot	$335
200 km or 124 mi	Jammu	$344
203 km or 126 mi	Gujranwala	$280
220 km or 137 mi	Chiniot	$373
222 km or 138 mi	Kamoke	$308
239 km or 148 mi	Sheikhupura	$376
252 km or 156 mi	Jalalabad	$358
254 km or 158 mi	Faisalabad	$319
268 km or 167 mi	Lahore	$406
279 km or 173 mi	Jhang	$292
285 km or 177 mi	Gojra	$344
287 km or 178 mi	Amritsar	$500
287 km or 179 mi	Sahiwal	$312
291 km or 181 mi	Pathankot	$407
292 km or 182 mi	Khost	$441
324 km or 201 mi	Okara	$310
353 km or 219 mi	Gardez	$469
356 km or 221 mi	Jalandhar	$378
368 km or 229 mi	Kabul	$599
392 km or 244 mi	Khanewal	$358
396 km or 246 mi	Burewala	$360
408 km or 253 mi	Ludhiana	$430
418 km or 260 mi	Multan	$371
427 km or 266 mi	Ghazni	$476
465 km or 289 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$273
468 km or 291 mi	Puli Khumri	$457
483 km or 300 mi	Chandigarh	$397

Cities near Manila

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Pasay	$650
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Caloocan	$668
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Mandaluyong	$770
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Quezon	$738
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Malabon	$593
7.9 km or 4.9 mi	Makati	$816
8.8 km or 5.4 mi	Navotas	$704
12 km or 7.2 mi	Valenzuela	$453
12 km or 7.2 mi	Pasig	$705
12 km or 7.3 mi	Taguig	$820
15 km or 9 mi	Marikina	$538
15 km or 9.3 mi	Bacoor	$564
15 km or 9.3 mi	Paranaque	$650
15 km or 9.5 mi	Cainta	$717
16 km or 9.7 mi	Meycauayan	$573
16 km or 10 mi	Las Pinas	$633
19 km or 12 mi	Imus	$614
21 km or 13 mi	Antipolo	$590
25 km or 15 mi	Muntinlupa	$725
25 km or 16 mi	San Jose del Monte	$570
26 km or 16 mi	General Trias	$602
28 km or 17 mi	San Pedro	$641
28 km or 17 mi	Binangonan	$558
30 km or 19 mi	Dasmarinas	$414
31 km or 19 mi	Binan	$579
33 km or 20 mi	Malolos	$668
34 km or 21 mi	Santa Rosa	$674
37 km or 23 mi	Trece Martires	$562
39 km or 24 mi	Cabuyao	$677
47 km or 29 mi	Calamba	$518
58 km or 36 mi	San Fernando	$632
60 km or 37 mi	Tanauan	$551
61 km or 38 mi	Santo Tomas	$547
69 km or 43 mi	San Pablo	$488
74 km or 46 mi	Angeles	$668
75 km or 47 mi	Lipa	$421
79 km or 49 mi	Olongapo	$507
81 km or 50 mi	Mabalacat	$627
94 km or 59 mi	Batangas	$554
99 km or 61 mi	Cabanatuan	$442