Islamabad vs Manila - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Islamabad	Manila
🚶 Cost of living one person	$443	$790
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1034	$1963
🏠 One person rent	$199	$379
🏘️ Family rent	$328	$637
🍽️ Food expenses	$158	$287
🚐 Transport expenses	$35.5	$50.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$155	$386
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	69	74
😀 Quality of life	50	65
🏙️ Population	1.01M	1.85M

The cost of living in Islamabad is 44% less expensive than in Manila. Cities ranked 8887th and 6703rd ($443 vs $790) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 0.3 months in Islamabad compared to 0.5 months in Manila. Islamabad ranked 3rd best city to live in Pakistan vs Manila ranked 3rd in the Philippines, while ranked 6597th and 5220th 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	$2.83	$5.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.2	$24.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.15	$4.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.36	$1.96
☕ Cappuccino	$2.02	$2.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.38	$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$187	$458
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$98.8	$232
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$338	$815
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$178	$416
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.4	$74.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.5	$27.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.73%	7.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1311	$3756
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$775	$2382
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.18	$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.39	$13.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.05	$3.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$2.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.69	$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.22	$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.37	$7.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$5.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.46	$7.84
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$2.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$3.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$2.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.38	$2.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$3.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.26	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.76	$1.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$1.75	$9.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.72	$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.13	$3.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.17	$5.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.64	$3.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.15	$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.69	$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$20.4	$40.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.22	$7.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11	$16.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.86	$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$21.6	$46
👟 Brand Sneakers	$80.7	$80
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$61.1	$139
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2738	$16980

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Cities near Islamabad

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Rawalpindi	$416
33 km or 20 mi	Wah	$344
91 km or 57 mi	Mirpur	$277
108 km or 67 mi	Mardan	$354
131 km or 82 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$326
132 km or 82 mi	Baramulla	$265
135 km or 84 mi	Mingora	$351
146 km or 91 mi	Peshawar	$334
148 km or 92 mi	Kohat	$364
158 km or 98 mi	Gujrat	$320
169 km or 105 mi	Srinagar	$340
183 km or 114 mi	Sargodha	$376
191 km or 119 mi	Hafizabad	$363
193 km or 120 mi	Sialkot	$311
200 km or 124 mi	Jammu	$284
203 km or 126 mi	Gujranwala	$302
220 km or 137 mi	Chiniot	$372
222 km or 138 mi	Kamoke	$316
239 km or 148 mi	Sheikhupura	$368
252 km or 156 mi	Jalalabad	$354
254 km or 158 mi	Faisalabad	$333
268 km or 167 mi	Lahore	$427
279 km or 173 mi	Jhang	$294
285 km or 177 mi	Gojra	$351
287 km or 178 mi	Amritsar	$380
287 km or 179 mi	Sahiwal	$303
291 km or 181 mi	Pathankot	$350
292 km or 182 mi	Khost	$393
324 km or 201 mi	Okara	$291
353 km or 219 mi	Gardez	$401
356 km or 221 mi	Jalandhar	$337
368 km or 229 mi	Kabul	$458
392 km or 244 mi	Khanewal	$362
396 km or 246 mi	Burewala	$347
408 km or 253 mi	Ludhiana	$421
418 km or 260 mi	Multan	$403
427 km or 266 mi	Ghazni	$396
465 km or 289 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$254
468 km or 291 mi	Puli Khumri	$404
483 km or 300 mi	Chandigarh	$373

Cities near Manila

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Pasay	$785
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Caloocan	$568
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Mandaluyong	$742
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Quezon	$717
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Malabon	$674
7.9 km or 4.9 mi	Makati	$1009
8.8 km or 5.4 mi	Navotas	$657
12 km or 7.2 mi	Valenzuela	$432
12 km or 7.2 mi	Pasig	$642
12 km or 7.3 mi	Taguig	$807
15 km or 9 mi	Marikina	$555
15 km or 9.3 mi	Bacoor	$540
15 km or 9.3 mi	Paranaque	$651
15 km or 9.5 mi	Cainta	$760
16 km or 9.7 mi	Meycauayan	$561
16 km or 10 mi	Las Pinas	$628
19 km or 12 mi	Imus	$536
21 km or 13 mi	Antipolo	$570
25 km or 15 mi	Muntinlupa	$692
25 km or 16 mi	San Jose del Monte	$511
26 km or 16 mi	General Trias	$519
28 km or 17 mi	San Pedro	$617
28 km or 17 mi	Binangonan	$525
30 km or 19 mi	Dasmarinas	$414
31 km or 19 mi	Binan	$613
33 km or 20 mi	Malolos	$630
34 km or 21 mi	Santa Rosa	$575
37 km or 23 mi	Trece Martires	$542
39 km or 24 mi	Cabuyao	$616
47 km or 29 mi	Calamba	$489
58 km or 36 mi	San Fernando	$609
60 km or 37 mi	Tanauan	$535
61 km or 38 mi	Santo Tomas	$531
69 km or 43 mi	San Pablo	$477
74 km or 46 mi	Angeles	$624
75 km or 47 mi	Lipa	$425
79 km or 49 mi	Olongapo	$471
81 km or 50 mi	Mabalacat	$598
94 km or 59 mi	Batangas	$532
99 km or 61 mi	Cabanatuan	$448