Karachi vs Manila - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Karachi	Manila
🚶 Cost of living one person	$442	$766
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1064	$2308
🏠 One person rent	$188	$361
🏘️ Family rent	$342	$961
🍽️ Food expenses	$147	$287
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.1	$49.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$179	$526
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	63	73
😀 Quality of life	50	65
🏙️ Population	14.9M	1.85M

The cost of living in Karachi is 42% less expensive than in Manila. Cities ranked 8872nd and 6586th ($442 vs $766) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 0.4 months in Karachi compared to 0.7 months in Manila. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Manila ranked 3rd in the Philippines, while ranked 6253rd and 4165th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Karachi vs Manila

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	Karachi	Manila
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.99	$4.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12	$24.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.2	$4.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$2.02
☕ Cappuccino	$2.16	$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.37	$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$142	$412
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$97.4	$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$316	$1498
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$197	$648
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.4	$73.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.6	$28.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.17%	7.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$545	$3093
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$359	$2849
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$0.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.21	$12.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.29	$3.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.53	$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.15	$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.81	$8.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$5.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.8	$8.81
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$3.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$2.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$2.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$3.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.82	$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.49	$8.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.38	$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.04	$3.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.65	$5.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.9	$3.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.98	$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$16.7	$37.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.05	$7.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.9	$16
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.95	$5.64
👖 Brand Jeans	$16.8	$36
👟 Brand Sneakers	$57.6	$74.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$50.7	$444
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1405	$13387

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Cities near Karachi

Distance	City	Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi	Hyderabad	$334
208 km or 129 mi	Nawabshah	$325
213 km or 132 mi	Mirpur Khas	$394
324 km or 201 mi	Larkana	$338
324 km or 201 mi	Bhuj	$288
366 km or 227 mi	Sukkur	$339
406 km or 252 mi	Jacobabad	$325
445 km or 277 mi	Porbandar	$333
480 km or 298 mi	Rajkot	$311
564 km or 351 mi	Mehsana	$389
593 km or 368 mi	Quetta	$266
601 km or 374 mi	Ahmedabad	$452
604 km or 375 mi	Gandhinagar	$415
626 km or 389 mi	Bhavnagar	$298
629 km or 391 mi	Jodhpur	$366
643 km or 399 mi	Pali	$324
643 km or 399 mi	Nadiad	$382
645 km or 401 mi	Chabahar	$585
675 km or 419 mi	Udaipur	$310
679 km or 422 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$297
683 km or 425 mi	Bahawalpur	$342
683 km or 425 mi	Iranshahr	$605
692 km or 430 mi	Vadodara	$376
711 km or 442 mi	Godhra	$371
719 km or 447 mi	Bikaner	$297
723 km or 449 mi	Surat	$771
736 km or 457 mi	Multan	$392
745 km or 463 mi	Navsari	$286
761 km or 473 mi	Kandahar	$468
769 km or 478 mi	Bhilwara	$340
775 km or 482 mi	Khanewal	$361
785 km or 488 mi	Ajmer	$279
792 km or 492 mi	Lashkargah	$476
796 km or 494 mi	Zahedan	$829
812 km or 504 mi	Burewala	$356
836 km or 519 mi	Ratlam	$311
845 km or 525 mi	Vasai	$284
865 km or 537 mi	Muscat	$1090
866 km or 538 mi	Sikar	$350
874 km or 543 mi	Zabol	$552

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