Karachi vs Manila - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Karachi	Manila
🚶 Cost of living one person	$430	$790
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1029	$1963
🏠 One person rent	$168	$379
🏘️ Family rent	$274	$637
🍽️ Food expenses	$146	$287
🚐 Transport expenses	$71.4	$50.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$132	$386
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	63	74
😀 Quality of life	54	65
🏙️ Population	14.9M	1.85M

The cost of living in Karachi is 46% less expensive than in Manila. Cities ranked 8915th and 6703rd ($430 vs $790) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 Karachi compared to 0.5 months in Manila. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Manila ranked 3rd in the Philippines, while ranked 6371st and 5220th 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	$1.75	$5.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.3	$24.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.41	$4.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$1.96
☕ Cappuccino	$2.05	$2.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.39	$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$115	$458
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$71.8	$232
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$204	$815
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$133	$416
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.2	$74.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$115	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.1	$27.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.46%	7.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$579	$3756
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$371	$2382
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.76	$13.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.37	$3.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.92	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$2.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.57	$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.13	$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.72	$7.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$5.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.37	$7.84
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$2.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$3.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$2.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.36	$2.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.38	$3.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.82	$1.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$1.24	$9.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.1	$3.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.76	$5.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.17	$3.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.35	$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.8	$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.4	$40.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.27	$7.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$16.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.95	$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.6	$46
👟 Brand Sneakers	$63.1	$80
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$67.6	$139
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1491	$16980

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Cities near Karachi

Distance	City	Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi	Hyderabad	$382
208 km or 129 mi	Nawabshah	$324
213 km or 132 mi	Mirpur Khas	$395
324 km or 201 mi	Larkana	$336
324 km or 201 mi	Bhuj	$290
366 km or 227 mi	Sukkur	$340
406 km or 252 mi	Jacobabad	$322
445 km or 277 mi	Porbandar	$330
480 km or 298 mi	Rajkot	$324
564 km or 351 mi	Mehsana	$382
593 km or 368 mi	Quetta	$291
601 km or 374 mi	Ahmedabad	$442
604 km or 375 mi	Gandhinagar	$407
626 km or 389 mi	Bhavnagar	$291
629 km or 391 mi	Jodhpur	$322
643 km or 399 mi	Pali	$305
643 km or 399 mi	Nadiad	$375
645 km or 401 mi	Chabahar	$573
675 km or 419 mi	Udaipur	$315
679 km or 422 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$254
683 km or 425 mi	Bahawalpur	$301
683 km or 425 mi	Iranshahr	$624
692 km or 430 mi	Vadodara	$374
711 km or 442 mi	Godhra	$366
719 km or 447 mi	Bikaner	$290
723 km or 449 mi	Surat	$705
736 km or 457 mi	Multan	$403
745 km or 463 mi	Navsari	$278
761 km or 473 mi	Kandahar	$436
769 km or 478 mi	Bhilwara	$328
775 km or 482 mi	Khanewal	$362
785 km or 488 mi	Ajmer	$274
792 km or 492 mi	Lashkargah	$439
796 km or 494 mi	Zahedan	$808
812 km or 504 mi	Burewala	$347
836 km or 519 mi	Ratlam	$303
845 km or 525 mi	Vasai	$267
865 km or 537 mi	Muscat	$1081
866 km or 538 mi	Sikar	$335
874 km or 543 mi	Zabol	$558

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