Karachi vs Manila - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Karachi	Manila
🚶 Cost of living one person	$417	$781
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$995	$2316
🏠 One person rent	$174	$384
🏘️ Family rent	$312	$949
🍽️ Food expenses	$142	$280
🚐 Transport expenses	$60.5	$47
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$184	$538
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	63	73
😀 Quality of life	53	65
🏙️ Population	14.9M	1.85M

The cost of living in Karachi is 47% less expensive than in Manila. Cities ranked 8902nd and 6438th ($417 vs $781) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 8th 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 6078th and 4458th 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	$1.9	$4.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.5	$26.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4	$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.13	$1.29
☕ Cappuccino	$1.9	$3.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.31	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$142	$456
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$93.1	$239
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$316	$1482
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$179	$641
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.2	$69.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.9	$108
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11	$31.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.14%	7.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$584	$4033
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$336	$2881
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.2	$10.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.45	$3.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.49	$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.18	$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.94	$7.35
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$5.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$8.29
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$3.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.32	$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$3.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.25	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.76	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.22	$8.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.38	$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.03	$2.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.92	$4.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.36	$3.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.03	$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.07	$1.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.5	$40
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.05	$6.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$10.9	$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.64	$6.42
👖 Brand Jeans	$15.3	$37.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$53.2	$75.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$46.7	$557
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1093	$14747

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Cities near Karachi

Distance	City	Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi	Hyderabad	$297
208 km or 129 mi	Nawabshah	$292
213 km or 132 mi	Mirpur Khas	$326
324 km or 201 mi	Larkana	$301
324 km or 201 mi	Bhuj	$308
366 km or 227 mi	Sukkur	$293
406 km or 252 mi	Jacobabad	$289
445 km or 277 mi	Porbandar	$358
480 km or 298 mi	Rajkot	$353
564 km or 351 mi	Mehsana	$377
593 km or 368 mi	Quetta	$313
601 km or 374 mi	Ahmedabad	$505
604 km or 375 mi	Gandhinagar	$339
626 km or 389 mi	Bhavnagar	$296
629 km or 391 mi	Jodhpur	$360
643 km or 399 mi	Pali	$336
643 km or 399 mi	Nadiad	$396
645 km or 401 mi	Chabahar	$779
675 km or 419 mi	Udaipur	$338
679 km or 422 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$242
683 km or 425 mi	Bahawalpur	$267
683 km or 425 mi	Iranshahr	$672
692 km or 430 mi	Vadodara	$399
711 km or 442 mi	Godhra	$385
719 km or 447 mi	Bikaner	$291
723 km or 449 mi	Surat	$809
736 km or 457 mi	Multan	$307
745 km or 463 mi	Navsari	$301
761 km or 473 mi	Kandahar	$513
769 km or 478 mi	Bhilwara	$338
775 km or 482 mi	Khanewal	$328
785 km or 488 mi	Ajmer	$336
792 km or 492 mi	Lashkargah	$484
796 km or 494 mi	Zahedan	$822
812 km or 504 mi	Burewala	$338
836 km or 519 mi	Ratlam	$323
845 km or 525 mi	Vasai	$315
865 km or 537 mi	Muscat	$1126
866 km or 538 mi	Sikar	$375
874 km or 543 mi	Zabol	$546

Cities near Manila

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Pasay	$673
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Caloocan	$804
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Mandaluyong	$792
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Quezon	$759
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Malabon	$697
7.9 km or 4.9 mi	Makati	$842
8.8 km or 5.4 mi	Navotas	$738
12 km or 7.2 mi	Valenzuela	$491
12 km or 7.2 mi	Pasig	$817
12 km or 7.3 mi	Taguig	$860
15 km or 9 mi	Marikina	$519
15 km or 9.3 mi	Bacoor	$550
15 km or 9.3 mi	Paranaque	$640
15 km or 9.5 mi	Cainta	$682
16 km or 9.7 mi	Meycauayan	$592
16 km or 10 mi	Las Pinas	$590
19 km or 12 mi	Imus	$568
21 km or 13 mi	Antipolo	$534
25 km or 15 mi	Muntinlupa	$681
25 km or 16 mi	San Jose del Monte	$496
26 km or 16 mi	General Trias	$523
28 km or 17 mi	San Pedro	$577
28 km or 17 mi	Binangonan	$497
30 km or 19 mi	Dasmarinas	$441
31 km or 19 mi	Binan	$511
33 km or 20 mi	Malolos	$610
34 km or 21 mi	Santa Rosa	$619
37 km or 23 mi	Trece Martires	$540
39 km or 24 mi	Cabuyao	$584
47 km or 29 mi	Calamba	$483
58 km or 36 mi	San Fernando	$596
60 km or 37 mi	Tanauan	$529
61 km or 38 mi	Santo Tomas	$522
69 km or 43 mi	San Pablo	$419
74 km or 46 mi	Angeles	$660
75 km or 47 mi	Lipa	$476
79 km or 49 mi	Olongapo	$490
81 km or 50 mi	Mabalacat	$614
94 km or 59 mi	Batangas	$519
99 km or 61 mi	Cabanatuan	$371