Kathmandu vs Manila - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kathmandu	Manila
🚶 Cost of living one person	$419	$766
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1077	$2308
🏠 One person rent	$131	$361
🏘️ Family rent	$240	$961
🍽️ Food expenses	$181	$287
🚐 Transport expenses	$62.2	$49.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$238	$526
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	28	73
😀 Quality of life	46	65
🏙️ Population	846K	1.85M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 45% less expensive than in Manila. Cities ranked 8918th and 6586th ($419 vs $766) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Nepal and the Philippines, respectively. Check Nepal vs the Philippines comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Kathmandu compared to 0.7 months in Manila. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Manila ranked 3rd in the Philippines, while ranked 6495th and 4165th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kathmandu vs Manila

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	Kathmandu	Manila
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.44	$4.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.8	$24.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.47	$4.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.57	$2.02
☕ Cappuccino	$1.81	$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.48	$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$162	$412
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$84.7	$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$296	$1498
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$173	$648
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.6	$73.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.8	$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.58	$28.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.88%	7.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2191	$3093
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1059	$2849
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.22	$0.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.9	$12.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$3.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.82	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.62	$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.84	$8.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$5.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.67	$8.81
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$3.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$2.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$2.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$3.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.17	$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.76	$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.27	$8.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.87	$3.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.24	$5.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.53	$3.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.92	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.69	$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.5	$37.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.22	$7.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.1	$16
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.77	$5.64
👖 Brand Jeans	$23.8	$36
👟 Brand Sneakers	$53.2	$74.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$85.2	$444
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3409	$13387

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Kathmandu

Distance	City	Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi	Lalitpur	$341
47 km or 29 mi	Hetauda	$294
94 km or 58 mi	Birgunj	$321
124 km or 77 mi	Janakpur	$292
146 km or 91 mi	Pokhara	$391
183 km or 114 mi	Muzaffarpur	$288
222 km or 138 mi	Gorakhpur	$300
234 km or 145 mi	Biratnagar	$323
235 km or 146 mi	Patna	$316
238 km or 148 mi	Saharsa	$292
261 km or 162 mi	Damak	$317
300 km or 186 mi	Purnia	$300
320 km or 199 mi	Bhagalpur	$282
322 km or 200 mi	Siliguri	$312
332 km or 206 mi	Gaya	$299
346 km or 215 mi	Jaunpur	$297
355 km or 220 mi	Varanasi	$308
359 km or 223 mi	Raiganj	$309
384 km or 239 mi	Shigatse	$900
398 km or 247 mi	Mirzapur	$329
400 km or 249 mi	Paro	$459
410 km or 255 mi	Malda	$308
411 km or 256 mi	Saidpur	$296
421 km or 262 mi	Thimphu	$422
431 km or 268 mi	Allahabad	$314
438 km or 272 mi	Balurghat	$307
443 km or 275 mi	Rangpur	$296
447 km or 278 mi	Lucknow	$366
449 km or 279 mi	Dhanbad	$293
468 km or 291 mi	Kulti	$300
476 km or 296 mi	Asansol	$299
479 km or 298 mi	Dhangadhi	$384
485 km or 301 mi	Ranchi	$375
493 km or 306 mi	Rajshahi	$274
495 km or 307 mi	Berhampore	$304
503 km or 313 mi	Durgapur	$292
510 km or 317 mi	Bheemdatta	$370
510 km or 317 mi	Bogra	$280
517 km or 321 mi	Kanpur	$315
553 km or 344 mi	Jamshedpur	$361

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