Kolkata vs Manila - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kolkata	Manila
🚶 Cost of living one person	$404	$766
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1011	$2308
🏠 One person rent	$135	$361
🏘️ Family rent	$258	$961
🍽️ Food expenses	$178	$287
🚐 Transport expenses	$51.2	$49.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$432	$526
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	75	73
😀 Quality of life	58	65
🏙️ Population	4.5M	1.85M

The cost of living in Kolkata is 47% less expensive than in Manila. Cities ranked 8948th and 6586th ($404 vs $766) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 5th in India and the Philippines, respectively. Check India vs the Philippines comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Kolkata compared to 0.7 months in Manila. Kolkata ranked 12th best city to live in India vs Manila ranked 3rd in the Philippines, while ranked 5509th and 4165th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kolkata vs Manila

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	Kolkata	Manila
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.92	$4.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.5	$24.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.59	$4.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$2.02
☕ Cappuccino	$2.22	$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.36	$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$165	$412
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$86.6	$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$341	$1498
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$180	$648
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.8	$73.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.6	$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$6.58	$28.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.36%	7.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1157	$3093
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$528	$2849
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$6.24	$12.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.38	$3.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.7	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.37	$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.94	$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.41	$8.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$5.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.85	$8.81
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$2.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$3.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$2.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.37	$2.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.58	$3.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.22	$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.9	$8.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.65	$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.44	$3.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.79	$5.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.82	$3.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.29	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.95	$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.9	$37.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.72	$7.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.93	$16
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.94	$5.64
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.4	$36
👟 Brand Sneakers	$47.4	$74.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$41.7	$444
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1469	$13387

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Cities near Kolkata

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Howrah	$332
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Bidhannagar	$355
10 km or 6.2 mi	South Dumdum	$345
11 km or 7.1 mi	Baranagar	$333
12 km or 7.5 mi	Bally	$331
14 km or 8.9 mi	Uttarpara	$327
15 km or 9.1 mi	Kamarhati	$336
15 km or 9.3 mi	North Dumdum	$337
16 km or 9.9 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$354
17 km or 10 mi	Panihati	$338
20 km or 13 mi	Rajarhat	$347
21 km or 13 mi	Madhyamgram	$334
23 km or 14 mi	Serampore	$330
23 km or 15 mi	Barrackpore	$329
25 km or 15 mi	Uluberia	$341
36 km or 22 mi	Barasat	$350
36 km or 23 mi	Maheshtala	$360
37 km or 23 mi	Chandannagar	$327
37 km or 23 mi	Bhatpara	$337
40 km or 25 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$327
41 km or 25 mi	Naihati	$328
64 km or 40 mi	Haldia	$394
79 km or 49 mi	Shantipur	$294
93 km or 58 mi	Bardhaman	$314
97 km or 60 mi	Krishnanagar	$281
104 km or 65 mi	Midnapore	$292
107 km or 66 mi	Kharagpur	$283
114 km or 71 mi	Jessore	$289
128 km or 80 mi	Khulna	$303
153 km or 95 mi	Durgapur	$292
174 km or 108 mi	Berhampore	$304
189 km or 118 mi	Asansol	$299
202 km or 125 mi	Kulti	$300
205 km or 127 mi	Rajshahi	$274
209 km or 130 mi	Barisal	$287
223 km or 139 mi	Jamshedpur	$361
239 km or 149 mi	Dhanbad	$293
248 km or 154 mi	Dhaka	$430
251 km or 156 mi	Narayanganj	$309
274 km or 170 mi	Malda	$308

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