Lahore vs Manila - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lahore	Manila
🚶 Cost of living one person	$411	$766
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1052	$2308
🏠 One person rent	$163	$361
🏘️ Family rent	$338	$961
🍽️ Food expenses	$142	$287
🚐 Transport expenses	$57.1	$49.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$179	$526
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	69	73
😀 Quality of life	46	65
🏙️ Population	11.1M	1.85M

The cost of living in Lahore is 46% less expensive than in Manila. Cities ranked 8934th and 6586th ($411 vs $766) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 Lahore compared to 0.7 months in Manila. Lahore ranked 3rd best city to live in Pakistan vs Manila ranked 3rd in the Philippines, while ranked 6486th and 4165th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lahore vs Manila

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	Lahore	Manila
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.06	$4.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16	$24.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.31	$4.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.84	$2.02
☕ Cappuccino	$2.09	$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.35	$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$102	$412
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$65.8	$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$289	$1498
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$187	$648
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.1	$73.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$115	$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.9	$28.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.71%	7.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$626	$3093
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$587	$2849
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.18	$0.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$5.75	$12.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.76	$3.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.95	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.65	$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.2	$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.92	$8.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$5.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$8.81
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$3.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$2.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$2.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$3.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.25	$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.73	$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$0.7	$8.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.55	$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.97	$3.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.04	$5.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.27	$3.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.01	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.84	$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13	$37.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.36	$7.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13	$16
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.47	$5.64
👖 Brand Jeans	$15	$36
👟 Brand Sneakers	$71.3	$74.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$37.1	$444
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1172	$13387

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Cities near Lahore

Distance	City	Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi	Sheikhupura	$374
49 km or 30 mi	Amritsar	$383
49 km or 30 mi	Kamoke	$321
68 km or 43 mi	Gujranwala	$308
85 km or 53 mi	Hafizabad	$380
107 km or 67 mi	Sialkot	$281
117 km or 72 mi	Gujrat	$373
118 km or 73 mi	Okara	$300
120 km or 74 mi	Jalandhar	$358
120 km or 75 mi	Sahiwal	$305
121 km or 75 mi	Faisalabad	$306
130 km or 81 mi	Chiniot	$389
140 km or 87 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$355
140 km or 87 mi	Jammu	$287
147 km or 91 mi	Pathankot	$355
160 km or 99 mi	Ludhiana	$441
164 km or 102 mi	Gojra	$342
169 km or 105 mi	Sargodha	$458
185 km or 115 mi	Mirpur	$354
195 km or 121 mi	Jhang	$292
222 km or 138 mi	Burewala	$356
244 km or 152 mi	Patiala	$365
250 km or 155 mi	Chandigarh	$369
257 km or 160 mi	Rawalpindi	$401
268 km or 167 mi	Islamabad	$442
269 km or 167 mi	Khanewal	$361
273 km or 170 mi	Shimla	$272
286 km or 178 mi	Srinagar	$354
294 km or 183 mi	Wah	$382
295 km or 183 mi	Baramulla	$273
299 km or 186 mi	Hisar	$251
317 km or 197 mi	Multan	$392
351 km or 218 mi	Bahawalpur	$342
352 km or 219 mi	Bhiwani	$321
353 km or 219 mi	Saharanpur	$283
354 km or 220 mi	Kohat	$379
364 km or 226 mi	Rohtak	$265
366 km or 227 mi	Mardan	$366
377 km or 234 mi	Dehradun	$372
381 km or 237 mi	Peshawar	$346

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