Manila vs Peshawar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Manila	Peshawar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$801	$338
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2513	$820
🏠 One person rent	$377	$125
🏘️ Family rent	$1086	$220
🍽️ Food expenses	$303	$127
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.1	$53
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$552	$193
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	73	48
😀 Quality of life	65	40
🏙️ Population	1.85M	1.97M

The cost of living in Manila is 137% more expensive than in Peshawar. Cities ranked 6428th and 9126th ($801 vs $338) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 19th in the Philippines and Pakistan, respectively. Check the Philippines vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Manila compared to 0.6 months in Peshawar. Manila ranked 3rd best city to live in the Philippines vs Peshawar ranked 4th in Pakistan, while ranked 4217th and 6896th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manila vs Peshawar

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	Manila	Peshawar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.82	$1.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.9	$12.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.42	$3.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.38	$1.42
☕ Cappuccino	$2.88	$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.91	$0.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$439	$98
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$225	$44.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1612	$211
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$764	$97.5
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79	$56.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$87
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.5	$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.73%	20.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3727	$181
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2799	$151
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.62	$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.8	$7.15
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.71	$6.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.06	$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.28	$0.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.19	$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.63	$3.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.38	$3.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.18	$3.75
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$1.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$0.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$0.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$0.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$0.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.95	$0.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9	$1.64
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.25	$1.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.63	$0.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.32	$1.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.82	$0.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.74	$0.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40	$9.61
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.83	$4.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17	$14.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.39	$1.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$35.9	$13.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.7	$34.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$504	$28.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14739	$525

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Cities near Manila

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Pasay	$650
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Caloocan	$668
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Mandaluyong	$770
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Quezon	$738
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Malabon	$593
7.9 km or 4.9 mi	Makati	$816
8.8 km or 5.4 mi	Navotas	$704
12 km or 7.2 mi	Valenzuela	$453
12 km or 7.2 mi	Pasig	$705
12 km or 7.3 mi	Taguig	$820
15 km or 9 mi	Marikina	$538
15 km or 9.3 mi	Bacoor	$564
15 km or 9.3 mi	Paranaque	$650
15 km or 9.5 mi	Cainta	$717
16 km or 9.7 mi	Meycauayan	$573
16 km or 10 mi	Las Pinas	$633
19 km or 12 mi	Imus	$614
21 km or 13 mi	Antipolo	$590
25 km or 15 mi	Muntinlupa	$725
25 km or 16 mi	San Jose del Monte	$570
26 km or 16 mi	General Trias	$602
28 km or 17 mi	San Pedro	$641
28 km or 17 mi	Binangonan	$558
30 km or 19 mi	Dasmarinas	$414
31 km or 19 mi	Binan	$579
33 km or 20 mi	Malolos	$668
34 km or 21 mi	Santa Rosa	$674
37 km or 23 mi	Trece Martires	$562
39 km or 24 mi	Cabuyao	$677
47 km or 29 mi	Calamba	$518
58 km or 36 mi	San Fernando	$632
60 km or 37 mi	Tanauan	$551
61 km or 38 mi	Santo Tomas	$547
69 km or 43 mi	San Pablo	$488
74 km or 46 mi	Angeles	$668
75 km or 47 mi	Lipa	$421
79 km or 49 mi	Olongapo	$507
81 km or 50 mi	Mabalacat	$627
94 km or 59 mi	Batangas	$554
99 km or 61 mi	Cabanatuan	$442

Cities near Peshawar

Distance	City	Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi	Kohat	$374
55 km or 34 mi	Mardan	$372
108 km or 67 mi	Jalalabad	$358
114 km or 71 mi	Wah	$323
117 km or 72 mi	Mingora	$354
146 km or 91 mi	Islamabad	$439
152 km or 94 mi	Rawalpindi	$376
164 km or 102 mi	Khost	$441
215 km or 133 mi	Gardez	$469
223 km or 138 mi	Kabul	$599
230 km or 143 mi	Mirpur	$328
239 km or 149 mi	Sargodha	$456
244 km or 151 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$341
262 km or 163 mi	Baramulla	$277
287 km or 179 mi	Gujrat	$330
289 km or 179 mi	Ghazni	$476
289 km or 180 mi	Chiniot	$373
296 km or 184 mi	Hafizabad	$380
305 km or 189 mi	Srinagar	$388
313 km or 195 mi	Jhang	$292
323 km or 201 mi	Faisalabad	$319
324 km or 201 mi	Gujranwala	$280
328 km or 204 mi	Sialkot	$335
335 km or 208 mi	Puli Khumri	$457
336 km or 209 mi	Gojra	$344
340 km or 211 mi	Kamoke	$308
341 km or 212 mi	Jammu	$344
346 km or 215 mi	Sheikhupura	$376
357 km or 222 mi	Sahiwal	$312
381 km or 237 mi	Lahore	$406
387 km or 240 mi	Kunduz	$467
400 km or 248 mi	Okara	$310
410 km or 255 mi	Amritsar	$500
413 km or 257 mi	Khanewal	$358
423 km or 263 mi	Multan	$371
432 km or 268 mi	Pathankot	$407
442 km or 275 mi	Burewala	$360
447 km or 278 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$273
484 km or 301 mi	Jalandhar	$378
492 km or 306 mi	Qurghonteppa	$659