Manila vs Peshawar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Manila	Peshawar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$766	$346
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2308	$824
🏠 One person rent	$361	$130
🏘️ Family rent	$961	$221
🍽️ Food expenses	$287	$130
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.2	$52
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$526	$190
😷 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 121% more expensive than in Peshawar. Cities ranked 6586th and 9093rd ($766 vs $346) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 20th 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 0.5 months in Peshawar. Manila ranked 3rd best city to live in the Philippines vs Peshawar ranked 5th in Pakistan, while ranked 4165th and 6958th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Manila	Peshawar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.69	$2.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.4	$10.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.25	$3.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.02	$1.43
☕ Cappuccino	$2.73	$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.84	$0.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$412	$106
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$220	$47.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1498	$207
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$648	$95.2
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.8	$60.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$115	$92.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.1	$10.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.42%	21.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3093	$177
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2849	$148
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.52	$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.4	$7.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.85	$6.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$0.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.25	$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.14	$1.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.06	$3.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.09	$3.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.81	$3.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$1.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$0.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$0.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$0.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$0.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.47	$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.68	$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.79	$1.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.45	$1.6
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.1	$1.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.47	$0.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.22	$1.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.77	$0.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.67	$0.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.7	$10.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.39	$4.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16	$11.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.64	$1.87
👖 Brand Jeans	$36	$13.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74.8	$39.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$444	$30
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13387	$518

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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

Cities near Peshawar

Distance	City	Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi	Kohat	$379
55 km or 34 mi	Mardan	$366
108 km or 67 mi	Jalalabad	$303
114 km or 71 mi	Wah	$382
117 km or 72 mi	Mingora	$364
146 km or 91 mi	Islamabad	$442
152 km or 94 mi	Rawalpindi	$401
164 km or 102 mi	Khost	$366
215 km or 133 mi	Gardez	$386
223 km or 138 mi	Kabul	$474
230 km or 143 mi	Mirpur	$354
239 km or 149 mi	Sargodha	$458
244 km or 151 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$355
262 km or 163 mi	Baramulla	$273
287 km or 179 mi	Gujrat	$373
289 km or 179 mi	Ghazni	$389
289 km or 180 mi	Chiniot	$389
296 km or 184 mi	Hafizabad	$380
305 km or 189 mi	Srinagar	$354
313 km or 195 mi	Jhang	$292
323 km or 201 mi	Faisalabad	$306
324 km or 201 mi	Gujranwala	$308
328 km or 204 mi	Sialkot	$281
335 km or 208 mi	Puli Khumri	$381
336 km or 209 mi	Gojra	$342
340 km or 211 mi	Kamoke	$321
341 km or 212 mi	Jammu	$287
346 km or 215 mi	Sheikhupura	$374
357 km or 222 mi	Sahiwal	$305
381 km or 237 mi	Lahore	$411
387 km or 240 mi	Kunduz	$394
400 km or 248 mi	Okara	$300
410 km or 255 mi	Amritsar	$383
413 km or 257 mi	Khanewal	$361
423 km or 263 mi	Multan	$392
432 km or 268 mi	Pathankot	$355
442 km or 275 mi	Burewala	$356
447 km or 278 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$297
484 km or 301 mi	Jalandhar	$358
492 km or 306 mi	Qurghonteppa	$596