Manila vs Rawalpindi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manila Rawalpindi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$781
$331
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2316
$799
🏠 One person rent
$384
$128
🏘️ Family rent
$949
$227
🍽️ Food expenses
$280
$119
🚐 Transport expenses
$47
$56.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$538
$138
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
73
67
😀 Quality of life
65
35
🏙️ Population
1.85M
2.1M

The cost of living in Manila is 136% more expensive than in Rawalpindi. Cities ranked 6438th and 9155th ($781 vs $331) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 11th 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 0.4 months in Rawalpindi. Manila ranked 3rd best city to live in the Philippines vs Rawalpindi ranked 8th in Pakistan, while ranked 4458th and 7850th among best cities to live in the world.

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Manila Rawalpindi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.05
$1.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.4
$8.01
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.31
$3.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$1.36
☕ Cappuccino
$3.01
$1.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.98
$0.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$456
$90.1
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$239
$71.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1482
$222
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$641
$136
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.7
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$108
$60.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.7
$12.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.53%
20.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4033
$714
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2881
$274
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.54
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.9
$10.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.23
$6.72
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.81
$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.34
$0.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.2
$1.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.35
$3.97
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.19
$3.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.29
$3.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$0.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.49
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$0.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$0.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$0.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.83
$0.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.99
$7.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.92
$1.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.8
$0.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.13
$1.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.58
$0.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.53
$0.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40
$7.87
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.28
$3.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.9
$4.55
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.42
$1.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.8
$12.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.4
$43.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$557
$36
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14747
$1496

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5.7 km or 3.5 mi Pasay
$673
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Caloocan
$804
6.2 km or 3.9 mi Mandaluyong
$792
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Quezon
$759
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Malabon
$697
7.9 km or 4.9 mi Makati
$842
8.8 km or 5.4 mi Navotas
$738
12 km or 7.2 mi Valenzuela
$491
12 km or 7.2 mi Pasig
$817
12 km or 7.3 mi Taguig
$860
15 km or 9 mi Marikina
$519
15 km or 9.3 mi Bacoor
$550
15 km or 9.3 mi Paranaque
$640
15 km or 9.5 mi Cainta
$682
16 km or 9.7 mi Meycauayan
$592
16 km or 10 mi Las Pinas
$590
19 km or 12 mi Imus
$568
21 km or 13 mi Antipolo
$534
25 km or 15 mi Muntinlupa
$681
25 km or 16 mi San Jose del Monte
$496
26 km or 16 mi General Trias
$523
28 km or 17 mi San Pedro
$577
28 km or 17 mi Binangonan
$497
30 km or 19 mi Dasmarinas
$441
31 km or 19 mi Binan
$511
33 km or 20 mi Malolos
$610
34 km or 21 mi Santa Rosa
$619
37 km or 23 mi Trece Martires
$540
39 km or 24 mi Cabuyao
$584
47 km or 29 mi Calamba
$483
58 km or 36 mi San Fernando
$596
60 km or 37 mi Tanauan
$529
61 km or 38 mi Santo Tomas
$522
69 km or 43 mi San Pablo
$419
74 km or 46 mi Angeles
$660
75 km or 47 mi Lipa
$476
79 km or 49 mi Olongapo
$490
81 km or 50 mi Mabalacat
$614
94 km or 59 mi Batangas
$519
99 km or 61 mi Cabanatuan
$371

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Islamabad
$389
40 km or 25 mi Wah
$238
82 km or 51 mi Mirpur
$278
116 km or 72 mi Mardan
$335
120 km or 75 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$287
135 km or 84 mi Baramulla
$281
146 km or 90 mi Mingora
$311
148 km or 92 mi Gujrat
$277
151 km or 94 mi Kohat
$307
152 km or 94 mi Peshawar
$352
170 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$393
173 km or 107 mi Sargodha
$330
180 km or 112 mi Hafizabad
$303
183 km or 114 mi Sialkot
$298
192 km or 119 mi Jammu
$399
192 km or 119 mi Gujranwala
$240
210 km or 130 mi Chiniot
$344
211 km or 131 mi Kamoke
$268
228 km or 142 mi Sheikhupura
$337
243 km or 151 mi Faisalabad
$289
257 km or 160 mi Lahore
$386
258 km or 160 mi Jalalabad
$347
269 km or 167 mi Jhang
$364
275 km or 171 mi Gojra
$337
276 km or 172 mi Sahiwal
$260
277 km or 172 mi Amritsar
$508
283 km or 176 mi Pathankot
$399
294 km or 183 mi Khost
$423
312 km or 194 mi Okara
$290
346 km or 215 mi Jalandhar
$394
355 km or 221 mi Gardez
$449
374 km or 232 mi Kabul
$567
382 km or 238 mi Khanewal
$328
385 km or 239 mi Burewala
$338
397 km or 247 mi Ludhiana
$448
409 km or 254 mi Multan
$307
430 km or 267 mi Ghazni
$455
457 km or 284 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$242
474 km or 294 mi Chandigarh
$401
475 km or 295 mi Shimla
$282