Manila vs Rawalpindi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Manila	Rawalpindi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$766	$401
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2308	$1010
🏠 One person rent	$361	$150
🏘️ Family rent	$961	$317
🍽️ Food expenses	$287	$163
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.2	$42.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$526	$170
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	73	68
😀 Quality of life	65	46
🏙️ Population	1.85M	2.1M

The cost of living in Manila is 91% more expensive than in Rawalpindi. Cities ranked 6586th and 8953rd ($766 vs $401) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 5th 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 4th in Pakistan, while ranked 4165th and 6500th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manila vs Rawalpindi

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	Manila	Rawalpindi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.69	$1.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.4	$13.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.25	$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.02	$1.43
☕ Cappuccino	$2.73	$1.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.84	$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$412	$113
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$220	$58
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1498	$341
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$648	$169
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.8	$63.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$115	$97.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.1	$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.42%	19.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3093	$747
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2849	$421
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.52	$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.4	$9.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.85	$3.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.25	$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.14	$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.06	$6.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.09	$3.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.81	$4.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$0.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$0.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$0.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$0.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.47	$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.68	$0.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.79	$25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.45	$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.1	$1.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.47	$0.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.22	$1.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.77	$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.67	$0.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.7	$10.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.39	$3.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16	$12.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.64	$2.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$36	$10.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74.8	$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$444	$37.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13387	$1075

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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 Rawalpindi

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Islamabad	$442
40 km or 25 mi	Wah	$382
82 km or 51 mi	Mirpur	$354
116 km or 72 mi	Mardan	$366
120 km or 75 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$355
135 km or 84 mi	Baramulla	$273
146 km or 90 mi	Mingora	$364
148 km or 92 mi	Gujrat	$373
151 km or 94 mi	Kohat	$379
152 km or 94 mi	Peshawar	$346
170 km or 105 mi	Srinagar	$354
173 km or 107 mi	Sargodha	$458
180 km or 112 mi	Hafizabad	$380
183 km or 114 mi	Sialkot	$281
192 km or 119 mi	Jammu	$287
192 km or 119 mi	Gujranwala	$308
210 km or 130 mi	Chiniot	$389
211 km or 131 mi	Kamoke	$321
228 km or 142 mi	Sheikhupura	$374
243 km or 151 mi	Faisalabad	$306
257 km or 160 mi	Lahore	$411
258 km or 160 mi	Jalalabad	$303
269 km or 167 mi	Jhang	$292
275 km or 171 mi	Gojra	$342
276 km or 172 mi	Sahiwal	$305
277 km or 172 mi	Amritsar	$383
283 km or 176 mi	Pathankot	$355
294 km or 183 mi	Khost	$366
312 km or 194 mi	Okara	$300
346 km or 215 mi	Jalandhar	$358
355 km or 221 mi	Gardez	$386
374 km or 232 mi	Kabul	$474
382 km or 238 mi	Khanewal	$361
385 km or 239 mi	Burewala	$356
397 km or 247 mi	Ludhiana	$441
409 km or 254 mi	Multan	$392
430 km or 267 mi	Ghazni	$389
457 km or 284 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$297
474 km or 294 mi	Chandigarh	$369
475 km or 295 mi	Shimla	$272