Manila vs Tashkent - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Manila	Tashkent
🚶 Cost of living one person	$790	$844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1963	$2106
🏠 One person rent	$379	$453
🏘️ Family rent	$637	$803
🍽️ Food expenses	$287	$261
🚐 Transport expenses	$50.3	$45.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$386	$280
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	74	46
😀 Quality of life	65	56
🏙️ Population	1.85M	2.96M

The cost of living in Manila is 6% less expensive than in Tashkent. Cities ranked 6703rd and 6476th ($790 vs $844) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in the Philippines and Uzbekistan, respectively. Check the Philippines vs Uzbekistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Manila compared to 0.3 months in Tashkent. Manila ranked 3rd best city to live in the Philippines vs Tashkent ranked 1st in Uzbekistan, while ranked 5220th and 6210th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manila vs Tashkent

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	Manila	Tashkent
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.15	$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.2	$33.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.27	$4.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$1.29
☕ Cappuccino	$2.7	$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.97	$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$458	$591
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$232	$363
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$815	$1092
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$416	$652
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.3	$33.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$51.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.5	$11.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.47%	22.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3756	$1765
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2382	$976
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.6	$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.2	$9.84
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.9	$3.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.1	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.22	$0.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.27	$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.83	$8.13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.01	$4.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.84	$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$1.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.61	$2.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$0.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.55	$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.04	$5.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.44	$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.2	$2.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.39	$15.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.16	$3.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.74	$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.65	$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.3	$50
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.44	$5.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16.1	$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.63	$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans	$46	$45.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$80	$99.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$139	$312
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16980	$9729

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Cities near Manila

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Pasay	$785
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Caloocan	$568
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Mandaluyong	$742
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Quezon	$717
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Malabon	$674
7.9 km or 4.9 mi	Makati	$1009
8.8 km or 5.4 mi	Navotas	$657
12 km or 7.2 mi	Valenzuela	$432
12 km or 7.2 mi	Pasig	$642
12 km or 7.3 mi	Taguig	$807
15 km or 9 mi	Marikina	$555
15 km or 9.3 mi	Bacoor	$540
15 km or 9.3 mi	Paranaque	$651
15 km or 9.5 mi	Cainta	$760
16 km or 9.7 mi	Meycauayan	$561
16 km or 10 mi	Las Pinas	$628
19 km or 12 mi	Imus	$536
21 km or 13 mi	Antipolo	$570
25 km or 15 mi	Muntinlupa	$692
25 km or 16 mi	San Jose del Monte	$511
26 km or 16 mi	General Trias	$519
28 km or 17 mi	San Pedro	$617
28 km or 17 mi	Binangonan	$525
30 km or 19 mi	Dasmarinas	$414
31 km or 19 mi	Binan	$613
33 km or 20 mi	Malolos	$630
34 km or 21 mi	Santa Rosa	$575
37 km or 23 mi	Trece Martires	$542
39 km or 24 mi	Cabuyao	$616
47 km or 29 mi	Calamba	$489
58 km or 36 mi	San Fernando	$609
60 km or 37 mi	Tanauan	$535
61 km or 38 mi	Santo Tomas	$531
69 km or 43 mi	San Pablo	$477
74 km or 46 mi	Angeles	$624
75 km or 47 mi	Lipa	$425
79 km or 49 mi	Olongapo	$471
81 km or 50 mi	Mabalacat	$598
94 km or 59 mi	Batangas	$532
99 km or 61 mi	Cabanatuan	$448

Cities near Tashkent

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Chirchiq	$754
87 km or 54 mi	Istiklol	$620
115 km or 71 mi	Shymkent	$525
117 km or 73 mi	Khujand	$603
123 km or 77 mi	Buston	$650
127 km or 79 mi	Ghafurov	$600
149 km or 92 mi	Konibodom	$626
156 km or 97 mi	Istaravshan	$658
178 km or 110 mi	Jizzakh	$555
204 km or 127 mi	Namangan	$562
226 km or 140 mi	Margilan	$648
235 km or 146 mi	Fergana	$680
238 km or 148 mi	Turkistan	$480
244 km or 152 mi	Panjakent	$674
247 km or 153 mi	Taraz	$445
254 km or 158 mi	Kentau	$468
267 km or 166 mi	Andijan	$451
267 km or 166 mi	Samarkand	$475
280 km or 174 mi	Talas	$532
306 km or 190 mi	Dushanbe	$712
308 km or 191 mi	Osh	$549
313 km or 195 mi	Toktogul	$615
314 km or 195 mi	Jalal-Abad	$585
322 km or 200 mi	Tursunzoda	$680
387 km or 241 mi	Qurghonteppa	$684
400 km or 249 mi	Qarshi	$512
443 km or 275 mi	Bukhara	$433
471 km or 292 mi	Bishkek	$743
493 km or 306 mi	Kant	$501
499 km or 310 mi	Kyzylorda	$446
510 km or 317 mi	Kunduz	$428
526 km or 327 mi	Tokmok	$613
542 km or 337 mi	Turkmenabat	$1716
544 km or 338 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$470
562 km or 349 mi	Naryn	$573
597 km or 371 mi	Puli Khumri	$404
598 km or 372 mi	Sheberghan	$432
605 km or 376 mi	Kashgar	$651
610 km or 379 mi	Artux	$639
641 km or 398 mi	Kaskelen	$787