Manila vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Manila	Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$766	$422
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2308	$1047
🏠 One person rent	$361	$145
🏘️ Family rent	$961	$225
🍽️ Food expenses	$287	$176
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.2	$46
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$526	$550
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	73	5
😀 Quality of life	65	34
🏙️ Population	1.85M	115K

The cost of living in Manila is 81% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 6586th and 8915th ($766 vs $422) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 2nd in the Philippines and Bhutan, respectively. Check the Philippines vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Manila compared to 1.3 months in Thimphu. Manila ranked 3rd best city to live in the Philippines vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 4165th and 7592nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manila vs Thimphu

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	Manila	Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.69	$3.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.4	$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.25	$4.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.02	$2.3
☕ Cappuccino	$2.73	$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.84	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$412	$159
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$220	$94.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1498	$250
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$648	$161
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.8	$16.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$115	$25.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.1	$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.42%	10.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3093	$605
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2849	$920
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.52	$1.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.4	$27.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.85	$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.25	$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.14	$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.06	$4.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.09	$4.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.81	$4.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$2.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.47	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.68	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.79	$4.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.45	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.1	$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.47	$1.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.22	$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.77	$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.67	$0.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.7	$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.39	$3.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16	$28.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.64	$3.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$36	$32
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74.8	$43.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$444	$239
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13387	$666

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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 Thimphu

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Paro	$459
147 km or 91 mi	Siliguri	$312
196 km or 122 mi	Rangpur	$296
203 km or 126 mi	Saidpur	$296
211 km or 131 mi	Shigatse	$900
214 km or 133 mi	Damak	$317
257 km or 159 mi	Raiganj	$309
257 km or 160 mi	Guwahati	$342
258 km or 160 mi	Biratnagar	$323
259 km or 161 mi	Dispur	$335
266 km or 166 mi	Balurghat	$307
280 km or 174 mi	Lhasa	$963
287 km or 178 mi	Purnia	$300
294 km or 183 mi	Bogra	$280
308 km or 191 mi	Shillong	$408
313 km or 195 mi	Malda	$308
313 km or 195 mi	Mymensingh	$264
350 km or 217 mi	Saharsa	$292
360 km or 224 mi	Bhagalpur	$282
362 km or 225 mi	Rajshahi	$274
364 km or 226 mi	Sylhet	$305
377 km or 234 mi	Janakpur	$292
401 km or 249 mi	Berhampore	$304
413 km or 257 mi	Narsingdi	$295
418 km or 260 mi	Brahmanbaria	$297
421 km or 262 mi	Kathmandu	$419
424 km or 264 mi	Lalitpur	$341
426 km or 265 mi	Dhaka	$430
438 km or 272 mi	Agartala	$367
439 km or 273 mi	Narayanganj	$309
444 km or 276 mi	Muzaffarpur	$288
454 km or 282 mi	Hetauda	$294
468 km or 291 mi	Krishnanagar	$281
474 km or 295 mi	Birgunj	$321
482 km or 299 mi	Jessore	$289
486 km or 302 mi	Shantipur	$294
493 km or 306 mi	Patna	$316
495 km or 308 mi	Durgapur	$292
500 km or 311 mi	Asansol	$299
502 km or 312 mi	Kulti	$300