Manila vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manila Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$821
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2009
$1010
🏠 One person rent
$400
$152
🏘️ Family rent
$679
$235
🍽️ Food expenses
$295
$169
🚐 Transport expenses
$49
$38.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$347
$462
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
77
5
😀 Quality of life
65
45
🏙️ Population
1.9M
115K

The cost of living in Manila is 99% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 6679th and 8957th ($821 vs $412) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 0.4 months in Manila compared to 1.1 months in Thimphu. Manila ranked 3rd best city to live in the Philippines vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 5265th and 7238th among best cities to live in the world.

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Manila Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.86
$2.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.1
$16.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.3
$4.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.67
$2.2
☕ Cappuccino
$2.73
$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.11
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$492
$170
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$250
$100
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$872
$251
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$451
$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.8
$17.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$26.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.5
$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.36%
10.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4309
$577
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2679
$895
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.52
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.8
$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.32
$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.36
$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.26
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.79
$4.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.03
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.93
$4.08
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$0.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.61
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.4
$5.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.26
$3.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.45
$1.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.16
$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.74
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$0.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.3
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.03
$3.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.35
$3.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.7
$30.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80
$42.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$160
$230
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14540
$633

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Distance City Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Pasay
$804
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Caloocan
$574
6.2 km or 3.9 mi Mandaluyong
$755
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Quezon
$697
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Malabon
$657
7.9 km or 4.9 mi Makati
$1066
8.8 km or 5.4 mi Navotas
$701
12 km or 7.2 mi Valenzuela
$458
12 km or 7.2 mi Pasig
$609
12 km or 7.3 mi Taguig
$868
15 km or 9 mi Marikina
$584
15 km or 9.3 mi Bacoor
$549
15 km or 9.3 mi Paranaque
$660
15 km or 9.5 mi Cainta
$733
16 km or 9.7 mi Meycauayan
$587
16 km or 10 mi Las Pinas
$605
19 km or 12 mi Imus
$524
21 km or 13 mi Antipolo
$544
25 km or 15 mi Muntinlupa
$683
25 km or 16 mi San Jose del Monte
$504
26 km or 16 mi General Trias
$501
28 km or 17 mi San Pedro
$597
28 km or 17 mi Binangonan
$507
30 km or 19 mi Dasmarinas
$416
31 km or 19 mi Binan
$589
33 km or 20 mi Malolos
$626
34 km or 21 mi Santa Rosa
$549
37 km or 23 mi Trece Martires
$538
39 km or 24 mi Cabuyao
$584
47 km or 29 mi Calamba
$496
58 km or 36 mi San Fernando
$603
60 km or 37 mi Tanauan
$539
61 km or 38 mi Santo Tomas
$534
69 km or 43 mi San Pablo
$463
74 km or 46 mi Angeles
$636
75 km or 47 mi Lipa
$420
79 km or 49 mi Olongapo
$476
81 km or 50 mi Mabalacat
$609
94 km or 59 mi Batangas
$530
99 km or 61 mi Cabanatuan
$434

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$443
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$293
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$307
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$320
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$943
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$310
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$299
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$339
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$315
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$335
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$299
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$1012
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$283
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$293
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$344
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$300
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$287
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$278
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$253
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$281
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$327
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$284
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$298
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$350
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$325
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$412
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$340
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$481
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$355
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$351
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$281
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$285
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$275
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$319
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$314
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$290
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$308
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$284
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$280
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$285