Cost of living comparison

Manila, Philippines

compared to

Kathmandu, Nepal

Kathmandu vs. Manila Cost of Living Summary

Kathmandu is 22.8% cheaper than Manila.

Restaurants: pay 28.4% less in Kathmandu
Groceries: pay 49.8% less in Kathmandu
Transportation: pay 90.2% more in Kathmandu
Housing: pay 63.6% less in Kathmandu
Childcare: pay 78.2% less in Kathmandu
Entertainment and Sports: pay 10.9% less in Kathmandu
Clothing: pay 19.1% less in Kathmandu

Expenses including childcare, housing, groceries, restaurants, clothing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Kathmandu. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Kathmandu.

Kathmandu vs. Manila Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Kathmandu instead of Manila, you would:

Display currency: USD

pay 28.4% less for restaurants

	Manila	Kathmandu
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.12 ₱293.21	$1.47 NPR204.70	-71.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.26 ₱244.34	$7.36 NPR1,022.45	+72.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.87 ₱50.04	$0.46 NPR63.38	-47.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 ₱28.17	$0.16 NPR22.47	-67.1%
Average			-28.4%

Manila vs. Kathmandu - Cost of restaurants

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 49.8% less for groceries

	Manila	Kathmandu
Bread 1 loaf	$1.35 ₱77.49	$0.57 NPR78.64	-58.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.30 ₱304.00	$4.70 NPR652.53	-11.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.79 ₱389.38	$3.17 NPR440.89	-53.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.08 ₱119.14	$1.62 NPR225.75	-21.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.42 ₱138.67	$1.48 NPR205.42	-38.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.52 ₱87.23	$1.09 NPR151.11	-28.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 ₱46.08	$0.47 NPR65.40	-41.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.52 ₱87.25	$0.52 NPR72.58	-65.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.98 ₱55.99	$0.33 NPR45.51	-66.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.20 ₱68.84	$0.22 NPR30.21	-81.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.48 ₱85.12	$0.29 NPR40.70	-80.3%
Average			-49.8%

Manila vs. Kathmandu - Cost of groceries

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 90.2% more for transportation

	Manila	Kathmandu
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.14 ₱237.38	$4.85 NPR674.41	+17.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.93 ₱569.11	$9.94 NPR1,381.70	+0.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,575.45 ₱1,466,035.76	$33,138.99 NPR4,605,650.29	+29.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.67 ₱152.96	$11.05 NPR1,535.22	+314.0%
Average			+90.2%

Manila vs. Kathmandu - Cost of transportation

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 63.6% less for housing

	Manila	Kathmandu
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$28.80 ₱1,651.16	$10.42 NPR1,448.61	-63.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$468.88 ₱26,877.27	$191.60 NPR26,629.19	-59.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$234.44 ₱13,438.66	$102.03 NPR14,179.43	-56.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$106.33 ₱6,095.04	$26.40 NPR3,668.72	-75.2%
Average			-63.6%

Manila vs. Kathmandu - Cost of housing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 78.2% less for childcare

	Manila	Kathmandu
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$482.52 ₱27,659.21	$91.89 NPR12,770.21	-81.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,127.39 ₱809,810.23	$3,479.59 NPR483,593.28	-75.4%
Average			-78.2%

Manila vs. Kathmandu - Cost of childcare

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 10.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Manila	Kathmandu
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.36 ₱78.19	$2.58 NPR358.22	+89.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.70 ₱154.60	$1.66 NPR230.68	-38.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.07 ₱175.92	$2.95 NPR409.39	-4.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.61 ₱2,327.89	$22.71 NPR3,155.72	-44.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.67 ₱439.81	$3.31 NPR460.57	-56.8%
Average			-10.9%

Manila vs. Kathmandu - Cost of entertainment and sports

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 19.1% less for clothing

	Manila	Kathmandu
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.31 ₱1,909.53	$24.02 NPR3,338.11	-27.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$26.60 ₱1,524.58	$31.19 NPR4,334.73	+17.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.03 ₱4,243.28	$53.29 NPR7,406.75	-28.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$60.89 ₱3,490.42	$37.76 NPR5,247.65	-38.0%
Average			-19.1%

Manila vs. Kathmandu - Cost of clothing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2025

More cost comparisons

Manila vs.

Nairobi

Manila vs.

Lima

Manila vs.

Ottawa

Manila vs.

Delhi

Manila vs.

Quito

Manila vs.

London

Manila vs.

Algiers

Manila vs.

Dublin

Share this

Compare countries by overall cost of living

See the cost of living in Philippines vs. Nepal. This provides a comparison of the average cost of living from cities within Philippines and Nepal.

Help us improve these prices

MyLifeElsewhere is a collaborative project. Please enter price information for your location to help assist us in making these comparisons more accurate. Learn more

Add prices for Manila

Add prices for Kathmandu

ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY

Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Kathmandu or Manila. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.