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Rahim Yar Khan vs. Manila Cost of Living Summary

Rahim Yar Khan is 46.0% cheaper than Manila.

Restaurants: pay 53.1% less in Rahim Yar Khan
Groceries: pay 69.7% less in Rahim Yar Khan
Transportation: pay 21.3% more in Rahim Yar Khan
Housing: pay 53.8% less in Rahim Yar Khan
Childcare: pay 91.7% less in Rahim Yar Khan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 34.2% less in Rahim Yar Khan
Clothing: pay 40.9% less in Rahim Yar Khan

Expenses including childcare, groceries, housing, restaurants, clothing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Rahim Yar Khan.

Rahim Yar Khan vs. Manila Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Rahim Yar Khan instead of Manila, you would:

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pay 53.1% less for restaurants

	Manila	Rahim Yar Khan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.02 ₱353.05	$1.41 PKR398.52	-76.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.30 ₱252.18	$4.16 PKR1,170.66	-3.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 ₱56.95	$0.31 PKR88.01	-67.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 ₱29.53	$0.18 PKR49.82	-64.9%
Average			-53.1%

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pay 69.7% less for groceries

	Manila	Rahim Yar Khan
Bread 1 loaf	$1.33 ₱78.20	$0.53 PKR150.00	-60.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.28 ₱250.71	$1.95 PKR547.97	-54.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.32 ₱429.22	$2.45 PKR689.86	-66.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.21 ₱129.78	$1.11 PKR313.56	-49.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.28 ₱133.88	$1.10 PKR308.81	-52.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.52 ₱88.87	$0.35 PKR97.92	-77.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 ₱48.21	$0.27 PKR75.32	-67.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.64 ₱95.97	$0.23 PKR64.78	-86.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.02 ₱60.03	$0.20 PKR56.49	-80.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.17 ₱68.60	$0.18 PKR49.71	-84.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.37 ₱80.59	$0.17 PKR48.20	-87.6%
Average			-69.7%

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pay 21.3% more for transportation

	Manila	Rahim Yar Khan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.18 ₱245.08	$3.58 PKR1,008.33	-14.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.76 ₱806.96	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,288.58 ₱1,482,795.87	$24,506.45 PKR6,904,002.20	-3.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.92 ₱171.48	$5.30 PKR1,494.46	+81.4%
Average			+21.3%

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pay 53.8% less for housing

	Manila	Rahim Yar Khan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.10 ₱1,589.12	$15.47 PKR4,358.85	-42.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$512.96 ₱30,077.69	$111.99 PKR31,549.80	-78.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$251.74 ₱14,760.64	$70.73 PKR19,926.19	-71.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$100.49 ₱5,892.28	$78.43 PKR22,094.63	-22.0%
Average			-53.8%

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pay 91.7% less for childcare

	Manila	Rahim Yar Khan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$138.58 ₱8,125.68	$15.91 PKR4,483.39	-88.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,035.39 ₱998,869.80	$884.13 PKR249,077.40	-94.8%
Average			-91.7%

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pay 34.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Manila	Rahim Yar Khan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.46 ₱85.74	$2.65 PKR747.23	+81.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.59 ₱151.71	$0.88 PKR249.08	-65.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.27 ₱191.65	$1.59 PKR448.34	-51.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.13 ₱2,470.49	$9.73 PKR2,739.85	-76.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.48 ₱438.79	$3.09 PKR871.77	-58.6%
Average			-34.2%

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pay 40.9% less for clothing

	Manila	Rahim Yar Khan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.23 ₱2,886.45	$12.38 PKR3,487.08	-74.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.70 ₱1,741.30	$21.22 PKR5,977.86	-28.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.85 ₱4,740.84	$73.38 PKR20,673.42	-9.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$49.70 ₱2,913.92	$24.46 PKR6,891.14	-50.8%
Average			-40.9%

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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: December 2025

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