These are the 10 most congested cities in Asia

• Metro Manilla was named as the most congested city among 278 cities in Asia.
  
• Benguluru is the fifth most congested city in Asia.
  
• Surprisingly, Mumbai — which witnesses the worst traffic flow in the world — did not make it to the top 10.
  
  

Traffic jams across the world are rising in number and intensity. It is costing countries time as well as money.

In India, Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and Bengaluru together ends up losing $22 billion a year because of traffic jams.

According to a report by Asian Development Bank Metro Manilla was named as the most congested city among 278 cities in Asia. And, four of the top ten most congested cities in the list were Indian.

Surprisingly, Mumbai — which witnesses the worst traffic flow in the world — did not make it to the top 10.

“Cities experiencing more severe congestion may have invested more in road networks, but the networks remain far from sufficient to alleviate congestion,'' said a report by Asian Development Bank (ADB).

ADB compiled the data for 278 cities using night-time lights images from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, grid population data from LandScan Datasets of the Oak Ridge National Laboratory and trip routes from Google Maps.

Here are the 10 most congested cities in Asia —