Cost of living comparison
Philippines is 37.5% cheaper than Japan.
If you lived in Philippines instead of Japan, you would:
pay 45.8% less for restaurants
Japan
|
Philippines
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.87
¥1,053
|
$3.36
₱189.85
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.20
¥796
|
$3.06
₱173.39
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
¥174
|
$0.71
₱40.43
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
¥138
|
$0.41
₱23.41
|
|
pay 32.0% less for groceries
Japan
|
Philippines
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
¥243
|
$1.23
₱69.38
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.69
¥1,026
|
$3.26
₱184.18
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.53
¥847
|
$6.76
₱382.42
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.87
¥286
|
$1.82
₱102.99
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.14
¥482
|
$1.91
₱108.19
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.55
¥391
|
$1.17
₱65.93
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.34
¥206
|
$0.68
₱38.31
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.07
¥317
|
$1.06
₱60.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.14
¥328
|
$0.65
₱36.84
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.37
¥210
|
$0.81
₱45.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
¥150
|
$1.02
₱57.91
|
|
pay 35.8% less for transportation
Japan
|
Philippines
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.79
¥734
|
$4.92
₱278.21
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$77.51
¥11,880
|
$12.10
₱684.33
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,322.73
¥3,114,967
|
$25,173.37
₱1,424,145.45
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.34
¥4,037
|
$3.86
₱218.28
|
|
pay 37.2% less for housing
Japan
|
Philippines
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.05
¥5,525
|
$38.43
₱2,173.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$586.71
¥89,927
|
$288.35
₱16,312.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$401.57
¥61,550
|
$172.40
₱9,753.41
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$142.79
¥21,886
|
$74.91
₱4,238.04
|
|
pay 50.8% less for childcare
Japan
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$343.45
¥52,643
|
$170.74
₱9,659.60
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,362.75
¥1,894,901
|
$6,005.00
₱339,723.85
|
|
pay 45.1% less for entertainment and sports
Japan
|
Philippines
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.03
¥465
|
$1.30
₱73.56
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.16
¥485
|
$2.36
₱133.28
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.29
¥658
|
$2.45
₱138.58
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.62
¥9,446
|
$37.83
₱2,140.05
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.07
¥2,004
|
$5.08
₱287.12
|
|
pay 15.5% less for clothing
Japan
|
Philippines
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.55
¥6,675
|
$37.79
₱2,137.79
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.13
¥4,924
|
$22.95
₱1,298.17
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$59.61
¥9,137
|
$67.45
₱3,815.97
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.53
¥13,877
|
$60.35
₱3,414.24
|
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