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Kyoto vs. Manila Cost of Living Summary

Kyoto is 71.5% more expensive than Manila.

Restaurants: pay 33.5% more in Kyoto
Groceries: pay 21.0% more in Kyoto
Transportation: pay 4.0 times more in Kyoto
Housing: pay 10.0% more in Kyoto
Childcare: pay 72.4% more in Kyoto
Entertainment and Sports: pay 55.4% more in Kyoto
Clothing: pay 8.6% more in Kyoto

The cost of transportation, childcare, entertainment and sports, restaurants, groceries, and housing in Kyoto are more expensive than in Manila. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Kyoto.

Kyoto vs. Manila Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 33.5% more for restaurants

	Manila	Kyoto
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.02 ₱355.94	$10.02 ¥1,561	+66.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.30 ₱254.24	$5.35 ¥833	+24.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 ₱57.42	$0.92 ¥144	-4.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 ₱29.77	$0.74 ¥116	+47.9%
Average			+33.5%

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pay 21.0% more for groceries

	Manila	Kyoto
Bread 1 loaf	$1.33 ₱78.84	$1.70 ¥265	+27.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.28 ₱252.76	$4.57 ¥711	+6.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.32 ₱432.73	$6.67 ¥1,039	-8.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.21 ₱130.84	$2.23 ¥347	+0.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.28 ₱134.98	$3.09 ¥482	+35.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.52 ₱89.60	$2.42 ¥378	+60.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 ₱48.61	$1.11 ¥173	+35.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.64 ₱96.75	$2.83 ¥441	+72.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.02 ₱60.52	$1.72 ¥268	+67.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.17 ₱69.16	$0.71 ¥110	-39.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.37 ₱81.25	$1.01 ¥157	-26.5%
Average			+21.0%

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pay 4.0 times more for transportation

	Manila	Kyoto
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.18 ₱247.09	$4.43 ¥690	+6.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.76 ₱813.57	$66.82 ¥10,408	+385.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,288.58 ₱1,494,934.54	$22,332.63 ¥3,478,419	-11.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.92 ₱172.88	$26.86 ¥4,184	+818.6%
Average			+299.7%

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pay 10.0% more for housing

	Manila	Kyoto
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.10 ₱1,602.13	$32.58 ¥5,074	+20.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$512.96 ₱30,323.92	$570.06 ¥88,790	+11.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$251.74 ₱14,881.48	$318.25 ¥49,569	+26.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$100.49 ₱5,940.52	$82.56 ¥12,859	-17.8%
Average			+10.0%

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pay 72.4% more for childcare

	Manila	Kyoto
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$138.58 ₱8,192.20	$434.36 ¥67,653	+213.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,035.39 ₱1,007,046.89	$5,345.93 ¥832,656	-68.6%
Average			+72.4%

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pay 55.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Manila	Kyoto
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.46 ₱86.44	$3.34 ¥520	+128.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.59 ₱152.95	$3.20 ¥498	+23.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.27 ₱193.22	$4.01 ¥624	+22.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.13 ₱2,490.71	$55.73 ¥8,680	+32.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.48 ₱442.38	$12.70 ¥1,978	+69.7%
Average			+55.4%

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pay 8.6% more for clothing

	Manila	Kyoto
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.23 ₱2,910.08	$44.33 ¥6,904	-10.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.70 ₱1,755.55	$30.91 ¥4,814	+4.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.85 ₱4,779.65	$50.12 ¥7,806	-38.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$49.70 ₱2,937.78	$88.54 ¥13,791	+78.2%
Average			+8.6%

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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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