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Sapporo vs. Manila Cost of Living Summary

Sapporo is 55.7% more expensive than Manila.

Restaurants: pay 23.0% more in Sapporo
Groceries: pay 11.2% more in Sapporo
Transportation: pay 3.1 times more in Sapporo
Housing: pay 50.1% more in Sapporo
Childcare: pay 27.4% more in Sapporo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 50.5% more in Sapporo
Clothing: pay 19.9% more in Sapporo

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

Sapporo vs. Manila Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 23.0% more for restaurants

	Manila	Sapporo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.02 ₱363.72	$7.52 ¥1,200	+24.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.30 ₱259.80	$5.01 ¥800	+16.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 ₱58.67	$0.92 ¥147	-5.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 ₱30.42	$0.79 ¥125	+55.9%
Average			+23.0%

Manila vs. Sapporo - Cost of restaurants

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pay 11.2% more for groceries

	Manila	Sapporo
Bread 1 loaf	$1.33 ₱80.56	$1.26 ¥202	-5.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.28 ₱258.29	$4.18 ¥667	-2.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.32 ₱442.20	$5.65 ¥903	-22.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.21 ₱133.71	$1.82 ¥291	-17.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.28 ₱137.93	$3.18 ¥508	+39.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.52 ₱91.56	$1.52 ¥242
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 ₱49.67	$1.34 ¥213	+62.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.64 ₱98.87	$1.82 ¥290	+11.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.02 ₱61.84	$1.73 ¥276	+69.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.17 ₱70.67	$1.24 ¥199	+6.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.37 ₱83.02	$0.98 ¥157	-28.6%
Average			+11.2%

Manila vs. Sapporo - Cost of groceries

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pay 3.1 times more for transportation

	Manila	Sapporo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.18 ₱252.49	$4.43 ¥707	+6.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.76 ₱831.36	$50.12 ¥8,002	+264.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,288.58 ₱2M	$33,796.28 ¥5M	+33.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.92 ₱176.66	$18.38 ¥2,934	+528.4%
Average			+208.0%

Manila vs. Sapporo - Cost of transportation

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pay 50.1% more for housing

	Manila	Sapporo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.10 ₱1,637.17	$41.77 ¥6,668	+54.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$512.96 ₱30,987.18	$501.18 ¥80,016	-2.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$251.74 ₱15,206.98	$294.03 ¥46,942	+16.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$100.49 ₱6,070.45	$233.15 ¥37,223	+132.0%
Average			+50.1%

Manila vs. Sapporo - Cost of housing

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pay 27.4% more for childcare

	Manila	Sapporo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$138.58 ₱8,371.38	$265.96 ¥42,462	+91.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,035.39 ₱1M	$10,691.86 ¥2M	-37.2%
Average			+27.4%

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pay 50.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Manila	Sapporo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.46 ₱88.33	$3.34 ¥533	+128.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.59 ₱156.30	$3.64 ¥581	+40.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.27 ₱197.45	$2.94 ¥469	-10.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.13 ₱2,545.19	$52.12 ¥8,322	+23.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.48 ₱452.05	$12.70 ¥2,027	+69.7%
Average			+50.5%

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pay 19.9% more for clothing

	Manila	Sapporo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.23 ₱2,973.73	$40.09 ¥6,401	-18.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.70 ₱1,793.95	$26.70 ¥4,262	-10.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.85 ₱4,884.19	$50.12 ¥8,002	-38.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$49.70 ₱3,002.03	$122.51 ¥19,559	+146.5%
Average			+19.9%

Manila vs. Sapporo - Cost of clothing

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