Cost of living comparison
Tokyo is 2.1 times more expensive than Manila.
If you lived in Tokyo instead of Manila, you would:
pay 56.6% more for restaurants
Manila
|
Tokyo
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.59
₱264.48
|
$7.57
¥1,196
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.67
₱211.58
|
$5.30
¥837
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
₱59.27
|
$1.29
¥204
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
₱26.45
|
$0.88
¥139
|
|
pay 99.1% more for groceries
Manila
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.32
₱76.37
|
$1.58
¥250
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.43
₱197.52
|
$7.12
¥1,126
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.66
₱384.13
|
$5.46
¥863
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.88
₱108.27
|
$2.04
¥323
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.10
₱121.27
|
$3.81
¥602
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
₱75.53
|
$3.30
¥522
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
₱39.99
|
$1.52
¥240
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.39
₱79.86
|
$3.33
¥526
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
₱38.28
|
$2.26
¥357
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
₱50.73
|
$2.29
¥362
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
₱57.43
|
$1.79
¥282
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for transportation
Manila
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.45
₱314.30
|
$4.77
¥754
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.48
₱719.38
|
$75.67
¥11,963
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,857.59
₱1,375,294.45
|
$21,565.59
¥3,409,413
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.76
₱159.22
|
$28.75
¥4,546
|
|
pay 69.9% more for housing
Manila
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.58
₱2,223.86
|
$35.00
¥5,533
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$559.30
₱32,241.58
|
$1,128.57
¥178,422
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$299.03
₱17,237.85
|
$671.52
¥106,164
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$85.53
₱4,930.23
|
$138.96
¥21,969
|
|
pay 45.5% more for childcare
Manila
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$388.89
₱22,417.80
|
$616.16
¥97,412
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,846.39
₱740,543.16
|
$17,025.47
¥2,691,641
|
|
pay 87.6% more for entertainment and sports
Manila
|
Tokyo
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.43
₱82.52
|
$4.16
¥658
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.13
₱180.33
|
$3.54
¥560
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.75
₱158.69
|
$4.54
¥718
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.28
₱2,783.14
|
$72.81
¥11,510
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.24
₱359.69
|
$13.62
¥2,153
|
|
pay 26.6% more for clothing
Manila
|
Tokyo
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.44
₱2,215.75
|
$50.16
¥7,930
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.87
₱1,779.79
|
$40.10
¥6,339
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.18
₱4,276.22
|
$65.44
¥10,345
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.74
₱3,789.62
|
$103.70
¥16,395
|
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