Cost of living comparison

Philippines

compared to

Japan

Tokyo vs. Manila Cost of Living Summary

Tokyo is 67.6% more expensive than Manila.

Restaurants: pay 27.4% more in Tokyo
Groceries: pay 33.8% more in Tokyo
Transportation: pay 78.5% more in Tokyo
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Tokyo
Childcare: pay 2.1 times more in Tokyo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 79.8% more in Tokyo
Clothing: pay 4.5% more in Tokyo

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

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Tokyo vs. Manila Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 27.4% more for restaurants

	Manila	Tokyo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.58 ₱352.09	$7.59 ¥1,203	+36.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.98 ₱251.49	$5.06 ¥802	+27.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.40 ₱88.53	$1.64 ¥260	+16.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.85 ₱53.41	$0.89 ¥140	+4.7%
Average			+27.4%

Manila vs. Tokyo - Cost of restaurants

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pay 33.8% more for groceries

	Manila	Tokyo
Bread 1 loaf	$1.44 ₱91.10	$1.71 ¥271	+18.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.89 ₱245.21	$5.29 ¥839	+36.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.23 ₱456.39	$5.75 ¥912	-20.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.28 ₱143.97	$2.26 ¥359	-0.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.18 ₱137.75	$3.08 ¥488	+41.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.49 ₱94.00	$2.15 ¥341	+44.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.85 ₱53.59	$1.07 ¥170	+26.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.36 ₱85.92	$1.96 ¥310	+43.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 ₱52.07	$2.39 ¥379	+189.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.03 ₱65.09	$1.53 ¥242	+48.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.20 ₱75.86	$1.46 ¥232	+21.6%
Average			+33.8%

Manila vs. Tokyo - Cost of groceries

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pay 78.5% more for transportation

	Manila	Tokyo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.96 ₱312.79	$4.08 ¥647	-17.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.75 ₱804.78	$63.27 ¥10,026	+396.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,359.52 ₱1M	$21,725.38 ¥3M	+1.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.54 ₱160.45	$28.47 ¥4,512	+1019.8%
Average			+78.5%

Manila vs. Tokyo - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Manila	Tokyo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.14 ₱1,523.71	$30.33 ¥4,807	+25.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$543.82 ₱34,320.32	$1,280.34 ¥203K	+135.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$281.50 ₱17,765.42	$692.48 ¥110K	+146.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$94.04 ₱5,935.14	$113.45 ¥17,978	+20.6%
Average			+110.0%

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pay 2.1 times more for childcare

	Manila	Tokyo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$619.65 ₱39,106.20	$1,341.43 ¥213K	+116.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,932.60 ₱564K	$18,252.10 ¥3M	+104.3%
Average			+110.3%

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pay 79.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Manila	Tokyo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.20 ₱75.45	$3.80 ¥602	+217.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.55 ₱160.96	$3.56 ¥565	+39.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.11 ₱196.16	$3.92 ¥622	+26.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.86 ₱2,705.05	$66.31 ¥10,508	+54.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.77 ₱427.54	$12.65 ¥2,005	+86.8%
Average			+79.8%

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pay 4.5% more for clothing

	Manila	Tokyo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.27 ₱3,677.38	$55.50 ¥8,796	-4.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$27.47 ₱1,733.91	$32.95 ¥5,222	+19.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$76.69 ₱4,839.72	$65.04 ¥10,308	-15.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$57.51 ₱3,629.73	$70.74 ¥11,211	+23.0%
Average			+4.5%

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