Cost of living comparison

Philippines

compared to

Japan

Tokyo vs. Taguig City Cost of Living Summary

Tokyo is 71.5% more expensive than Taguig City.

Restaurants: pay 82.7% more in Tokyo
Groceries: pay 59.9% more in Tokyo
Transportation: pay 29.8% more in Tokyo
Housing: pay 82.5% more in Tokyo
Childcare: pay 4.5 times more in Tokyo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 84.0% more in Tokyo
Clothing: pay 17.5% more in Tokyo

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

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Tokyo vs. Taguig City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Tokyo instead of Taguig City, you would:

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pay 82.7% more for restaurants

	Taguig City	Tokyo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.98 ₱253.52	$7.59 ¥1,191	+90.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.19 ₱202.81	$5.06 ¥794	+58.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.76 ₱48.17	$1.64 ¥257	+116.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.43 ₱27.04	$0.89 ¥139	+108.4%
Average			+82.7%

Taguig City vs. Tokyo - Cost of restaurants

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pay 59.9% more for groceries

	Taguig City	Tokyo
Bread 1 loaf	$1.43 ₱91.07	$1.71 ¥268	+19.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.55 ₱162.25	$5.29 ¥830	+107.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.23 ₱460.06	$5.75 ¥902	-20.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.82 ₱116.01	$2.26 ¥355	+24.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.10 ₱133.39	$3.08 ¥483	+46.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.03 ₱65.32	$2.15 ¥337	+109.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.85 ₱54.02	$1.07 ¥168	+26.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.28 ₱81.13	$1.96 ¥307	+53.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 ₱30.42	$2.39 ¥375	+399.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 ₱49.33	$1.53 ¥240	+97.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.20 ₱76.47	$1.46 ¥229	+21.6%
Average			+59.9%

Taguig City vs. Tokyo - Cost of groceries

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pay 29.8% more for transportation

	Taguig City	Tokyo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.66 ₱296.24	$4.08 ¥640	-12.3%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$63.27 ¥9,924
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,359.52 ₱1M	$21,725.38 ¥3M	+1.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.67 ₱169.86	$28.47 ¥4,466	+966.3%
Average			+29.8%

Taguig City vs. Tokyo - Cost of transportation

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pay 82.5% more for housing

	Taguig City	Tokyo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$23.43 ₱1,490.68	$30.33 ¥4,758	+29.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$518.05 ₱32,957.17	$1,280.34 ¥201K	+147.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$438.01 ₱27,865.60	$692.48 ¥109K	+58.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$84.98 ₱5,406.20	$113.45 ¥17,796	+33.5%
Average			+82.5%

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pay 4.5 times more for childcare

	Taguig City	Tokyo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$132.83 ₱8,450.56	$1,341.43 ¥210K	+909.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,932.60 ₱568K	$18,252.10 ¥3M	+104.3%
Average			+354.3%

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pay 84.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Taguig City	Tokyo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.20 ₱76.06	$3.80 ¥595	+217.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.55 ₱162.25	$3.56 ¥559	+39.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.95 ₱187.60	$3.92 ¥615	+33.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$39.85 ₱2,535.17	$66.31 ¥10,401	+66.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.77 ₱430.98	$12.65 ¥1,985	+86.8%
Average			+84.0%

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pay 17.5% more for clothing

	Taguig City	Tokyo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.18 ₱2,619.67	$55.50 ¥8,706	+34.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$27.47 ₱1,747.87	$32.95 ¥5,169	+19.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.74 ₱4,309.78	$65.04 ¥10,203	-4.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$57.51 ₱3,658.95	$70.74 ¥11,097	+23.0%
Average			+17.5%

Taguig City vs. Tokyo - Cost of clothing

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