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Manila vs. Tokyo Cost of Living Summary

Manila is 25.8% cheaper than Tokyo.

Restaurants: pay 23.9% less in Manila
Groceries: pay 18.6% less in Manila
Transportation: pay 40.6% less in Manila
Housing: pay 37.0% less in Manila
Childcare: pay 6.0% less in Manila
Entertainment and Sports: pay 35.6% less in Manila
Clothing: pay 18.6% less in Manila

Expenses including transportation, housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, groceries, and clothing are lower in Manila.

Manila vs. Tokyo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 23.9% less for restaurants

	Tokyo	Manila
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.51 ¥973	$5.12 ₱293.20	-21.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.21 ¥778	$4.26 ₱244.33	-18.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.12 ¥167	$0.87 ₱50.04	-21.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.75 ¥111	$0.49 ₱28.16	-34.1%
Average			-23.9%

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pay 18.6% less for groceries

	Tokyo	Manila
Bread 1 loaf	$1.63 ¥244	$1.35 ₱77.49	-17.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.01 ¥1,047	$5.30 ₱303.99	-24.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.89 ¥879	$6.79 ₱389.37	+15.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.09 ¥311	$2.08 ₱119.14	-0.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.26 ¥487	$2.42 ₱138.67	-25.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.38 ¥355	$1.52 ₱87.22	-36.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.06 ¥159	$0.80 ₱46.08	-24.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.65 ¥396	$1.52 ₱87.24	-42.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.42 ¥361	$0.98 ₱55.99	-59.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.29 ¥193	$1.20 ₱68.84	-6.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.26 ¥189	$1.48 ₱85.12	+17.6%
Average			-18.6%

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pay 40.6% less for transportation

	Tokyo	Manila
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.42 ¥660	$4.14 ₱237.37	-6.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$58.62 ¥8,754	$9.93 ₱569.09	-83.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,767.76 ¥3,250,470	$25,575.45 ₱1,465,984.58	+17.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$27.88 ¥4,163	$2.67 ₱152.95	-90.4%
Average			-40.6%

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pay 37.0% less for housing

	Tokyo	Manila
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.86 ¥4,758	$28.80 ₱1,651.10	-9.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,120.28 ¥167,285	$468.88 ₱26,876.34	-58.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$582.98 ¥87,053	$234.44 ₱13,438.19	-59.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$134.03 ¥20,014	$106.33 ₱6,094.83	-20.7%
Average			-37.0%

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pay 6.0% less for childcare

	Tokyo	Manila
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$533.29 ¥79,634	$482.52 ₱27,658.24	-9.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,506.96 ¥2,166,250	$14,127.39 ₱809,781.96	-2.6%
Average			-6.0%

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pay 35.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Tokyo	Manila
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.26 ¥486	$1.36 ₱78.19	-58.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.40 ¥508	$2.70 ₱154.59	-20.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.91 ¥584	$3.07 ₱175.92	-21.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$67.16 ¥10,028	$40.61 ₱2,327.81	-39.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.38 ¥1,848	$7.67 ₱439.80	-38.0%
Average			-35.6%

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pay 18.6% less for clothing

	Tokyo	Manila
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.60 ¥7,854	$33.31 ₱1,909.46	-36.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.87 ¥5,505	$26.60 ₱1,524.53	-27.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$63.41 ¥9,469	$74.03 ₱4,243.13	+16.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$82.89 ¥12,378	$60.89 ₱3,490.30	-26.5%
Average			-18.6%

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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: March 2025

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