Fukuoka vs Manila - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Fukuoka	Manila
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1057	$766
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2609	$2308
🏠 One person rent	$430	$361
🏘️ Family rent	$670	$961
🍽️ Food expenses	$307	$287
🚐 Transport expenses	$218	$49.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1287	$526
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	80	73
😀 Quality of life	72	65
🏙️ Population	1.6M	1.85M

The cost of living in Fukuoka is 38% more expensive than in Manila. Cities ranked 5120th and 6586th ($1057 vs $766) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 316th and 5th in Japan and the Philippines, respectively. Check Japan vs the Philippines comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Fukuoka compared to 0.7 months in Manila. Fukuoka ranked 215th best city to live in Japan vs Manila ranked 3rd in the Philippines, while ranked 1739th and 4165th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fukuoka vs Manila

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	Fukuoka	Manila
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.85	$4.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25	$24.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.51	$4.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.66	$2.02
☕ Cappuccino	$3.29	$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.01	$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$435	$412
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$327	$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$680	$1498
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$525	$648
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.1	$73.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95	$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.9	$28.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.67%	7.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5198	$3093
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2448	$2849
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.87	$0.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$78.7	$12.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27	$3.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.22	$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.28	$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$8.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.57	$5.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$8.81
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$2.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$3.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$2.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$3.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.31	$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.94	$8.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.91	$3.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.19	$5.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.27	$3.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.87	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.06	$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.7	$37.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$7.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.3	$16
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.6	$5.64
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.2	$36
👟 Brand Sneakers	$52.3	$74.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$398	$444
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11983	$13387

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Cities near Fukuoka

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Shime	$925
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Kasuya	$922
9 km or 5.6 mi	Kasuga	$920
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Onojo	$920
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Sue	$917
10 km or 6.4 mi	Nakagawa	$911
10 km or 6.5 mi	Umi	$918
12 km or 7.5 mi	Sasaguri	$921
14 km or 8.8 mi	Dazaifu	$903
15 km or 9 mi	Shingu	$919
15 km or 9.2 mi	Chikushino	$896
17 km or 11 mi	Koga	$921
19 km or 12 mi	Itoshima	$910
21 km or 13 mi	Fukutsu	$916
23 km or 14 mi	Chikuzen	$872
26 km or 16 mi	Tosu	$838
26 km or 16 mi	Ogori	$847
27 km or 17 mi	Munakata	$916
28 km or 17 mi	Iizuka	$908
29 km or 18 mi	Miyawaka	$913
29 km or 18 mi	Kama	$899
30 km or 19 mi	Miyaki	$834
31 km or 19 mi	Asakura	$866
31 km or 19 mi	Kanzaki	$848
32 km or 20 mi	Kurume	$830
35 km or 22 mi	Nogata	$916
35 km or 22 mi	Okagaki	$913
36 km or 23 mi	Fukuchi	$910
37 km or 23 mi	Saga	$884
38 km or 23 mi	Tagawa	$908
38 km or 24 mi	Nakama	$916
40 km or 25 mi	Mizumaki	$916
42 km or 26 mi	Ogi	$872
42 km or 26 mi	Ukiha	$866
43 km or 27 mi	Okawa	$852
43 km or 27 mi	Chikugo	$839
43 km or 27 mi	Karatsu	$895
44 km or 28 mi	Yame	$842
48 km or 30 mi	Yanagawa	$852
49 km or 31 mi	Miyama	$850

Cities near Manila

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Pasay	$770
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Caloocan	$640
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Mandaluyong	$746
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Quezon	$706
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Malabon	$623
7.9 km or 4.9 mi	Makati	$901
8.8 km or 5.4 mi	Navotas	$732
12 km or 7.2 mi	Valenzuela	$506
12 km or 7.2 mi	Pasig	$670
12 km or 7.3 mi	Taguig	$780
15 km or 9 mi	Marikina	$546
15 km or 9.3 mi	Bacoor	$538
15 km or 9.3 mi	Paranaque	$621
15 km or 9.5 mi	Cainta	$704
16 km or 9.7 mi	Meycauayan	$577
16 km or 10 mi	Las Pinas	$589
19 km or 12 mi	Imus	$518
21 km or 13 mi	Antipolo	$535
25 km or 15 mi	Muntinlupa	$676
25 km or 16 mi	San Jose del Monte	$496
26 km or 16 mi	General Trias	$457
28 km or 17 mi	San Pedro	$575
28 km or 17 mi	Binangonan	$487
30 km or 19 mi	Dasmarinas	$400
31 km or 19 mi	Binan	$539
33 km or 20 mi	Malolos	$572
34 km or 21 mi	Santa Rosa	$508
37 km or 23 mi	Trece Martires	$515
39 km or 24 mi	Cabuyao	$545
47 km or 29 mi	Calamba	$486
58 km or 36 mi	San Fernando	$610
60 km or 37 mi	Tanauan	$508
61 km or 38 mi	Santo Tomas	$504
69 km or 43 mi	San Pablo	$427
74 km or 46 mi	Angeles	$613
75 km or 47 mi	Lipa	$398
79 km or 49 mi	Olongapo	$464
81 km or 50 mi	Mabalacat	$585
94 km or 59 mi	Batangas	$508
99 km or 61 mi	Cabanatuan	$372