Fukuoka vs Manila - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Fukuoka	Manila
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1065	$790
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2574	$1963
🏠 One person rent	$448	$379
🏘️ Family rent	$659	$637
🍽️ Food expenses	$305	$287
🚐 Transport expenses	$213	$50.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1285	$386
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	81	74
😀 Quality of life	75	65
🏙️ Population	1.6M	1.85M

The cost of living in Fukuoka is 35% more expensive than in Manila. Cities ranked 5117th and 6703rd ($1065 vs $790) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 151st 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 0.5 months in Manila. Fukuoka ranked 180th best city to live in Japan vs Manila ranked 3rd in the Philippines, while ranked 1848th and 5220th 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	$3.75	$5.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.1	$24.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.45	$4.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.62	$1.96
☕ Cappuccino	$3.21	$2.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.06	$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$428	$458
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$353	$232
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$666	$815
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$516	$416
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.6	$74.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.7	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.1	$27.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.68%	7.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5515	$3756
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2845	$2382
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.85	$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$77.3	$13.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26	$3.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.97	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$2.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.2	$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.25	$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$7.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.51	$5.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.8	$7.84
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$2.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$3.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$2.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$3.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.28	$1.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.01	$9.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.91	$3.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$5.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$3.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.87	$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.03	$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.1	$40.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.1	$7.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.1	$16.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.6	$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.7	$46
👟 Brand Sneakers	$50.7	$80
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$392	$139
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12707	$16980

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Cities near Fukuoka

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Shime	$931
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Kasuya	$933
9 km or 5.6 mi	Kasuga	$924
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Onojo	$926
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Sue	$929
10 km or 6.4 mi	Nakagawa	$919
10 km or 6.5 mi	Umi	$930
12 km or 7.5 mi	Sasaguri	$931
14 km or 8.8 mi	Dazaifu	$909
15 km or 9 mi	Shingu	$936
15 km or 9.2 mi	Chikushino	$906
17 km or 11 mi	Koga	$939
19 km or 12 mi	Itoshima	$923
21 km or 13 mi	Fukutsu	$942
23 km or 14 mi	Chikuzen	$876
26 km or 16 mi	Tosu	$832
26 km or 16 mi	Ogori	$844
27 km or 17 mi	Munakata	$950
28 km or 17 mi	Iizuka	$934
29 km or 18 mi	Miyawaka	$942
29 km or 18 mi	Kama	$919
30 km or 19 mi	Miyaki	$829
31 km or 19 mi	Asakura	$873
31 km or 19 mi	Kanzaki	$852
32 km or 20 mi	Kurume	$831
35 km or 22 mi	Nogata	$950
35 km or 22 mi	Okagaki	$955
36 km or 23 mi	Fukuchi	$945
37 km or 23 mi	Saga	$901
38 km or 23 mi	Tagawa	$939
38 km or 24 mi	Nakama	$957
40 km or 25 mi	Mizumaki	$955
42 km or 26 mi	Ogi	$884
42 km or 26 mi	Ukiha	$874
43 km or 27 mi	Okawa	$853
43 km or 27 mi	Chikugo	$841
43 km or 27 mi	Karatsu	$913
44 km or 28 mi	Yame	$843
48 km or 30 mi	Yanagawa	$864
49 km or 31 mi	Miyama	$860

Cities near Manila

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Pasay	$785
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Caloocan	$568
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Mandaluyong	$742
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Quezon	$717
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Malabon	$674
7.9 km or 4.9 mi	Makati	$1009
8.8 km or 5.4 mi	Navotas	$657
12 km or 7.2 mi	Valenzuela	$432
12 km or 7.2 mi	Pasig	$642
12 km or 7.3 mi	Taguig	$807
15 km or 9 mi	Marikina	$555
15 km or 9.3 mi	Bacoor	$540
15 km or 9.3 mi	Paranaque	$651
15 km or 9.5 mi	Cainta	$760
16 km or 9.7 mi	Meycauayan	$561
16 km or 10 mi	Las Pinas	$628
19 km or 12 mi	Imus	$536
21 km or 13 mi	Antipolo	$570
25 km or 15 mi	Muntinlupa	$692
25 km or 16 mi	San Jose del Monte	$511
26 km or 16 mi	General Trias	$519
28 km or 17 mi	San Pedro	$617
28 km or 17 mi	Binangonan	$525
30 km or 19 mi	Dasmarinas	$414
31 km or 19 mi	Binan	$613
33 km or 20 mi	Malolos	$630
34 km or 21 mi	Santa Rosa	$575
37 km or 23 mi	Trece Martires	$542
39 km or 24 mi	Cabuyao	$616
47 km or 29 mi	Calamba	$489
58 km or 36 mi	San Fernando	$609
60 km or 37 mi	Tanauan	$535
61 km or 38 mi	Santo Tomas	$531
69 km or 43 mi	San Pablo	$477
74 km or 46 mi	Angeles	$624
75 km or 47 mi	Lipa	$425
79 km or 49 mi	Olongapo	$471
81 km or 50 mi	Mabalacat	$598
94 km or 59 mi	Batangas	$532
99 km or 61 mi	Cabanatuan	$448