Manila vs Osaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Manila	Osaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$781	$1116
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2316	$2940
🏠 One person rent	$384	$430
🏘️ Family rent	$949	$899
🍽️ Food expenses	$280	$366
🚐 Transport expenses	$47	$221
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$538	$2098
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	73	97
😀 Quality of life	65	96
🏙️ Population	1.85M	2.75M

The cost of living in Manila is 30% less expensive than in Osaka. Cities ranked 6438th and 4674th ($781 vs $1116) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 54th in the Philippines and Japan, respectively. Check the Philippines vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Manila compared to 1.9 months in Osaka. Manila ranked 3rd best city to live in the Philippines vs Osaka ranked 4th in Japan, while ranked 4458th and 15th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manila vs Osaka

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	Manila	Osaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.05	$6.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.4	$31
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.31	$5.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.29	$3.13
☕ Cappuccino	$3.01	$3.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.98	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$456	$497
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$239	$288
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1482	$1118
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$641	$671
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$69.7	$71.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$108	$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.7	$28.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.53%	1.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4033	$6018
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2881	$3500
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.54	$1.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.9	$47.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.23	$27.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.34	$1.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.2	$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.35	$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$6.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.29	$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$3.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$3.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$4.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.99	$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.32	$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.92	$3.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.8	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.13	$4.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.58	$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.53	$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40	$53.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.28	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.9	$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.42	$20
👖 Brand Jeans	$37.8	$43.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.4	$55.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$557	$244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14747	$8601

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Cities near Manila

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Pasay	$673
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Caloocan	$804
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Mandaluyong	$792
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Quezon	$759
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Malabon	$697
7.9 km or 4.9 mi	Makati	$842
8.8 km or 5.4 mi	Navotas	$738
12 km or 7.2 mi	Valenzuela	$491
12 km or 7.2 mi	Pasig	$817
12 km or 7.3 mi	Taguig	$860
15 km or 9 mi	Marikina	$519
15 km or 9.3 mi	Bacoor	$550
15 km or 9.3 mi	Paranaque	$640
15 km or 9.5 mi	Cainta	$682
16 km or 9.7 mi	Meycauayan	$592
16 km or 10 mi	Las Pinas	$590
19 km or 12 mi	Imus	$568
21 km or 13 mi	Antipolo	$534
25 km or 15 mi	Muntinlupa	$681
25 km or 16 mi	San Jose del Monte	$496
26 km or 16 mi	General Trias	$523
28 km or 17 mi	San Pedro	$577
28 km or 17 mi	Binangonan	$497
30 km or 19 mi	Dasmarinas	$441
31 km or 19 mi	Binan	$511
33 km or 20 mi	Malolos	$610
34 km or 21 mi	Santa Rosa	$619
37 km or 23 mi	Trece Martires	$540
39 km or 24 mi	Cabuyao	$584
47 km or 29 mi	Calamba	$483
58 km or 36 mi	San Fernando	$596
60 km or 37 mi	Tanauan	$529
61 km or 38 mi	Santo Tomas	$522
69 km or 43 mi	San Pablo	$419
74 km or 46 mi	Angeles	$660
75 km or 47 mi	Lipa	$476
79 km or 49 mi	Olongapo	$490
81 km or 50 mi	Mabalacat	$614
94 km or 59 mi	Batangas	$519
99 km or 61 mi	Cabanatuan	$371

Cities near Osaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Moriguchi	$1069
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Suita	$1284
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Kadoma	$1048
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Higashiosaka	$1041
10 km or 6.4 mi	Amagasaki	$1058
10 km or 6.5 mi	Toyonaka	$972
11 km or 6.7 mi	Settsu	$1105
11 km or 7 mi	Daito	$1007
12 km or 7.3 mi	Yao	$1015
14 km or 8.4 mi	Shijonawate	$1009
14 km or 8.4 mi	Itami	$1006
14 km or 8.5 mi	Matsubara	$995
14 km or 8.7 mi	Neyagawa	$1055
14 km or 8.8 mi	Sakai	$1103
15 km or 9.3 mi	Ibaraki	$1103
15 km or 9.4 mi	Ikeda	$977
15 km or 9.4 mi	Minoh	$997
16 km or 9.8 mi	Fujiidera	$988
16 km or 10 mi	Nishinomiya	$1085
17 km or 11 mi	Kawanishi	$995
17 km or 11 mi	Kashiwara	$978
18 km or 11 mi	Takarazuka	$1024
18 km or 11 mi	Habikino	$982
18 km or 11 mi	Ikoma	$945
19 km or 12 mi	Ashiya	$1006
19 km or 12 mi	Hirakata	$1075
19 km or 12 mi	Katano	$1002
20 km or 12 mi	Takaishi	$997
20 km or 13 mi	Takatsuki	$1069
21 km or 13 mi	Sango	$957
22 km or 13 mi	Osakasayama	$990
22 km or 14 mi	Oji	$956
23 km or 14 mi	Izumiotsu	$996
23 km or 14 mi	Ikaruga	$933
23 km or 14 mi	Tondabayashi	$984
24 km or 15 mi	Izumi	$1012
24 km or 15 mi	Kanmaki	$957
25 km or 15 mi	Kashiba	$968
25 km or 16 mi	Inagawa	$996
26 km or 16 mi	Nara	$933