Manila vs Sagamihara - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Manila	Sagamihara
🚶 Cost of living one person	$790	$1021
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1963	$2533
🏠 One person rent	$379	$396
🏘️ Family rent	$637	$633
🍽️ Food expenses	$287	$390
🚐 Transport expenses	$50.3	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$386	$2373
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	74	95
😀 Quality of life	65	82
🏙️ Population	1.85M	726K

The cost of living in Manila is 23% less expensive than in Sagamihara. Cities ranked 6703rd and 5415th ($790 vs $1021) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 340th in the Philippines and Japan, respectively. Check the Philippines vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Manila compared to 2.3 months in Sagamihara. Manila ranked 3rd best city to live in the Philippines vs Sagamihara ranked 11th in Japan, while ranked 5220th and 593rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manila vs Sagamihara

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	Manila	Sagamihara
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.15	$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.2	$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.27	$5.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$5.31
☕ Cappuccino	$2.7	$3.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.97	$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$458	$420
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$232	$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$815	$524
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$416	$439
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.3	$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.5	$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.47%	1.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3756	$5449
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2382	$2919
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.6	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.2	$68.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.9	$22.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.1	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.22	$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.27	$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.83	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.01	$6.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.84	$30.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$7.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.61	$3.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$4.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$4.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$2.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.55	$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.04	$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.44	$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.2	$2.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.39	$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.16	$2.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.74	$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.65	$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.3	$68.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.44	$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16.1	$32.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.63	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$46	$33
👟 Brand Sneakers	$80	$53.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$139	$456
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16980	$10783

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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

Cities near Sagamihara

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Aikawa	$971
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Machida	$1049
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Zama	$958
11 km or 6.6 mi	Tama	$1040
12 km or 7.4 mi	Hino	$1085
12 km or 7.5 mi	Hachioji	$1286
12 km or 7.5 mi	Yamato	$1017
14 km or 8.4 mi	Ebina	$935
15 km or 9.1 mi	Kunitachi	$1050
15 km or 9.2 mi	Inagi	$1058
15 km or 9.2 mi	Atsugi	$968
15 km or 9.3 mi	Tachikawa	$1073
15 km or 9.4 mi	Fuchu	$1088
15 km or 9.6 mi	Ayase	$959
15 km or 9.6 mi	Akishima	$1100
18 km or 11 mi	Kokubunji	$1050
18 km or 11 mi	Chofu	$1113
19 km or 12 mi	Isehara	$971
19 km or 12 mi	Akiruno	$1086
19 km or 12 mi	Koganei	$1066
19 km or 12 mi	Fussa	$1077
21 km or 13 mi	Kodaira	$1066
21 km or 13 mi	Komae	$1115
21 km or 13 mi	Higashiyamato	$1044
21 km or 13 mi	Musashimurayama	$1051
22 km or 13 mi	Samukawa	$983
22 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1125
23 km or 14 mi	Higashimurayama	$1040
23 km or 14 mi	Mizuho	$1045
23 km or 14 mi	Hamura	$1058
24 km or 15 mi	Nishitokyo	$1094
24 km or 15 mi	Uenohara	$1041
25 km or 15 mi	Musashino	$1110
25 km or 16 mi	Hadano	$1016
26 km or 16 mi	Higashikurume	$1049
26 km or 16 mi	Ome	$1054
26 km or 16 mi	Chigasaki	$1046
27 km or 17 mi	Hiratsuka	$1078
27 km or 17 mi	Tokorozawa	$1061
28 km or 17 mi	Fujisawa	$1076