Manila vs Sapporo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Manila	Sapporo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$790	$1181
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1963	$2813
🏠 One person rent	$379	$524
🏘️ Family rent	$637	$868
🍽️ Food expenses	$287	$401
🚐 Transport expenses	$50.3	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$386	$1641
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	74	74
😀 Quality of life	65	90
🏙️ Population	1.85M	1.96M

The cost of living in Manila is 33% less expensive than in Sapporo. Cities ranked 6703rd and 4750th ($790 vs $1181) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 38th 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 1.4 months in Sapporo. Manila ranked 3rd best city to live in the Philippines vs Sapporo ranked 6th in Japan, while ranked 5220th and 239th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manila vs Sapporo

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	Manila	Sapporo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.15	$7.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.2	$26.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.27	$4.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$3.29
☕ Cappuccino	$2.7	$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.97	$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$458	$448
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$232	$262
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$815	$817
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$416	$473
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.3	$184
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$284
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.5	$41
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.47%	1.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3756	$2303
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2382	$1644
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.6	$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.2	$49.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.9	$17.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.1	$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.22	$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$6.85
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.27	$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.83	$8.24
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.01	$6.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.84	$19.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$2.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.61	$3.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$3.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$2.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$2.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.55	$1.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.04	$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.44	$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.2	$2.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.39	$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.16	$8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.74	$3.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.65	$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.3	$51.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.44	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16.1	$26
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.63	$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$46	$39.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$80	$49.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$139	$261
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16980	$10519

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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 Sapporo

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Ishikari	$1050
15 km or 9.6 mi	Ebetsu	$1051
19 km or 12 mi	Kitahiroshima	$1051
27 km or 17 mi	Eniwa	$1047
32 km or 20 mi	Otaru	$1049
36 km or 23 mi	Chitose	$1041
37 km or 23 mi	Iwamizawa	$1043
50 km or 31 mi	Bibai	$1042
52 km or 32 mi	Tomakomai	$1041
71 km or 44 mi	Takikawa	$1042
75 km or 47 mi	Noboribetsu	$994
77 km or 48 mi	Date	$991
89 km or 55 mi	Muroran	$973
89 km or 55 mi	Furano	$1032
93 km or 58 mi	Fukagawa	$1031
100 km or 62 mi	Rumoi	$1035
113 km or 70 mi	Asahikawa	$1065
115 km or 72 mi	Shinhidaka	$1007
141 km or 87 mi	Nanae	$936
149 km or 93 mi	Hokuto	$937
150 km or 93 mi	Otofuke	$1014
151 km or 94 mi	Obihiro	$1021
152 km or 95 mi	Hakodate	$945
164 km or 102 mi	Makubetsu	$1010
169 km or 105 mi	Nayoro	$1015
197 km or 123 mi	Mutsu	$972
216 km or 134 mi	Monbetsu	$1002
220 km or 137 mi	Kushiro	$991
221 km or 137 mi	Kitami	$995
254 km or 158 mi	Aomori	$1064
258 km or 160 mi	Abashiri	$994
261 km or 162 mi	Wakkanai	$1004
262 km or 163 mi	Goshogawara	$1029
263 km or 164 mi	Tsugaru	$1025
265 km or 164 mi	Misawa	$1003
273 km or 169 mi	Towada	$1015
274 km or 170 mi	Oirase	$1006
276 km or 172 mi	Kuroishi	$1051
283 km or 176 mi	Hirakawa	$1054
283 km or 176 mi	Hirosaki	$1068