Manila vs Sapporo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Manila	Sapporo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$821	$1121
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2009	$2679
🏠 One person rent	$400	$482
🏘️ Family rent	$679	$785
🍽️ Food expenses	$295	$393
🚐 Transport expenses	$49	$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$347	$1657
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	77	75
😀 Quality of life	65	75
🏙️ Population	1.9M	1.96M

The cost of living in Manila is 27% less expensive than in Sapporo. Cities ranked 6679th and 4988th ($821 vs $1121) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 79th in the Philippines and Japan, respectively. Check the Philippines vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Manila compared to 1.5 months in Sapporo. Manila ranked 3rd best city to live in the Philippines vs Sapporo ranked 110th in Japan, while ranked 5265th and 1640th 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	$5.86	$6.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.1	$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.3	$5.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.67	$3.49
☕ Cappuccino	$2.73	$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.11	$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$492	$397
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$250	$248
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$872	$703
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$451	$442
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.8	$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$248
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.5	$42.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.36%	2.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4309	$2308
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2679	$1648
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.52	$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.8	$53.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.32	$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.36	$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$5.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.26	$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.79	$9.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.03	$6.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.93	$21.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$3.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$3.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$4.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$4.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$2.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.61	$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.4	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.26	$3.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.45	$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.16	$7.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.74	$3.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.65	$2.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.3	$48.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.03	$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.9	$25.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.35	$19.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.7	$42
👟 Brand Sneakers	$80	$48.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$160	$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14540	$10501

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Cities near Manila

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Pasay	$804
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Caloocan	$574
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Mandaluyong	$755
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Quezon	$697
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Malabon	$657
7.9 km or 4.9 mi	Makati	$1066
8.8 km or 5.4 mi	Navotas	$701
12 km or 7.2 mi	Valenzuela	$458
12 km or 7.2 mi	Pasig	$609
12 km or 7.3 mi	Taguig	$868
15 km or 9 mi	Marikina	$584
15 km or 9.3 mi	Bacoor	$549
15 km or 9.3 mi	Paranaque	$660
15 km or 9.5 mi	Cainta	$733
16 km or 9.7 mi	Meycauayan	$587
16 km or 10 mi	Las Pinas	$605
19 km or 12 mi	Imus	$524
21 km or 13 mi	Antipolo	$544
25 km or 15 mi	Muntinlupa	$683
25 km or 16 mi	San Jose del Monte	$504
26 km or 16 mi	General Trias	$501
28 km or 17 mi	San Pedro	$597
28 km or 17 mi	Binangonan	$507
30 km or 19 mi	Dasmarinas	$416
31 km or 19 mi	Binan	$589
33 km or 20 mi	Malolos	$626
34 km or 21 mi	Santa Rosa	$549
37 km or 23 mi	Trece Martires	$538
39 km or 24 mi	Cabuyao	$584
47 km or 29 mi	Calamba	$496
58 km or 36 mi	San Fernando	$603
60 km or 37 mi	Tanauan	$539
61 km or 38 mi	Santo Tomas	$534
69 km or 43 mi	San Pablo	$463
74 km or 46 mi	Angeles	$636
75 km or 47 mi	Lipa	$420
79 km or 49 mi	Olongapo	$476
81 km or 50 mi	Mabalacat	$609
94 km or 59 mi	Batangas	$530
99 km or 61 mi	Cabanatuan	$434

Cities near Sapporo

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Ishikari	$1004
15 km or 9.6 mi	Ebetsu	$1005
19 km or 12 mi	Kitahiroshima	$1005
27 km or 17 mi	Eniwa	$1005
32 km or 20 mi	Otaru	$1005
36 km or 23 mi	Chitose	$1005
37 km or 23 mi	Iwamizawa	$1001
50 km or 31 mi	Bibai	$1004
52 km or 32 mi	Tomakomai	$1019
71 km or 44 mi	Takikawa	$1004
75 km or 47 mi	Noboribetsu	$982
77 km or 48 mi	Date	$978
89 km or 55 mi	Muroran	$957
89 km or 55 mi	Furano	$1002
93 km or 58 mi	Fukagawa	$1004
100 km or 62 mi	Rumoi	$1002
113 km or 70 mi	Asahikawa	$1040
115 km or 72 mi	Shinhidaka	$1001
141 km or 87 mi	Nanae	$933
149 km or 93 mi	Hokuto	$927
150 km or 93 mi	Otofuke	$998
151 km or 94 mi	Obihiro	$1006
152 km or 95 mi	Hakodate	$936
164 km or 102 mi	Makubetsu	$996
169 km or 105 mi	Nayoro	$990
197 km or 123 mi	Mutsu	$969
216 km or 134 mi	Monbetsu	$986
220 km or 137 mi	Kushiro	$986
221 km or 137 mi	Kitami	$982
254 km or 158 mi	Aomori	$1067
258 km or 160 mi	Abashiri	$982
261 km or 162 mi	Wakkanai	$986
262 km or 163 mi	Goshogawara	$1029
263 km or 164 mi	Tsugaru	$1029
265 km or 164 mi	Misawa	$1009
273 km or 169 mi	Towada	$1016
274 km or 170 mi	Oirase	$1007
276 km or 172 mi	Kuroishi	$1054
283 km or 176 mi	Hirakawa	$1057
283 km or 176 mi	Hirosaki	$1070