Manila vs Shizuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Manila	Shizuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$790	$1025
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1963	$2577
🏠 One person rent	$379	$426
🏘️ Family rent	$637	$702
🍽️ Food expenses	$287	$389
🚐 Transport expenses	$50.3	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$386	$2644
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	74	52
😀 Quality of life	65	89
🏙️ Population	1.85M	686K

The cost of living in Manila is 23% less expensive than in Shizuoka. Cities ranked 6703rd and 5380th ($790 vs $1025) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 315th 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 2.6 months in Shizuoka. Manila ranked 3rd best city to live in the Philippines vs Shizuoka ranked 9th in Japan, while ranked 5220th and 291st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manila vs Shizuoka

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	Manila	Shizuoka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.15	$6.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.2	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.27	$4.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$1.98
☕ Cappuccino	$2.7	$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.97	$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$458	$325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$232	$237
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$815	$581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$416	$428
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.3	$133
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$205
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.5	$38.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.47%	0.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3756	$4629
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2382	$3173
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.6	$1.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.2	$21.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.9	$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.1	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.22	$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$3.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.27	$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.83	$7.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.01	$5.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.84	$40.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$5.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$2.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.61	$3.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$4.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$2.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$2.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.55	$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.04	$9.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.44	$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.2	$4.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.39	$5.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.16	$3.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.74	$0.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.65	$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.3	$91.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.44	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16.1	$38.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.63	$17
👖 Brand Jeans	$46	$42.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$80	$64.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$139	$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16980	$19584

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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 Shizuoka

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.4 mi	Yaizu	$976
15 km or 9.3 mi	Fujieda	$973
24 km or 15 mi	Shimada	$976
26 km or 16 mi	Yoshida	$979
30 km or 19 mi	Makinohara	$976
34 km or 21 mi	Fuji	$1044
35 km or 22 mi	Fujinomiya	$1018
36 km or 23 mi	Kikugawa	$974
42 km or 26 mi	Kakegawa	$968
44 km or 27 mi	Omaezaki	$977
46 km or 28 mi	Numazu	$1037
49 km or 30 mi	Fukuroi	$962
49 km or 31 mi	Shimizu	$1025
50 km or 31 mi	Izunokuni	$1026
50 km or 31 mi	Nagaizumi	$1024
51 km or 32 mi	Mishima	$1021
51 km or 32 mi	Izu	$1023
53 km or 33 mi	Susono	$1029
53 km or 33 mi	Kannami	$1023
56 km or 35 mi	Iwata	$959
61 km or 38 mi	Shimoda	$1023
62 km or 39 mi	Gotemba	$1029
64 km or 40 mi	Atami	$1032
66 km or 41 mi	Ito	$1032
66 km or 41 mi	Hamamatsu	$1016
67 km or 42 mi	Fujikawaguchiko	$1043
69 km or 43 mi	Yugawara	$1030
69 km or 43 mi	Fujiyoshida	$1035
70 km or 44 mi	Chuo	$1071
71 km or 44 mi	Minami-Alps	$1064
74 km or 46 mi	Showa	$1083
76 km or 47 mi	Minamiashigara	$1020
77 km or 48 mi	Odawara	$1041
77 km or 48 mi	Kai	$1086
78 km or 49 mi	Fuefuki	$1055
79 km or 49 mi	Kofu	$1141
79 km or 49 mi	Iida	$1002
80 km or 50 mi	Tsuru	$1038
81 km or 50 mi	Shinshiro	$908
82 km or 51 mi	Nirasaki	$1068