Cost of living comparison
Saitama is 30.6% more expensive than Manila.
If you lived in Saitama instead of Manila, you would:
pay 12.3% more for restaurants
Manila
|
Saitama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.21
₱295.29
|
$6.42
¥956
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.34
₱246.08
|
$4.02
¥597
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
₱53.83
|
$0.88
¥131
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
₱27.47
|
$0.69
¥102
|
|
pay 3.1% more for groceries
Manila
|
Saitama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.33
₱75.39
|
$1.46
¥218
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
₱242.20
|
$5.56
¥827
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.97
₱394.87
|
$5.24
¥780
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.08
₱117.61
|
$2.13
¥317
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.27
₱128.85
|
$1.80
¥267
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.48
₱83.83
|
$1.49
¥222
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
₱43.47
|
$1.05
¥156
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.53
₱86.84
|
$1.24
¥184
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
₱54.78
|
$1.76
¥262
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
₱61.56
|
$1.04
¥155
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.37
₱77.64
|
$0.55
¥82
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for transportation
Manila
|
Saitama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.31
₱244.16
|
$4.21
¥625
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.12
₱573.16
|
$25.70
¥3,822
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,066.56
₱1,476,474.90
|
$21,471.04
¥3,193,281
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.66
₱150.60
|
$23.77
¥3,535
|
|
pay 1.3% less for housing
Manila
|
Saitama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.90
₱1,637.21
|
$33.30
¥4,953
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$465.25
₱26,352.80
|
$385.48
¥57,330
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$244.37
₱13,841.89
|
$224.86
¥33,442
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$96.97
₱5,492.67
|
$101.47
¥15,091
|
|
pay 42.2% less for childcare
Manila
|
Saitama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$499.25
₱28,278.60
|
$175.61
¥26,117
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,398.67
₱815,576.61
|
$11,564.30
¥1,719,900
|
|
pay 18.9% more for entertainment and sports
Manila
|
Saitama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.22
₱68.90
|
$2.09
¥311
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.95
₱167.11
|
$2.46
¥366
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.95
₱167.33
|
$3.82
¥569
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.83
₱2,369.39
|
$35.34
¥5,255
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.52
₱369.12
|
$8.19
¥1,218
|
|
pay 8.7% less for clothing
Manila
|
Saitama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.02
₱1,870.15
|
$21.52
¥3,201
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.26
₱1,544.09
|
$22.49
¥3,344
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.19
₱4,145.65
|
$49.79
¥7,405
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$64.44
₱3,650.09
|
$96.37
¥14,332
|
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