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The red five-storey pagoda of Tocho-ji, Fukuoka
FukuokaThe red five-storey pagoda of Tocho-ji
The Manila Central Post Office on the Pasig, Manila
ManilaThe Manila Central Post Office on the Pasig

Photos: Fukuoka by Nick-D, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Manila by Kenneth Surillo, Pexels License.

Fukuoka or Manila?

Our verdict in twelve categories, each scored against the same fixed benchmark cities, and the climate month by month, so you can choose for your trip.

Choose Fukuoka for

  • getting around
  • day trips
  • beaches

What lies behind each score is written up on Fukuoka’s own page.

Choose Manila for

  • prices
  • live music and the arts
  • culture and sights

What lies behind each score is written up on Manila’s own page.

Scoreboard

Twelve categories on one fixed scale from 0 to 100. The shaded stretch is the gap between the two.

Beaches & swimming. Fukuoka 50, Manila 12: Fukuoka leads by 38 points.
Food & drink. Fukuoka 82, Manila 64: Fukuoka leads by 18 points.
Culture & sights. Fukuoka 50, Manila 54: Manila leads by 4 points.
Nightlife. Fukuoka 60, Manila 64: Manila leads by 4 points.
Nature & outdoors. Fukuoka 62, Manila 40: Fukuoka leads by 22 points.
Day trips. Fukuoka 84, Manila 42: Fukuoka leads by 42 points.
Good for families. Fukuoka 78, Manila 42: Fukuoka leads by 36 points.
Getting around. Fukuoka 82, Manila 26: Fukuoka leads by 56 points.
Shopping & style. Fukuoka 65, Manila 60: Fukuoka leads by 5 points.
Affordability. Fukuoka 58, Manila 77: Manila leads by 19 points.
Live music & performing arts. Fukuoka 45, Manila 50: Manila leads by 5 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Fukuoka 60, Manila 40: Fukuoka leads by 20 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Fukuoka and Manila.

Your match

Pick a travel style or drag the sliders, and both match scores follow your weighting.

Fukuoka
Best match
65match

Wins on getting around and day trips with your weighting.

Manila
48match

Wins on prices and live music and the arts with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

Pick your month. The climate figures are measured averages, not a forecast.

Fukuoka in July

31 °Cdaytime high
25 °Cnight-time low
301 mmrain in the month
5 hsunshine a day
24 °Csea
14 hdaylight a day

Manila in July

32 °Cdaytime high
25 °Cnight-time low
487 mmrain in the month
No recordsunshine a day
29 °Csea
13 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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FukuokaManila

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Fukuoka: 1991-2020 normals, Fukuoka (1.9 km from centre). Manila: 1991-2020 normals, Science Garden (6 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureFukuokaManila
Official languageJapaneseEnglish, Filipino, Taglish
CurrencyYen (JPY)Philippine Peso (PHP)
SocketsAB100 V, 50 and 60 Hz depending on the regionABC220 V, 60 Hz
Driving sideLeftRight
Time zoneUTC+9UTC+8
Emergency numberPolice 110, fire 119911
Elevation8 m9 m
Main airportFukuoka Airport (FUK)5 km from centre46 non-stop destinationsNinoy Aquino International Airport (MNL)11 km from centre90 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year16 days18 days

By the numbers

MeasureFukuokaManila
City population1,603,0431,902,590
People per km²4,71576,104
Museums within 10 km2327
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km21
Swim season, months above 21 °C4 months12 months

Where else could you go?

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Sources

Structured data from Wikidata (CC0). Weather data by Meteostat. Meteorological data provided by NOAA, DWD and others. Rainfall where no rain gauge is within 25 km is from the TerraClimate 1991-2020 climatology (Abatzoglou et al. 2018, Scientific Data), read at the city. Sea surface temperature from NOAA OISST v2.1, NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Airport data from OurAirports (public domain). Public holidays from Nager.Date (MIT). Exchange rates via Frankfurter, based on European Central Bank reference rates. Non-stop route lists from the "Airlines and destinations" tables on English Wikipedia airport articles, by Wikipedia contributors, reused under CC BY-SA 4.0. Currency from the ISO 4217 register maintained by SIX, cross-checked against country data from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Price level from World Bank open data (PPP conversion factor for private consumption and official exchange rate), CC BY 4.0. Time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0); clock offsets computed from the IANA time zone database. Daylight hours computed from each destination's latitude using the NOAA solar position algorithm.

Category scores are our editorial verdict under rubric v3, each placed against the same fixed benchmark cities; the climate figures are measured. How the scores are set. Snapshot generated 2026-11-01. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.