Cost of living comparison

Philippines

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Taiwan

Tainan vs. Angeles Cost of Living Summary

Tainan is 34.0% more expensive than Angeles.

Restaurants: pay 48.6% more in Tainan
Groceries: pay 2.0 times more in Tainan
Transportation: pay 36.1% more in Tainan
Housing: pay 15.7% less in Tainan
Childcare: pay 89.5% more in Tainan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 87.6% more in Tainan
Clothing: pay 85.1% more in Tainan

The cost of groceries, childcare, entertainment and sports, clothing, restaurants, and transportation in Tainan are more expensive than in Angeles. Notably, groceries, childcare, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Tainan.

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Tainan vs. Angeles Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Tainan instead of Angeles, you would:

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pay 48.6% more for restaurants

	Angeles	Tainan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.19 ₱203.90	$3.77 NT$123.89	+18.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$2.62 ₱167.71	$4.71 NT$154.87	+79.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.58 ₱36.96	$0.92 NT$30.20	+58.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.32 ₱20.77	$0.65 NT$21.46	+100.9%
Average			+48.6%

Angeles vs. Tainan - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.0 times more for groceries

	Angeles	Tainan
Bread 1 loaf	$1.32 ₱84.42	$1.76 NT$58.05	+33.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.55 ₱163.12	$9.85 NT$323.84	+286.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.05 ₱386.89	$11.54 NT$379.63	+90.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.71 ₱109.60	$2.72 NT$89.53	+58.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.55 ₱99.24	$4.45 NT$146.35	+186.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.03 ₱65.67	$2.23 NT$73.34	+117.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.61 ₱39.31	$1.29 NT$42.28	+109.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.07 ₱68.67	$1.38 NT$45.52	+28.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 ₱30.52	$2.02 NT$66.41	+323.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 ₱49.60	$1.25 NT$41.00	+60.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.80 ₱50.87	$1.04 NT$34.23	+30.9%
Average			+102.4%

Angeles vs. Tainan - Cost of groceries

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pay 36.1% more for transportation

	Angeles	Tainan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.19 ₱268.10	$3.93 NT$129.18	-6.3%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$33.74 NT$1,109.88
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,359.52 ₱1M	$33,523.97 NT$1M	+57.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.71 ₱173.32	$8.87 NT$291.67	+227.2%
Average			+36.1%

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pay 15.7% less for housing

	Angeles	Tainan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$23.43 ₱1,498.69	$21.44 NT$705.33	-8.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$343.51 ₱21,970.62	$298.20 NT$9,808.22	-13.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$197.66 ₱12,642.03	$196.18 NT$6,452.78	-0.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$135.29 ₱8,652.94	$66.27 NT$2,179.73	-51.0%
Average			-15.7%

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pay 89.5% more for childcare

	Angeles	Tainan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$85.01 ₱5,437.43	$431.61 NT$14,196.11	+407.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,768.24 ₱497K	$5,493.16 NT$181K	-29.3%
Average			+89.5%

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pay 87.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Angeles	Tainan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.00 ₱63.72	$2.83 NT$92.92	+183.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.81 ₱115.97	$3.24 NT$106.69	+78.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.87 ₱183.51	$3.92 NT$129.06	+36.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$30.68 ₱1,962.57	$44.98 NT$1,479.49	+46.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.78 ₱305.86	$9.73 NT$320.06	+103.5%
Average			+87.6%

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pay 85.1% more for clothing

	Angeles	Tainan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$28.89 ₱1,847.88	$63.18 NT$2,078.14	+118.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$19.53 ₱1,248.91	$39.99 NT$1,315.17	+104.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$61.10 ₱3,908.15	$84.98 NT$2,794.97	+39.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$55.79 ₱3,568.31	$105.09 NT$3,456.39	+88.4%
Average			+85.1%

Angeles vs. Tainan - Cost of clothing

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