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Jhongli City vs. Manila Cost of Living Summary

Jhongli City is 23.3% more expensive than Manila.

Restaurants: pay 15.9% less in Jhongli City
Groceries: pay 33.4% more in Jhongli City
Transportation: pay 2.1 times more in Jhongli City
Housing: pay 33.9% less in Jhongli City
Childcare: pay 87.0% more in Jhongli City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 11.2% more in Jhongli City
Clothing: pay 25.5% less in Jhongli City

The cost of transportation, childcare, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Jhongli City are more expensive than in Manila. Expenses including housing, clothing, and restaurants are lower in Jhongli City. Notably, transportation and childcare are significantly more expensive in Jhongli City.

Jhongli City vs. Manila Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Jhongli City instead of Manila, you would:

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pay 15.9% less for restaurants

	Manila	Jhongli City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.02 ₱355.94	$4.92 NT$154.03	-18.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.30 ₱254.24	$4.59 NT$143.76	+6.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 ₱57.42	$0.49 NT$15.40	-49.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 ₱29.77	$0.49 NT$15.40	-2.4%
Average			-15.9%

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pay 33.4% more for groceries

	Manila	Jhongli City
Bread 1 loaf	$1.33 ₱78.84	$1.69 NT$53.06	+27.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.28 ₱252.76	$15.02 NT$470.65	+251.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.32 ₱432.73	$12.22 NT$382.88	+66.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.21 ₱130.84	$2.56 NT$80.10	+15.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.28 ₱134.98	$3.63 NT$113.84	+59.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.52 ₱89.60	$2.03 NT$63.66	+34.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 ₱48.61	$0.78 NT$24.51	-4.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.64 ₱96.75	$0.98 NT$30.74	-40.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.02 ₱60.52	$1.51 NT$47.43	+47.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.17 ₱69.16	$0.58 NT$18.05	-50.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.37 ₱81.25	$0.84 NT$26.36	-38.8%
Average			+33.4%

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

	Manila	Jhongli City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.18 ₱247.09	$3.47 NT$108.84	-16.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.76 ₱813.57	$39.32 NT$1,232.25	+185.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,288.58 ₱1,494,934.54	$34,999.18 NT$1,096,702.76	+38.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.92 ₱172.88	$9.34 NT$292.66	+219.4%
Average			+106.7%

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pay 33.9% less for housing

	Manila	Jhongli City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.10 ₱1,602.13	$9.80 NT$307.04	-63.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$512.96 ₱30,323.92	$415.10 NT$13,007.09	-19.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$251.74 ₱14,881.48	$245.78 NT$7,701.56	-2.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$100.49 ₱5,940.52	$50.12 NT$1,570.52	-50.1%
Average			-33.9%

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pay 87.0% more for childcare

	Manila	Jhongli City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$138.58 ₱8,192.20	$355.02 NT$11,124.48	+156.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,035.39 ₱1,007,046.89	$20,072.09 NT$628,961.08	+17.8%
Average			+87.0%

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pay 11.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Manila	Jhongli City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.46 ₱86.44	$1.47 NT$46.21	+0.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.59 ₱152.95	$2.62 NT$82.15	+1.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.27 ₱193.22	$3.93 NT$123.23	+20.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.13 ₱2,490.71	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.48 ₱442.38	$9.18 NT$287.53	+22.6%
Average			+11.2%

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pay 25.5% less for clothing

	Manila	Jhongli City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.23 ₱2,910.08	$19.66 NT$616.13	-60.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.70 ₱1,755.55	$16.39 NT$513.44	-44.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.85 ₱4,779.65	$57.35 NT$1,797.03	-29.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$49.70 ₱2,937.78	$65.54 NT$2,053.75	+31.9%
Average			-25.5%

Manila vs. Jhongli City - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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