Cost of living comparison

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Taoyuan vs. Manila Cost of Living Summary

Taoyuan is 43.8% more expensive than Manila.

Restaurants: pay 21.2% more in Taoyuan
Groceries: pay 5.7% more in Taoyuan
Transportation: pay 2.1 times more in Taoyuan
Housing: pay 17.4% less in Taoyuan
Childcare: pay 2.5 times more in Taoyuan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 23.8% more in Taoyuan
Clothing: pay 18.5% more in Taoyuan

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

Taoyuan vs. Manila Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Taoyuan instead of Manila, you would:

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pay 21.2% more for restaurants

	Manila	Taoyuan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.02 ₱355.03	$5.73 NT$179.44	-4.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.30 ₱253.60	$5.24 NT$164.06	+21.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 ₱57.27	$1.18 NT$36.91	+21.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 ₱29.69	$0.74 NT$23.07	+46.4%
Average			+21.2%

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pay 5.7% more for groceries

	Manila	Taoyuan
Bread 1 loaf	$1.33 ₱78.64	$1.36 NT$42.66	+2.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.28 ₱252.12	$4.34 NT$135.86	+1.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.32 ₱431.63	$11.87 NT$371.52	+62.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.21 ₱130.51	$2.16 NT$67.67	-2.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.28 ₱134.63	$3.50 NT$109.45	+53.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.52 ₱89.37	$1.43 NT$44.80	-5.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 ₱48.49	$0.85 NT$26.65	+3.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.64 ₱96.51	$1.17 NT$36.74	-28.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.02 ₱60.36	$1.30 NT$40.70	+27.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.17 ₱68.98	$1.04 NT$32.56	-11.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.37 ₱81.04	$0.82 NT$25.58	-40.5%
Average			+5.7%

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

	Manila	Taoyuan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.18 ₱246.46	$3.81 NT$119.11	-8.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.76 ₱811.51	$39.32 NT$1,230.44	+185.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,288.58 ₱1,491,141.28	$35,064.72 NT$1,097,140.06	+38.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.92 ₱172.44	$9.50 NT$297.36	+225.0%
Average			+110.1%

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pay 17.4% less for housing

	Manila	Taoyuan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.10 ₱1,598.07	$18.64 NT$583.16	-31.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$512.96 ₱30,246.98	$409.63 NT$12,817.06	-20.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$251.74 ₱14,843.72	$335.90 NT$10,509.99	+33.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$100.49 ₱5,925.44	$48.36 NT$1,513.07	-51.9%
Average			-17.4%

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pay 2.5 times more for childcare

	Manila	Taoyuan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$138.58 ₱8,171.41	$557.10 NT$17,431.20	+302.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,035.39 ₱1,004,491.60	$14,992.63 NT$469,104.28	-12.0%
Average			+145.0%

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pay 23.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Manila	Taoyuan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.46 ₱86.22	$1.54 NT$48.19	+5.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.59 ₱152.56	$2.82 NT$88.18	+8.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.27 ₱192.73	$6.23 NT$194.82	+90.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.13 ₱2,484.39	$34.82 NT$1,089.62	-17.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.48 ₱441.26	$9.83 NT$307.61	+31.4%
Average			+23.8%

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pay 18.5% more for clothing

	Manila	Taoyuan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.23 ₱2,902.69	$62.26 NT$1,948.19	+26.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.70 ₱1,751.10	$16.39 NT$512.68	-44.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.85 ₱4,767.52	$76.47 NT$2,392.52	-5.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$49.70 ₱2,930.32	$98.31 NT$3,076.09	+97.8%
Average			+18.5%

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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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