Cost of living comparison

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Taiwan

Taipei vs. Taguig City Cost of Living Summary

Taipei is 49.5% more expensive than Taguig City.

Restaurants: pay 40.1% more in Taipei
Groceries: pay 80.9% more in Taipei
Transportation: pay 30.2% more in Taipei
Housing: pay 32.0% more in Taipei
Childcare: pay 3.1 times more in Taipei
Entertainment and Sports: pay 43.1% more in Taipei
Clothing: pay 50.4% more in Taipei

The cost of childcare, groceries, clothing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and housing in Taipei are more expensive than in Taguig City. Notably, childcare and groceries are significantly more expensive in Taipei.

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Taipei vs. Taguig City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Taipei instead of Taguig City, you would:

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pay 40.1% more for restaurants

	Taguig City	Taipei
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.98 ₱254.88	$4.71 NT$154.87	+18.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.19 ₱203.90	$5.65 NT$185.84	+77.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.76 ₱48.43	$0.92 NT$30.20	+21.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.43 ₱27.19	$0.65 NT$21.46	+53.5%
Average			+40.1%

Taguig City vs. Taipei - Cost of restaurants

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pay 80.9% more for groceries

	Taguig City	Taipei
Bread 1 loaf	$1.43 ₱91.55	$2.02 NT$66.53	+41.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.55 ₱163.12	$9.85 NT$323.84	+286.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.23 ₱462.54	$11.54 NT$379.63	+59.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.82 ₱116.63	$2.72 NT$89.53	+49.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.10 ₱134.11	$4.45 NT$146.35	+112.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.03 ₱65.67	$2.23 NT$73.34	+117.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.85 ₱54.31	$1.51 NT$49.56	+77.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.28 ₱81.56	$1.38 NT$45.52	+8.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 ₱30.59	$2.02 NT$66.41	+322.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 ₱49.60	$1.25 NT$41.00	+60.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.20 ₱76.88	$1.04 NT$34.23	-13.4%
Average			+80.9%

Taguig City vs. Taipei - Cost of groceries

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pay 30.2% more for transportation

	Taguig City	Taipei
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.66 ₱297.83	$3.94 NT$129.68	-15.3%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$37.67 NT$1,238.93
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)	$2.67 ₱170.77	$8.95 NT$294.25	+235.1%
Average			+30.2%

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pay 32.0% more for housing

	Taguig City	Taipei
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$23.43 ₱1,498.69	$27.40 NT$901.19	+16.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$518.05 ₱33,134.35	$1,012.31 NT$33,296.32	+95.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$438.01 ₱28,015.40	$482.92 NT$15,883.76	+10.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$84.98 ₱5,435.27	$66.27 NT$2,179.73	-22.0%
Average			+32.0%

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pay 3.1 times more for childcare

	Taguig City	Taipei
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$132.83 ₱8,495.99	$662.67 NT$21,796.04	+398.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,932.60 ₱571K	$16,675.66 NT$548K	+86.7%
Average			+205.2%

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pay 43.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Taguig City	Taipei
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.20 ₱76.46	$2.83 NT$92.92	+136.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.55 ₱163.12	$3.42 NT$112.63	+34.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.95 ₱188.61	$3.92 NT$129.06	+33.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$39.85 ₱2,548.80	$41.15 NT$1,353.39	+3.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.77 ₱433.30	$9.73 NT$320.06	+43.6%
Average			+43.1%

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pay 50.4% more for clothing

	Taguig City	Taipei
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.18 ₱2,633.76	$63.18 NT$2,078.14	+53.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$27.47 ₱1,757.27	$39.99 NT$1,315.17	+45.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.74 ₱4,332.95	$84.98 NT$2,794.97	+25.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$57.51 ₱3,678.62	$105.09 NT$3,456.39	+82.7%
Average			+50.4%

Taguig City vs. Taipei - Cost of clothing

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