Cost of living comparison
Manila is 22.9% cheaper than Taipei.
If you lived in Manila instead of Taipei, you would:
pay 21.1% less for restaurants
Taipei
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.92
NT$191.22
|
$4.59
₱259.56
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.93
NT$159.35
|
$3.67
₱207.65
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
NT$34.57
|
$1.03
₱58.16
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
NT$22.00
|
$0.46
₱25.96
|
|
pay 36.3% less for groceries
Taipei
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.01
NT$65.08
|
$1.32
₱74.95
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.55
NT$276.03
|
$3.43
₱193.85
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.77
NT$380.32
|
$6.66
₱376.98
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
NT$110.23
|
$1.88
₱106.25
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.21
NT$135.85
|
$2.10
₱119.01
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.13
NT$68.67
|
$1.31
₱74.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
NT$32.80
|
$0.69
₱39.25
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.28
NT$41.21
|
$1.39
₱78.38
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.63
NT$52.63
|
$0.66
₱37.57
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
NT$41.74
|
$0.88
₱49.79
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.15
NT$37.30
|
$1.00
₱56.36
|
|
pay 31.9% less for transportation
Taipei
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.89
NT$125.56
|
$5.45
₱308.45
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$42.09
NT$1,359.76
|
$12.48
₱706.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,885.97
NT$1,062,315.60
|
$23,857.59
₱1,349,707.12
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.21
NT$297.45
|
$2.76
₱156.25
|
|
pay 8.0% more for housing
Taipei
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.10
NT$842.98
|
$38.58
₱2,182.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$624.83
NT$20,184.00
|
$559.30
₱31,641.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$417.75
NT$13,494.73
|
$299.03
₱16,917.14
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.55
NT$2,246.58
|
$85.53
₱4,838.50
|
|
pay 31.8% less for childcare
Taipei
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$689.69
NT$22,279.12
|
$388.89
₱22,000.72
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,064.75
NT$518,939.52
|
$12,846.39
₱726,765.37
|
|
pay 18.0% less for entertainment and sports
Taipei
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.14
NT$69.05
|
$1.43
₱80.98
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.21
NT$103.77
|
$3.13
₱176.97
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.28
NT$138.10
|
$2.75
₱155.74
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.68
NT$1,281.90
|
$48.28
₱2,731.36
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.52
NT$339.94
|
$6.24
₱353.00
|
|
pay 29.0% less for clothing
Taipei
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.51
NT$2,665.47
|
$38.44
₱2,174.53
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.23
NT$976.39
|
$30.87
₱1,746.68
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.58
NT$3,055.28
|
$74.18
₱4,196.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.17
NT$3,720.23
|
$65.74
₱3,719.11
|
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