Cost of living comparison
Manila is 22.3% cheaper than Taipei.
If you lived in Manila instead of Taipei, you would:
pay 17.1% less for restaurants
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Taipei
|
Manila
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.22
NT$198.86
|
$5.21
₱291.63
|
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.98
NT$159.09
|
$4.34
₱243.03
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
NT$32.84
|
$0.95
₱53.16
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.72
NT$22.87
|
$0.48
₱27.13
|
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pay 21.1% less for groceries
|
Taipei
|
Manila
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.88
NT$60.20
|
$1.33
₱74.45
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.75
NT$247.55
|
$4.28
₱239.19
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.33
NT$362.19
|
$6.97
₱389.97
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.84
NT$90.64
|
$2.08
₱116.15
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.13
NT$131.82
|
$2.27
₱127.25
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.07
NT$66.07
|
$1.48
₱82.79
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
NT$32.27
|
$0.77
₱42.93
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.18
NT$37.69
|
$1.53
₱85.76
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.49
NT$47.61
|
$0.97
₱54.10
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
NT$39.61
|
$1.09
₱60.80
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.12
NT$35.87
|
$1.37
₱76.67
|
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pay 35.9% less for transportation
|
Taipei
|
Manila
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.71
NT$118.53
|
$4.31
₱241.13
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.34
NT$1,193.16
|
$10.12
₱566.05
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,397.60
NT$1,003,247.46
|
$26,066.56
₱1,458,163.36
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.87
NT$283.38
|
$2.66
₱148.73
|
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pay 8.4% less for housing
|
Taipei
|
Manila
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$25.59
NT$817.52
|
$28.90
₱1,616.90
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$662.03
NT$21,153.71
|
$465.25
₱26,025.96
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$504.69
NT$16,126.28
|
$244.37
₱13,670.22
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$72.03
NT$2,301.44
|
$96.97
₱5,424.55
|
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pay 23.0% less for childcare
|
Taipei
|
Manila
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$686.42
NT$21,933.06
|
$499.25
₱27,927.88
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,703.28
NT$565,672.87
|
$14,398.67
₱805,461.66
|
|
pay 22.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Taipei
|
Manila
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.49
NT$79.54
|
$1.22
₱68.05
|
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.49
NT$111.57
|
$2.95
₱165.04
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.89
NT$124.29
|
$2.95
₱165.26
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.67
NT$1,235.67
|
$41.83
₱2,340.01
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.34
NT$298.29
|
$6.52
₱364.54
|
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pay 27.9% less for clothing
|
Taipei
|
Manila
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.24
NT$1,988.60
|
$33.02
₱1,846.95
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.20
NT$965.11
|
$27.26
₱1,524.94
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.35
NT$2,822.94
|
$73.19
₱4,094.24
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.73
NT$3,314.33
|
$64.44
₱3,604.82
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