Cost of living comparison

Manila, Philippines

compared to

New Taipei City, Taiwan

New Taipei City vs. Manila Cost of Living Summary

New Taipei City is 33.9% more expensive than Manila.

Restaurants: pay 14.9% more in New Taipei City
Groceries: pay 14.4% more in New Taipei City
Transportation: pay 2.3 times more in New Taipei City
Housing: pay 2.8% more in New Taipei City
Childcare: pay 0.9% less in New Taipei City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 19.4% more in New Taipei City
Clothing: pay 55.1% more in New Taipei City

The cost of transportation, clothing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, groceries, and housing in New Taipei City are more expensive than in Manila. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in New Taipei City.

New Taipei City vs. Manila Cost Breakdown

If you lived in New Taipei City instead of Manila, you would:

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pay 14.9% more for restaurants

	Manila	New Taipei City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.12 ₱293.17	$4.64 NT$153.91	-9.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.26 ₱244.31	$5.01 NT$166.22	+17.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.87 ₱50.03	$1.00 NT$33.33	+15.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 ₱28.16	$0.67 NT$22.23	+36.3%
Average			+14.9%

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pay 14.4% more for groceries

	Manila	New Taipei City
Bread 1 loaf	$1.35 ₱77.48	$1.86 NT$61.68	+37.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.30 ₱303.96	$8.37 NT$277.94	+57.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.79 ₱389.33	$11.57 NT$384.04	+70.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.08 ₱119.12	$2.79 NT$92.62	+34.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.42 ₱138.65	$3.56 NT$118.22	+47.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.52 ₱87.22	$2.06 NT$68.44	+35.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 ₱46.07	$0.74 NT$24.43	-8.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.52 ₱87.23	$0.63 NT$20.83	-58.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.98 ₱55.98	$0.97 NT$32.35	-0.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.20 ₱68.83	$1.24 NT$41.31	+3.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.48 ₱85.11	$0.59 NT$19.66	-60.1%
Average			+14.4%

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pay 2.3 times more for transportation

	Manila	New Taipei City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.14 ₱237.35	$3.61 NT$119.76	-12.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.93 ₱569.03	$37.10 NT$1,231.28	+273.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,575.45 ₱1,465,831.08	$34,750.62 NT$1,153,296.47	+35.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.67 ₱152.94	$8.81 NT$292.43	+230.2%
Average			+131.7%

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pay 2.8% more for housing

	Manila	New Taipei City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$28.80 ₱1,650.93	$23.90 NT$793.15	-17.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$468.88 ₱26,873.52	$521.47 NT$17,306.52	+11.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$234.44 ₱13,436.78	$368.69 NT$12,236.02	+57.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$106.33 ₱6,094.19	$63.62 NT$2,111.42	-40.2%
Average			+2.8%

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pay 0.9% less for childcare

	Manila	New Taipei City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$482.52 ₱27,655.35	$494.67 NT$16,417.03	+2.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,127.39 ₱809,697.17	$13,526.15 NT$448,903.21	-4.3%
Average			-0.9%

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pay 19.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Manila	New Taipei City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.36 ₱78.18	$2.47 NT$82.09	+81.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.70 ₱154.58	$2.67 NT$88.50	-1.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.07 ₱175.90	$3.56 NT$118.00	+15.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.61 ₱2,327.56	$29.30 NT$972.54	-27.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.67 ₱439.75	$9.89 NT$328.34	+28.9%
Average			+19.4%

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pay 55.1% more for clothing

	Manila	New Taipei City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.31 ₱1,909.26	$66.16 NT$2,195.57	+98.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$26.60 ₱1,524.37	$31.15 NT$1,033.92	+17.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.03 ₱4,242.69	$86.57 NT$2,872.98	+16.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$60.89 ₱3,489.93	$114.39 NT$3,796.44	+87.9%
Average			+55.1%

Manila vs. New Taipei 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: April 2025

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