Cost of living comparison

Manila, Philippines

compared to

Taipa, Macau

Taipa vs. Manila Cost of Living Summary

Taipa is 55.8% more expensive than Manila.

Restaurants: pay 21.1% more in Taipa
Groceries: pay 28.3% more in Taipa
Transportation: pay 91.8% more in Taipa
Housing: pay 2.2 times more in Taipa
Childcare: pay 18.0% more in Taipa
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.3 times more in Taipa
Clothing: pay 19.5% less in Taipa

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

Taipa vs. Manila Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 21.1% more for restaurants

	Manila	Taipa
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.12 ₱285.44	$6.21 MOP49.95	+21.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.26 ₱237.87	$6.15 MOP49.45	+44.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.87 ₱48.72	$0.76 MOP6.14	-12.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 ₱27.42	$0.65 MOP5.19	+31.4%
Average			+21.1%

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pay 28.3% more for groceries

	Manila	Taipa
Bread 1 loaf	$1.35 ₱75.44	$2.21 MOP17.80	+63.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.30 ₱295.95	$8.73 MOP70.21	+64.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.79 ₱379.07	$5.17 MOP41.60	-23.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.08 ₱115.98	$1.94 MOP15.58	-6.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.42 ₱135.00	$3.54 MOP28.48	+46.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.52 ₱84.92	$1.72 MOP13.85	+13.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 ₱44.86	$1.46 MOP11.78	+82.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.52 ₱84.93	$1.72 MOP13.85	+13.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.98 ₱54.50	$0.88 MOP7.09	-9.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.20 ₱67.02	$1.98 MOP15.89	+64.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.48 ₱82.86	$1.55 MOP12.50	+4.6%
Average			+28.3%

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pay 91.8% more for transportation

	Manila	Taipa
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.14 ₱231.09	$6.03 MOP48.50	+45.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.93 ₱554.03	$7.45 MOP59.94	-25.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,575.45 ₱1,427,199.37	$31,038.42 MOP249,735.65	+21.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.67 ₱148.90	$11.35 MOP91.30	+325.3%
Average			+91.8%

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pay 2.2 times more for housing

	Manila	Taipa
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$28.80 ₱1,607.42	$29.59 MOP238.08	+2.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$468.88 ₱26,165.27	$1,200.15 MOP9,656.44	+156.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$234.44 ₱13,082.66	$1,158.77 MOP9,323.46	+394.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$106.33 ₱5,933.58	$45.57 MOP366.67	-57.1%
Average			+124.0%

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pay 18.0% more for childcare

	Manila	Taipa
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$482.52 ₱26,926.49	$682.85 MOP5,494.18	+41.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,127.39 ₱788,357.74	$13,355.39 MOP107,457.68	-5.5%
Average			+18.0%

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pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports

	Manila	Taipa
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.36 ₱76.12	$4.35 MOP34.96	+218.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.70 ₱150.50	$4.58 MOP36.86	+69.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.07 ₱171.26	$6.21 MOP49.95	+102.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.61 ₱2,266.22	$111.74 MOP899.05	+175.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.67 ₱428.16	$13.04 MOP104.89	+69.9%
Average			+127.1%

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pay 19.5% less for clothing

	Manila	Taipa
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.31 ₱1,858.95	$31.04 MOP249.74	-6.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$26.60 ₱1,484.19	$24.83 MOP199.79	-6.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.03 ₱4,130.87	$32.28 MOP259.73	-56.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$60.89 ₱3,397.96	$55.87 MOP449.52	-8.2%
Average			-19.5%

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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: May 2025

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