Cost of living comparison
Manila is 20.1% cheaper than Taipei.
If you lived in Manila instead of Taipei, you would:
pay 18.2% less for restaurants
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Taipei
|
Manila
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.18
NT$200.82
|
$5.12
₱300.48
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.01
NT$162.66
|
$4.26
₱250.40
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
NT$32.62
|
$0.87
₱51.28
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
NT$22.06
|
$0.49
₱28.86
|
|
pay 18.6% less for groceries
|
Taipei
|
Manila
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.86
NT$60.36
|
$1.35
₱79.41
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.37
NT$271.99
|
$5.30
₱311.55
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.77
NT$349.80
|
$6.79
₱399.05
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.72
NT$88.26
|
$2.08
₱122.10
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.37
NT$141.80
|
$2.42
₱142.11
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.06
NT$66.97
|
$1.52
₱89.39
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
NT$32.90
|
$0.80
₱47.22
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.25
NT$40.49
|
$1.52
₱89.41
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
NT$50.50
|
$0.98
₱57.38
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.30
NT$42.20
|
$1.20
₱70.55
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
NT$36.05
|
$1.48
₱87.23
|
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pay 39.2% less for transportation
|
Taipei
|
Manila
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.68
NT$119.67
|
$4.14
₱243.27
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.10
NT$1,204.90
|
$9.93
₱583.23
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,750.62
NT$1,128,588.78
|
$25,575.45
₱1,502,410.41
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.81
NT$286.16
|
$2.67
₱156.75
|
|
pay 2.9% more for housing
|
Taipei
|
Manila
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.04
NT$780.69
|
$28.80
₱1,692.12
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$630.95
NT$20,491.21
|
$468.88
₱27,544.14
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$465.35
NT$15,113.17
|
$234.44
₱13,772.10
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$63.62
NT$2,066.19
|
$106.33
₱6,246.27
|
|
pay 21.8% less for childcare
|
Taipei
|
Manila
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$610.09
NT$19,813.90
|
$482.52
₱28,345.48
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,275.33
NT$593,524.35
|
$14,127.39
₱829,902.89
|
|
pay 18.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Taipei
|
Manila
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.63
NT$85.35
|
$1.36
₱80.13
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.05
NT$98.97
|
$2.70
₱158.44
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.71
NT$120.49
|
$3.07
₱180.29
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.32
NT$1,244.39
|
$40.61
₱2,385.65
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.89
NT$321.31
|
$7.67
₱450.72
|
|
pay 27.4% less for clothing
|
Taipei
|
Manila
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.02
NT$1,819.40
|
$33.31
₱1,956.91
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.15
NT$1,011.77
|
$26.60
₱1,562.41
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.26
NT$2,768.95
|
$74.03
₱4,348.56
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.43
NT$3,359.11
|
$60.89
₱3,577.02
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