Changhua vs Manila - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Changhua	Manila
🚶 Cost of living one person	$813	$766
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2423	$2308
🏠 One person rent	$308	$361
🏘️ Family rent	$764	$961
🍽️ Food expenses	$352	$287
🚐 Transport expenses	$45.6	$49.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1485	$526
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	24 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	83	73
😀 Quality of life	62	65
🏙️ Population	225K	1.85M

The cost of living in Changhua is 6% more expensive than in Manila. Cities ranked 6385th and 6586th ($813 vs $766) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 5th in Taiwan and the Philippines, respectively. Check Taiwan vs the Philippines comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Changhua compared to 0.7 months in Manila. Changhua ranked 14th best city to live in Taiwan vs Manila ranked 3rd in the Philippines, while ranked 4970th and 4165th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changhua vs Manila

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	Changhua	Manila
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.44	$4.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.1	$24.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.77	$4.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.25	$2.02
☕ Cappuccino	$2.54	$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.98	$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$312	$412
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$231	$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$891	$1498
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$628	$648
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42	$73.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.7	$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.5	$28.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.08%	7.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5666	$3093
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3781	$2849
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$0.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.3	$12.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.9	$3.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.94	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.34	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.72	$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.87	$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$8.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.89	$5.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$8.81
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$2.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$3.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$2.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$2.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$3.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.63	$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.71	$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.1	$8.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.65	$3.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$5.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.35	$3.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.82	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.37	$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.7	$37.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.25	$7.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.3	$16
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.3	$5.64
👖 Brand Jeans	$81.3	$36
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.5	$74.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$310	$444
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17014	$13387

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Cities near Changhua

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Taichung	$894
23 km or 14 mi	Nantou	$796
40 km or 25 mi	Douliu	$770
63 km or 39 mi	Miaoli	$728
66 km or 41 mi	Chiayi	$747
93 km or 58 mi	Hsinchu	$897
98 km or 61 mi	Zhubei	$821
111 km or 69 mi	Taoyuan	$875
126 km or 78 mi	Tainan	$814
140 km or 87 mi	New Taipei	$1073
145 km or 90 mi	Yilan	$731
149 km or 92 mi	Taipei	$1181
158 km or 98 mi	Taitung	$788
163 km or 101 mi	Kaohsiung	$956
170 km or 106 mi	Keelung	$967
215 km or 133 mi	Jinjiang	$627
217 km or 135 mi	Putian	$625
218 km or 136 mi	Quanzhou	$644
227 km or 141 mi	Kinmen	$823
253 km or 157 mi	Xiamen	$688
256 km or 159 mi	Fuzhou	$669
295 km or 183 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
307 km or 191 mi	Ningde	$648
368 km or 229 mi	Ishigaki	$1155
372 km or 231 mi	Nanping	$630
373 km or 231 mi	Longyan	$649
381 km or 237 mi	Sanming	$603
398 km or 248 mi	Shantou	$581
399 km or 248 mi	Chaozhou	$451
413 km or 257 mi	Rui'an	$681
428 km or 266 mi	Jieyang	$443
437 km or 272 mi	Wenzhou	$726
448 km or 279 mi	Meizhou	$655
452 km or 281 mi	Puning	$569
481 km or 299 mi	Wuyishan	$601
487 km or 302 mi	Wenling	$671
488 km or 303 mi	Miyakojima	$1154
491 km or 305 mi	Lishui	$682
536 km or 333 mi	Linhai	$661
550 km or 342 mi	Shangrao	$671

Cities near Manila

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Pasay	$770
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Caloocan	$640
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Mandaluyong	$746
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Quezon	$706
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Malabon	$623
7.9 km or 4.9 mi	Makati	$901
8.8 km or 5.4 mi	Navotas	$732
12 km or 7.2 mi	Valenzuela	$506
12 km or 7.2 mi	Pasig	$670
12 km or 7.3 mi	Taguig	$780
15 km or 9 mi	Marikina	$546
15 km or 9.3 mi	Bacoor	$538
15 km or 9.3 mi	Paranaque	$621
15 km or 9.5 mi	Cainta	$704
16 km or 9.7 mi	Meycauayan	$577
16 km or 10 mi	Las Pinas	$589
19 km or 12 mi	Imus	$518
21 km or 13 mi	Antipolo	$535
25 km or 15 mi	Muntinlupa	$676
25 km or 16 mi	San Jose del Monte	$496
26 km or 16 mi	General Trias	$457
28 km or 17 mi	San Pedro	$575
28 km or 17 mi	Binangonan	$487
30 km or 19 mi	Dasmarinas	$400
31 km or 19 mi	Binan	$539
33 km or 20 mi	Malolos	$572
34 km or 21 mi	Santa Rosa	$508
37 km or 23 mi	Trece Martires	$515
39 km or 24 mi	Cabuyao	$545
47 km or 29 mi	Calamba	$486
58 km or 36 mi	San Fernando	$610
60 km or 37 mi	Tanauan	$508
61 km or 38 mi	Santo Tomas	$504
69 km or 43 mi	San Pablo	$427
74 km or 46 mi	Angeles	$613
75 km or 47 mi	Lipa	$398
79 km or 49 mi	Olongapo	$464
81 km or 50 mi	Mabalacat	$585
94 km or 59 mi	Batangas	$508
99 km or 61 mi	Cabanatuan	$372