Kaohsiung vs Manila - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Kaohsiung	Manila
🚶 Cost of living one person	$932	$781
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2619	$2316
🏠 One person rent	$339	$384
🏘️ Family rent	$747	$949
🍽️ Food expenses	$377	$280
🚐 Transport expenses	$101	$47
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1088	$538
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	81	73
😀 Quality of life	84	65
🏙️ Population	2.73M	1.85M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 19% more expensive than in Manila. Cities ranked 5786th and 6438th ($932 vs $781) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 8th in Taiwan and the Philippines, respectively. Check Taiwan vs the Philippines comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Kaohsiung compared to 0.7 months in Manila. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Manila ranked 3rd in the Philippines, while ranked 320th and 4458th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kaohsiung vs Manila

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	Kaohsiung	Manila
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.13	$4.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.8	$26.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.88	$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.08	$1.29
☕ Cappuccino	$3.02	$3.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.06	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$341	$456
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$231	$239
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$829	$1482
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$580	$641
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.4	$69.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.3	$108
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.2	$31.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.21%	7.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4824	$4033
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2490	$2881
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.64	$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.6	$10.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.04	$3.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.02	$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.96	$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.92	$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$7.35
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.61	$5.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$8.29
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$3.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$3.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.6	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.4	$8.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.56	$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.92	$2.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.9	$4.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.97	$3.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.34	$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.18	$1.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.5	$40
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.14	$6.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$54.2	$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.81	$6.42
👖 Brand Jeans	$96.6	$37.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.1	$75.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$313	$557
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12618	$14747

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Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Tainan	$913
88 km or 55 mi	Taitung	$952
97 km or 60 mi	Chiayi	$725
124 km or 77 mi	Douliu	$791
150 km or 93 mi	Nantou	$857
163 km or 101 mi	Changhua	$890
175 km or 108 mi	Taichung	$995
224 km or 139 mi	Miaoli	$746
253 km or 157 mi	Hsinchu	$860
257 km or 160 mi	Zhubei	$917
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$861
280 km or 174 mi	Yilan	$863
285 km or 177 mi	Kinmen	$851
291 km or 181 mi	New Taipei	$1011
298 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1169
301 km or 187 mi	Jinjiang	$676
307 km or 191 mi	Xiamen	$721
309 km or 192 mi	Quanzhou	$689
315 km or 196 mi	Keelung	$860
340 km or 211 mi	Putian	$675
341 km or 212 mi	Zhangzhou	$719
379 km or 235 mi	Shantou	$589
393 km or 244 mi	Chaozhou	$588
398 km or 247 mi	Fuzhou	$664
416 km or 258 mi	Jieyang	$716
430 km or 267 mi	Puning	$738
432 km or 268 mi	Longyan	$713
437 km or 271 mi	Ishigaki	$1114
457 km or 284 mi	Ningde	$694
466 km or 289 mi	Meizhou	$799
487 km or 302 mi	Sanming	$667
497 km or 309 mi	Nanping	$678
510 km or 317 mi	Shanwei	$1083
562 km or 349 mi	Miyakojima	$1115
575 km or 357 mi	Rui'an	$744
575 km or 357 mi	Tuguegarao	$487
587 km or 365 mi	Heyuan	$891
600 km or 373 mi	Wenzhou	$787
605 km or 376 mi	Huizhou	$837
616 km or 382 mi	Wuyishan	$655

Cities near Manila

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Pasay	$673
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Caloocan	$804
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Mandaluyong	$792
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Quezon	$759
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Malabon	$697
7.9 km or 4.9 mi	Makati	$842
8.8 km or 5.4 mi	Navotas	$738
12 km or 7.2 mi	Valenzuela	$491
12 km or 7.2 mi	Pasig	$817
12 km or 7.3 mi	Taguig	$860
15 km or 9 mi	Marikina	$519
15 km or 9.3 mi	Bacoor	$550
15 km or 9.3 mi	Paranaque	$640
15 km or 9.5 mi	Cainta	$682
16 km or 9.7 mi	Meycauayan	$592
16 km or 10 mi	Las Pinas	$590
19 km or 12 mi	Imus	$568
21 km or 13 mi	Antipolo	$534
25 km or 15 mi	Muntinlupa	$681
25 km or 16 mi	San Jose del Monte	$496
26 km or 16 mi	General Trias	$523
28 km or 17 mi	San Pedro	$577
28 km or 17 mi	Binangonan	$497
30 km or 19 mi	Dasmarinas	$441
31 km or 19 mi	Binan	$511
33 km or 20 mi	Malolos	$610
34 km or 21 mi	Santa Rosa	$619
37 km or 23 mi	Trece Martires	$540
39 km or 24 mi	Cabuyao	$584
47 km or 29 mi	Calamba	$483
58 km or 36 mi	San Fernando	$596
60 km or 37 mi	Tanauan	$529
61 km or 38 mi	Santo Tomas	$522
69 km or 43 mi	San Pablo	$419
74 km or 46 mi	Angeles	$660
75 km or 47 mi	Lipa	$476
79 km or 49 mi	Olongapo	$490
81 km or 50 mi	Mabalacat	$614
94 km or 59 mi	Batangas	$519
99 km or 61 mi	Cabanatuan	$371