Manila vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manila New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$821
$1108
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2009
$2892
🏠 One person rent
$400
$482
🏘️ Family rent
$679
$823
🍽️ Food expenses
$295
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$49
$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$347
$1360
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
77
94
😀 Quality of life
65
89
🏙️ Population
1.9M
4.05M

The cost of living in Manila is 26% less expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 6679th and 5023rd ($821 vs $1108) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 2nd in the Philippines and Taiwan, respectively. Check the Philippines vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Manila compared to 1.2 months in New Taipei. Manila ranked 3rd best city to live in the Philippines vs New Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 5265th and 252nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manila vs New Taipei

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Manila New Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.86
$4.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.1
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.3
$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.67
$1.68
☕ Cappuccino
$2.73
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.11
$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$492
$570
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$250
$342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$872
$1019
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$451
$608
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.8
$70.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.5
$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.36%
2.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4309
$13830
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2679
$7127
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.52
$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.8
$38.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.32
$9.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$3.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.36
$1.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$3.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.26
$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.79
$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.03
$8.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.93
$23.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$4.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$2.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$3.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$4.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.61
$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.4
$9.19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.26
$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.45
$9.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.16
$7.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.74
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$2.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.3
$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.03
$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$37.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.35
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.7
$54.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80
$90.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$160
$656
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14540
$18576

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Distance City Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Pasay
$804
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Caloocan
$574
6.2 km or 3.9 mi Mandaluyong
$755
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Quezon
$697
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Malabon
$657
7.9 km or 4.9 mi Makati
$1066
8.8 km or 5.4 mi Navotas
$701
12 km or 7.2 mi Valenzuela
$458
12 km or 7.2 mi Pasig
$609
12 km or 7.3 mi Taguig
$868
15 km or 9 mi Marikina
$584
15 km or 9.3 mi Bacoor
$549
15 km or 9.3 mi Paranaque
$660
15 km or 9.5 mi Cainta
$733
16 km or 9.7 mi Meycauayan
$587
16 km or 10 mi Las Pinas
$605
19 km or 12 mi Imus
$524
21 km or 13 mi Antipolo
$544
25 km or 15 mi Muntinlupa
$683
25 km or 16 mi San Jose del Monte
$504
26 km or 16 mi General Trias
$501
28 km or 17 mi San Pedro
$597
28 km or 17 mi Binangonan
$507
30 km or 19 mi Dasmarinas
$416
31 km or 19 mi Binan
$589
33 km or 20 mi Malolos
$626
34 km or 21 mi Santa Rosa
$549
37 km or 23 mi Trece Martires
$538
39 km or 24 mi Cabuyao
$584
47 km or 29 mi Calamba
$496
58 km or 36 mi San Fernando
$603
60 km or 37 mi Tanauan
$539
61 km or 38 mi Santo Tomas
$534
69 km or 43 mi San Pablo
$463
74 km or 46 mi Angeles
$636
75 km or 47 mi Lipa
$420
79 km or 49 mi Olongapo
$476
81 km or 50 mi Mabalacat
$609
94 km or 59 mi Batangas
$530
99 km or 61 mi Cabanatuan
$434

Cities near New Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1257
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$941
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$997
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$796
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$882
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$937
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$709
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$957
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$888
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$879
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$889
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$910
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$656
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$668
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$841
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$910
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$654
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1067
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$634
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$630
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$999
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$705
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$903
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$763
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$723
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$682
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$677
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$696
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1064
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$634
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$697
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$661
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$698
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$610
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$598
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$667
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$617
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$465
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$665
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$602