Manila vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manila New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$829
$1123
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1997
$2973
🏠 One person rent
$420
$482
🏘️ Family rent
$709
$836
🍽️ Food expenses
$284
$403
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.7
$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$259
$1386
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
77
94
😀 Quality of life
64
90
🏙️ Population
1.9M
4.04M

The cost of living in Manila is 26% less expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 6643rd and 4931st ($829 vs $1123) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 0.3 months in Manila compared to 1.2 months in New Taipei. Manila ranked 2nd best city to live in the Philippines vs New Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 5317th and 183rd 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
$5.72
$4.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.8
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.12
$5.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.42
$1.65
☕ Cappuccino
$2.57
$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.27
$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$512
$577
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$274
$343
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$931
$1046
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$483
$621
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.8
$69
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.4
$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.38%
2.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4395
$12629
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2588
$7371
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.49
$0.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.2
$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.83
$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.96
$3.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.35
$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.15
$2.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.94
$17
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$10
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.19
$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$4.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$2.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$3.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$4.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$2.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.52
$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.85
$9.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.13
$4.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.12
$9.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.98
$7.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.63
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.57
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.3
$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.94
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15
$37.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.28
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.5
$47.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.3
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$184
$650
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12450
$21429

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Distance City Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Pasay
$785
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Caloocan
$555
6.2 km or 3.9 mi Mandaluyong
$765
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Quezon
$710
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Malabon
$650
7.9 km or 4.9 mi Makati
$998
8.8 km or 5.4 mi Navotas
$725
12 km or 7.2 mi Valenzuela
$485
12 km or 7.2 mi Pasig
$588
12 km or 7.3 mi Taguig
$885
15 km or 9 mi Marikina
$581
15 km or 9.3 mi Bacoor
$548
15 km or 9.3 mi Paranaque
$671
15 km or 9.5 mi Cainta
$693
16 km or 9.7 mi Meycauayan
$602
16 km or 10 mi Las Pinas
$584
19 km or 12 mi Imus
$512
21 km or 13 mi Antipolo
$517
25 km or 15 mi Muntinlupa
$671
25 km or 16 mi San Jose del Monte
$505
26 km or 16 mi General Trias
$481
28 km or 17 mi San Pedro
$598
28 km or 17 mi Binangonan
$491
30 km or 19 mi Dasmarinas
$410
31 km or 19 mi Binan
$582
33 km or 20 mi Malolos
$624
34 km or 21 mi Santa Rosa
$521
37 km or 23 mi Trece Martires
$528
39 km or 24 mi Cabuyao
$576
47 km or 29 mi Calamba
$498
58 km or 36 mi San Fernando
$570
60 km or 37 mi Tanauan
$538
61 km or 38 mi Santo Tomas
$537
69 km or 43 mi San Pablo
$461
74 km or 46 mi Angeles
$614
75 km or 47 mi Lipa
$420
79 km or 49 mi Olongapo
$465
81 km or 50 mi Mabalacat
$585
94 km or 59 mi Batangas
$520
99 km or 61 mi Cabanatuan
$413

Cities near New Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1248
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$989
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$979
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$792
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$889
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$921
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$687
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$942
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$874
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$868
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$884
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$904
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$679
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$673
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$844
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$938
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$672
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1039
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$648
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$643
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$971
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$717
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$892
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$774
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$729
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$689
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$687
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$702
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1042
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$640
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$686
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$677
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$705
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$617
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$611
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$696
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$628
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$474
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$684
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$612