Manila vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manila New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$801
$1060
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2513
$2992
🏠 One person rent
$377
$464
🏘️ Family rent
$1086
$1087
🍽️ Food expenses
$303
$370
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.1
$119
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$552
$1661
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
73
95
😀 Quality of life
65
87
🏙️ Population
1.85M
4.04M

The cost of living in Manila is 24% less expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 6428th and 5212th ($801 vs $1060) 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 0.7 months in Manila compared to 1.6 months in New Taipei. Manila ranked 3rd best city to live in the Philippines vs New Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 4217th and 279th among best cities to live in the world.

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Manila New Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.82
$4.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.9
$31.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.42
$5.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.38
$2.49
 Cappuccino
$2.88
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$439
$483
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$225
$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1612
$1333
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$764
$890
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79
$54.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$83.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.5
$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.73%
1.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3727
$9578
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2799
$4941
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.62
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.8
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.71
$8.92
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.06
$2.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.28
$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.19
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.63
$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$8.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.18
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$4.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$2.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.95
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.25
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.63
$9.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.32
$7.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.82
$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.74
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40
$29.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.83
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$36.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.39
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.9
$67.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.7
$86.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$504
$504
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14739
$13786

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Distance City Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Pasay
$650
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Caloocan
$668
6.2 km or 3.9 mi Mandaluyong
$770
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Quezon
$738
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Malabon
$593
7.9 km or 4.9 mi Makati
$816
8.8 km or 5.4 mi Navotas
$704
12 km or 7.2 mi Valenzuela
$453
12 km or 7.2 mi Pasig
$705
12 km or 7.3 mi Taguig
$820
15 km or 9 mi Marikina
$538
15 km or 9.3 mi Bacoor
$564
15 km or 9.3 mi Paranaque
$650
15 km or 9.5 mi Cainta
$717
16 km or 9.7 mi Meycauayan
$573
16 km or 10 mi Las Pinas
$633
19 km or 12 mi Imus
$614
21 km or 13 mi Antipolo
$590
25 km or 15 mi Muntinlupa
$725
25 km or 16 mi San Jose del Monte
$570
26 km or 16 mi General Trias
$602
28 km or 17 mi San Pedro
$641
28 km or 17 mi Binangonan
$558
30 km or 19 mi Dasmarinas
$414
31 km or 19 mi Binan
$579
33 km or 20 mi Malolos
$668
34 km or 21 mi Santa Rosa
$674
37 km or 23 mi Trece Martires
$562
39 km or 24 mi Cabuyao
$677
47 km or 29 mi Calamba
$518
58 km or 36 mi San Fernando
$632
60 km or 37 mi Tanauan
$551
61 km or 38 mi Santo Tomas
$547
69 km or 43 mi San Pablo
$488
74 km or 46 mi Angeles
$668
75 km or 47 mi Lipa
$421
79 km or 49 mi Olongapo
$507
81 km or 50 mi Mabalacat
$627
94 km or 59 mi Batangas
$554
99 km or 61 mi Cabanatuan
$442

Cities near New Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1158
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$868
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$1028
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$745
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$828
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$864
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$698
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$931
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$841
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$818
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$761
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$707
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$706
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$661
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$801
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$841
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$683
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1229
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$666
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$654
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$932
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$719
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$821
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$776
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$807
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$673
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$712
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$731
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1231
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$642
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$719
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$702
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$713
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$643
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$731
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$708
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$633
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$592
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$716
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$605